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The results of a survey of certification requirements for teachers of children with learning disabilities is reported in two parts: (1) responses from 45 state and 9 provincial departments of public instruction in the United States and Canada and (2) responses from 26 colleges and universities. The states are listed alphabetically, and information is summarized and, when appropriate, is directly quoted along with the responding source. The programs for children with learning disabilities, which varied greatly from state to state, are classified under a variety of categories in the different states, including learning disabilities, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed/socially maladjusted, orthopedically handicapped, multiple disabilities/otherwise handicapped, and speech pathology/deaf. Of the 55 states and provinces responding, 34 states (62 percent) reported certification or endorsement requirements in the above areas. From the state surveys, requests for course descriptions were made to those colleges and universities mentioned, and their programs are summarized alphabetically according to college within the state. (CM)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert