Articulated reading programs are critical toward promoting reading attainment. What constitutes the program components to be articulated is an essential question for consideration in the attainment of that goal. Suggests the factors necessary to develop well-articulated reading programs. (Author/RK)

Described is a program, with developmental stages and focus areas, which has the potential for guiding supervising teachers, university supervisors, and coordinators of field experiences as they design and implement inservice programs directed toward improving the student teaching experience. (KC)

Author provided a brief discussion of some of the most important elements that need attention in developing an independent study program. (Author/RK)

A reading program was described for students who stay at the Suffolk Children's Shelter, located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. Its goals were to stimulate students, considered uncontrollable and incorrigible, to select their reading materials independently, to read those materials at comfortable rates, and to develop their reading…

Considers why in-service teacher education has been receiving increasing attention in terms of educational priorities, why it has not been succeeding, and how it can become effective. A set of guidelines gathered from five studies, which surveyed and analyzed a wide variety of in-service practices and programs from the national to local school…

This article describes the initial steps taken to mainstream students classified as "educable mentally retarded" and then presents a twelve step curriculum development procedure for totally mainstreaming such students at a middle school. (Author/RK)

Discusses the conditions necessary for the development of an effective program of administrative staff development, and describes the critical features of such a program. (Author/SJL)

How can we develop in pupils at all levels a process that will assist them in identifying and developing those values that will be most meaningful to their lives? Describes the Program Development Model summarizing the steps that were taken to implement the values clarification program at Ossining High School in New York. Its intent is to clarify…

A junior high reading teacher explains how she got teachers and students involved in a daily school-wide reading period. (SJL)

This paper suggests ways that educators can learn about family needs, assess readiness for family-school cooperation, explore community resources, and activate an effective family-school relationship. Examples of family-school-community programs are provided. (SJL)

This article presents guidelines to the teacher for planning and conducting a field trip. (SJL)

History lends itself to story-telling. English is replete with literature which uses an historical basis. In justifying the premise that English and history can be taught as a single unit, four examples were given where history and literature complement each other. (Author/RK)

The author outlines steps for organizing a successful workshop. A planning checklist and flow chart are included. (SJL)

Author described some of the techniques she used for teaching French at Roosevelt Junior High School, West Palm Beach. She also explained how these techniques helped students to maintain an early desire to learn a foreign language. (Author/RK)

Supervisors often need to solve complex problems through the process of interpersonal communication. The Effective Personal Communication Program, developed at the School of Education, University of Massachusetts, is based on a step-by-step approach to improving verbal and non-verbal communication. Here is a description of the program and a brief…