Based on the SEFAM (Supporting Extended Family Members) program, the manual is intended to help organize a program for fathers of handicapped young children. A program for fathers and infants focuses on unique father concerns and resources. The first chapter further explores reasons for father programs while the second describes program components…

Describes classroom discussions with third and fifth graders based on William Glasser's "Schools without Failure". These discussions encouraged the teachers and children to experience their own feelings and understand others and to engage in democratic problem-solving activities. (SDH)

Types of questions that serve to stimulate and develop social studies discussions are introduced and illustrated. Teachers are given suggestions on how to use questioning to help students develop social studies knowledge and skills. Three important phases of discussion include: the initiation phase, which indicates the purpose of the discussion;…

The poetry unit presented in this paper is designed to teach high school students how to write poetry through personal observation, journal writing, and small group discussion. Using the unit, students progress through the stages of writing according to the following steps: observing a familiar person and noting words and phrases about that…

This document describes and analyzes an experiment in "social issue communication and involvement" which took place at the 1975 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Data were gathered through the use of a Feedback Ballot consisting of 10 questions about science and society issues, 4 questions…

This document presents notes on the thoughts, wishes, problems, and ideas that came from two and a half days of discussion by leaders of twenty teachers' centers. The notes are divided into four sections, corresponding to the topics addressed: teachers' study groups, the role of the advisor, community involvement, and evaluation. In the first…

Describes a method of effecting a nationwide dialogue network via a communication hierarchy. Includes illustrations of the functions and structures of this mode of mass participatory democracy. (MH)

Fluency practice in the English as a second language (ESL) classroom is the subject of this book. Ways are suggested in which students may be induced to talk in the classroom using the vehicle of discussion. Part 1 isolates and generalizes a number of elements that are essential for a good discussion, such as interesting topics, group work, role…

The relationship between higher cognitive teacher questions and the nature of the cognitive thought processes involved in the student answers was investigated. Literature was reviewed, resulting in the selection of Blooms Taxonomy, and the Aschner and Gallagher, Smith and Meux systems for classifying higher cognitive thought processes. A pilot…

A slide/tape series entitled "Vocational Education and the Special Needs Student" was developed in North Dakota to illustrate adaptations that vocational education teachers have made for special needs students (mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, and disadvantaged) and to serve as a basis for discussion at inservice and preservice levels…

By adopting methods for teaching oral communication skills in conjunction with writing, instructors can help students become more competent technical communicators. Dyadic skills in interpersonal communication and small group discussion are the highest priority of the technical writing curriculum and can be taught through a team writing project.…

The teacher's guide presents two Cape Verdean folktales, background information, discussion questions, and activity suggestions for grades 4-6. The objective is to teach students about Cape Verde and its culture through folklore. The guide contains five sections. Section I offers a description of Cape Verdean folklore, describes five ways folklore…