To determine a word's rank order of difficulty, the 63 words most commonly used in beginning reading were taught to 108 kindergarten children using one of three methods: phonic, kinesthetic, or meaningful context. (ST)

The primary purposes of this study were to examine what adolescents' identify as their preferred sources of sexual education (e.g., peers, family, school, media, professionals, etc.) about various topics, and whether patterns varied for each gender, race, grade, and economic group. Participants were 672 adolescents of both genders, three…