An instructional interaction model for use with severely handicapped students is presented. The three stages in the development of instructional management are described, and it is explained that the model is designed to increase interaction between the teacher and students to facilitate the student's acquisition of a specified behavior. (PHR)

A teacher looks beyond the curriculum in his search for a way to stimulate a student to learn. (RK)

The very first day of school! It can be a happy "homecoming" when kindergartners already know their teacher. (Editor)

Describes some secondary level instructional methods to improve teenagers' food selection habits through assessment of daily diets, knowledge of nutrition, and learning activities. (MF)

The effect of presentation labels upon subjects' evaluation of behavior modification was investigated in two experiments. Subjects were two groups of undergraduate and graduate students required to evaluate identical administrations of a lesson under different presentation labels. (Author/YJ)

Discusses theories of aggression and questions commonly held assumptions regarding the link between violence and anger. Examines the link between strategies drama educators use and those utilized by counselors and psychologists. Considers whether the potential of drama-based programs might lie in the impact of shared engagement in the dramatic…

Describes how a first-grade teacher used the "hypothesis-test" approach with Devin, a first grader who struggled as a reader and writer. Points out that, when she started working with Devin, she wanted to understand his difficulties, but by the end, she realized that it was her curriculum, not his difficulties, that needed to be in the foreground.…

Describes how a Title 1 lead teacher used the "hypothesis-test" approach with Joshua, a fifth-grade student from a "ravaged background" who was about two years behind in academic performance. Shows how, pursuing his inquiry, Joshua eventually became a strategic reader and a confident engaged learner. Notes that Joshua's turning point was also the…

An experimental group studied Macbeth in an independent, constructivist setting using multimedia; the control group studied traditionally. Eleven of 23 experimental students and 2 of 21 in the traditional class failed. In an experiment with Hamlet, the results were reversed. Students were most successful when the teacher was actively involved,…

Proposes a model of critical thinking in science with affective (dispositions), cognitive (knowledge, basic skills, and higher order skills), and behavioral (contextualized or generalized behaviors) components. Describes the links and mutual influences between the environment and these components. Emphasizes the role of affectivity in the…

A survey of 197 regular education teachers who had students with mild handicaps in their classrooms gathered data about structural arrangements, adapted instruction, use of adult aides, and size of groups. Results showed little indication that teachers change their instructional methods for such students. (JDD)

Several activities that can help deaf children build affective awareness are described. The activities emphasize hands-on, experience-based learning and play, and focus on building self-awareness, learning new ways to interact, recognizing feelings, and having children create books about themselves. (JDD)

Twenty-four parents of hearing-impaired children (aged 2-12) participated in a self-instructional program to reduce stress. Participating parents reported no significant decreases in stress levels relative to control subjects (n=26). Parents' perceptions of child misbehavior revealed that the incidence of child misbehavior decreased for…

Summarizes research on disjunctive versus conjunctive, and multistage versus single-stage problem solving in a classroom setting. Concludes that students working in groups are less likely to drop out of class, give higher subjective motivation to learn ratings, perform better on tests, know more classmates, and score higher on Raven's Progressive…

Incorporating group socialization procedures into a classroom with young children with developmental difficulties requires identifying target children, implementing the procedures, and evaluating the procedures. Socialization activities may include encouraging children to interact with one another, frequent modeling of prosocial behavior, frequent…