Undergraduate history students can gain insight into the historical process from a short exercise using copies of documents that give conflicting interpretations of the same event. Explains how to lead class discussions based on two letters about lawlessness in Arizona in the 1880s. (Author/AV)

Suggestions are made for teaching retarded children to read. Described are ways to teach word meaning, sentence formation, vocabulary, and comprehension through game-like activities. (CL)

Attempts to define the relationship between learning and perception and to demonstrate the importance of cognitive readiness for learning. Describes an assessment procedure termed concept referenced testing which relates the above factors. (RK)

Describes several activities a teacher may employ in meeting the individual needs of early adolescent students in a social studies classroom. (Author/RK)

Social studies teachers should concentrate on helping students develop basic skills. One comprehensive program to help teachers develop these skills is the Wisconsin Design for Reading Skill Development. Activities and tests from the Wisconsin Design are included along with feedback from teachers who have used the program. (Author/DB)

Many activities are described for teaching two fundamental concepts concerning one-half. These concepts are one-half of a number and one-half of the size. (JT)

As a part of their methods training prospective secondary-school mathematics teachers are assigned as apprentice teachers to college mathematics courses. (SD)

Sequencing is essential to survival in the real world and in the content-subject school world. It is also the hidden agenda in many content-area classrooms. If students are to improve their sequencing ability, teachers must become aware of the hidden, sequencing requirements in their curriculum. Describes some simple exercises for helping students…

Points out current inadequacies in art teaching and shows some ways of getting to know more about the artistic qualities of things. Art education can sharpen the aesthetic response powers if the art teacher can effectively diversify learning activities. (Author/RK)

Suggests some creative ideas in a number of learning areas for elementary education. (RK)

Methods used to teach French as a second language to first- through sixth-graders includes games and activities to make learning fun, such as circle and ball games, flannel boards, and songs. (CB)

The synectics model is an exciting strategy for development of thinking skills for gifted and creative children. The three-phase strategy teaches about direct analogy, personal analogy, and symbolic analogy. (CB)

Some reasons why simple ideas in projective geometry should have a place in the elementary school curriculum are suggested. Then, seven lessons on projective geometry that were taught to a class of 10-year-olds are described. (MNS)

The meaning of problem solving and investigations, what investigations are intended to achieve, the teacher's role, and how to introduce investigations in the curriculum are discussed. (MNS)

Reviews selected research on spelling from grade 1 through college, examines the implications and suggestions for instruction; and describes specific activities that teachers may introduce to developing spellers. Reports that both systematic instruction and exploratory learning environments contribute significantly to spelling improvement. (KH)