Everyday experiences in vocational classes offer innumerable openings to challenge students to become responsible human beings who take pride in their work. Teachers should make a studied effort to build on those opportunities. (Editor/SB)

Classroom observations suggest that common teacher behaviors may inhibit individual student inquiry. Suggests ways in which teachers can stimulate and guide rather than direct inquiry. (EB)

Based on papers presented at Convention of American Association on Mental Deficiency (1967) and Annual Convention of American Speech and Hearing Association (44th, Denver, Nov. 15-18, 1968.) (Author)

Teaching with imagery can help students focus on lessons, retain information, improve psychomotor skills, and accept themselves and others. (Author)

Research is reviewed that employs delay procedures with the severely handicapped as a means of shifting stimulus control. The parameters of delay procedures are delineated, including prerequisite student and teacher considerations, types of responses, levels of delay, single versus blocked trials, and basic delay methodology. (Author)

Direct instruction refers to an instructional pattern that stresses teacher directiveness, academic focus, and structured, sequential learning activities. The present study investigated the effectiveness of direct instruction with learning disabled children. (Author/BW)

The author offers teachers suggestions for dealing with hyperactive children in such areas as reducing distractibility, controlling impulsivity, and promoting interpersonal skills and adjustment. (SW)

Hearing impaired children (eight to nine years old) and their teachers used a "feeling wheel" to discuss their feelings, help resolve arguments, and understand others' emotions. The wheel, divided into 16 segments labeled with feelings, helped students discuss how and why they felt a particular way. (CL)

Ethical and unethical coaching behaviors and competition in relation to the teaching/coaching role are explored in three questions: (1) Is there a common ground of competition that teachers of all subjects share? (2) Is there a type of competition peculiar to coaching? and (3) What ethical considerations are called for in coaching competition? (JN)

Discusses specific ways in which agricultural mechanics instructors can improve safety awareness and instill safe-working attitudes in their students. (SK)