In this guide, the authors provide 5 key practices for teachers and families to support all students, including students with disabilities, at school and home. The authors identified a small number of practices that have a big impact on student learning and social-emotional-behavioral growth. These five key practices include: (1) Develop, teach,…

You and the school share responsibility for your child's language and literacy learning. Collaborate with your school to make decisions about your child's literacy education right from the start. Your child benefits when you and the school work together to support her literacy development. Working together promotes faster development and catches…

Family members of new college students are often unsure what to expect and how to best help their students succeed in higher education. Focusing on the unique needs of commuter students, this brief guide describes typical challenges in adjusting to college, support services and opportunities offered by colleges and universities, and strategies…

Positive and effective school discipline is critical to promoting students' successful learning and well-being. This guidance from National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) provides an evidence-based framework for effective school discipline policies and practices that: (1) promote a positive school climate; (2) reinforce positive and…

The "Making it Work" book is for practitioners and managers working with people with learning difficulties in FE colleges, adult and community learning services, work-based learning and voluntary sector organisations. This book was produced as a result of a two-year project funded by the Department of Health. It provides information…

Notes that perfectionism often accompanies bulimia and contributes to maintaining bulimic behaviors. Cites unrealistic expectations and dichotomous thinking as two areas of perfectionism particularly prevalent among women with bulimia. Offers treatment suggestions to help clients challenge unrealistic expectations, identify and express fears…

A study of three math teachers revealed some differences in classroom management skills. Students had a clear preference for an orderly, efficient classroom. Five techniques that can improve classroom management are described briefly. (MT)

Psychological maneuvers elementary school teachers can use to strengthen student motivation include: establishing personal performance goals and positive teacher and student expectations; including all students in reward systems; quickly diagnosing and remedying individual pupil errors and misunderstandings; adding appealing elements to class…

Teachers should think in terms of preventing discipline problems by carefully analyzing their own behavioral expectations, treating children in an adult-like manner, and being thoroughly organized for instruction. (JC)

The Center for Cooperative Research with Schools (CReWS) contracted to develop a management information system (MIS) for the National Regional Resources Center of Pennsylvania (NRRCP). The system was originally intended to transform NRRCP data into management--oriented information to support decision-making within the agency. After a year's work,…

The first article in the series discusses expectations and attitudes that affect retirement adjustments and planning strategies that contribute to good adjustment. Some research findings about retirees and retirement satisfaction are included. (Author)

This "Handbook" offers a broad definition of family and community engagement, seen through the lens of scholars and practitioners with a wide-ranging set of perspectives on why and how families, communities, and schools collaborate with one another. Taken together, the chapters in this "Handbook" sketch out the components of a…

The manual discusses Project SAIL's (a special dropout prevention program) use of Goal Attainment Scaling as part of individualized education plans in the treatment of troubled adolescents and in overall program evaluation. The scaling is characterized as an explicit, respectful treatment contact through which the adolescent can learn to set…

Since attitudes toward retirement may be influenced by attitudes toward aging, this article is intended to correct some of the myths and misinformation held about human aging. Up-to-date research is drawn on to offer a picture of the aging process and its normal changes. (Author/MLF)

The task of a focused conversation and its facilitator is to release the genius, wisdom, and experience of the group on a topic and guide it towards a considered conclusion. Various purposes for holding a focused conversation on high schools and the recommendations of the Iowa Learns Council are: (1) Highlight the attention the community is…