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Peer reviewedSteltzer, W. N., Jr. – Clearing House, 1979
The Avon Grove School District has a middle school orientation program for incoming elementary students and their parents, which consists of several visits and open houses in the Spring and at the beginning of the Fall term. (SJL)
Descriptors: Grade 4, Intermediate Grades, Middle Schools, Parent Participation
Levin, Valerie E.; Dowda, Martha L. – 1980
The manual introduces the framework of STARS (Striving Together and Reaching Success), a program for serving behaviorally disordered students in grades 1-8. The underlying philosophy is to provide a consistently structured instructional program to promote successful reintegration into a less restrictive educational setting. An overview section…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classroom Techniques, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Myers, John; Monson, Luetta – 1992
This monograph offers middle grades educators recommendations for increasing the involvement of family members in school-related programs and activities. Introductory material describes the earlier work of the National Middle School Association in fostering parent involvement. Next, the monograph describes reasons for encouraging such involvement,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Intermediate Grades
Download full textNew York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Industrial Arts Education. – 1973
The brochure illustrates the program design for industrial arts education in New York State and briefly describes the early secondary and high school levels and the basic and technology series. The instructional content on the primary level emphasizes orientation to the nature of work and is divided into five major time blocks according to each…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Industrial Arts, Industrial Education, Industry
Myers, John W. – 1985
This monograph offers suggestions to teachers and administrators for involving parents in middle school programs. It outlines the reasons for encouraging such involvement, identifies some of the roles parents may play, and delineates the steps to be taken in establishing a program that taps the time and talents of parents and other adults.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Good, Thomas L.; Grouws, Douglas A. – 1979
The development and field testing of two instructional mathematics programs are discussed. The general instructional program evolved from earlier research, and was field tested with 40 teachers and over 1000 fourth-grade students. Data reflected that this program had strong, positive effects on students' achievement. The second program focused on…
Descriptors: Achievement, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Grade 4
New York State Mentoring Program, New York. – 1991
This document is a manual for training personnel working with programs in the New York State Mentoring Program (NYSMP), which promotes mentoring as a way of motivating children to stay in school and make successful transitions to adulthood. Section 1 treats the state program's operating structure, covering general broad objectives, a mentoring…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Intermediate Grades, Mentors
