Described is a curriculum designed to help non handicapped elementary school children understand the reasons, visible effects and results of blindness, deafness, and mental retardation, and physical handicaps. (CL)

The program described uses simulation activities; exposure to aids and appliances; guest speakers; books, movies, slides, and videotapes; and class discussion to help elementary students understand disabilities. (IRT)

There is a connection between personal and social violence. Described is a project which made elementary children aware of this connection. Children were involved in discussions that focused on their personal experiences and asked to express their feelings in pictures. (RM)

Shares numerous evaluations of books written by children participating in the Fairfield-Westchester Children's Project. Discusses how children's evaluations of books they read can provide a framework that can assist teachers in making instructional decisions. (SR)

This document presents findings of an evaluation of the Gifted and Talented (G/T) Program serving 860 elementary and secondary school students in the Des Moines (Iowa) Independent Community School District. The evaluation was based on a questionnaire approach designed to gather data from program participants and building coordinators. Comments…

Describes a family living and sex education program for students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Discusses program's four components: program planning with staff, meeting with parents, classroom instruction, and evaluation. Curriculum content and children's questions generated by the program are also discussed. (HS)

Describes the reading/language arts program at Queen Bee Elementary School (in a Chicago suburb), designated as an exemplary program by the International Reading Association. (SR)

The model of motivational focus that is used as the basis for a number of educational programs called Application/Motivation Programs that have been developed at Harding School, in Rochester, New York, is discussed in this paper. The motivational model is described as including a sequence that involves self-choice, self-direction, personal…

The University of North Dakota and the Grand Forks public school system developed a program to place students who were just beginning their teacher education program in elementary school classrooms. Elementary school teachers and administrators were asked to use their own judgment in deciding what duties would be most pertinent for the students…

In a 20-lesson unit, sighted second-to fourth-grade students were taught about the long cane, guide dogs, daily living skills, eye physiology, causes of blindness, eye care, braille, and attitudes toward blindness. (CL)

Describes the formation, goals, and efforts of the National Council for Families and Television's Listeners' Bureau. The bureau provides opportunities for television production teams to meet with children in their classrooms and hear their feedback and ideas on commercial television programs in an effort to improve programing. (MBR)

The article describes a program for elementary age students at the Meeting Street School (North Kensington, Rhode Island) which was designed to help normal children understand what it means to be handicapped. (SBH)

Describes the successful implementation in a Georgia elementary school of the Reading Millionaires Project, a reading incentive program to promote recreational reading and to create student interest in reading. (SR)

The Stress Management in Children Project initiated at an Edmunston (New Brunswick) primary school uses visualization as its primary tool. Visualization, a process whereby people respond to certain themes through mental images, is used to manage stress, as a learning method, as a tool for emotional development, and to explore different levels of…

The purpose for conducting this evaluation was to gather and report information on the degree to which the K-6 Science program for San Diego (California) City School children was meeting the needs for which it was designed. The goals of the evaluation include the following: (1) to describe the K-6 science program as it currently exists in…