Two large studies identified substantial numbers of German-speaking children with marked dissociations between reading and spelling difficulties. Dysfluent reading in the absence of spelling difficulties was associated only with a naming speed deficit-assessed at school entrance-but not with phonological memory or phonological awareness deficits.…

This study examined the attributions made by school counselors about responsibility for the causes of and solutions to students' problems. A total of 433 school counselors completed an instrument measuring attributions of responsibility and controllability of student problems. The hypothesis was supported that school counselors' attribution styles…

Distance education is regarded as one of the means for educating people who have not had formal education chance or who have not preferred the formal education. Distance education, on the other hand, is quite difficult and requires the fulfillment of various conditions. When the applications of distance education are examined, it is seen that it…

This article presents a summary of the concerns and the demographic data collected from clients at the Student Counselling Service (SCS) at the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, during the period of March 2001 to April 2003. First-time presenting clients who are enrolled students, were asked to ill out an anonymous questionnaire, of…

It is the position of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN) that mental health is as critical to academic success as physical well-being. School nurses play a vital role in the school community by promoting positive mental health development in students through school/community-based programs and curricula. As members of…

The typical school system lacks an adequate support system for helping teachers resolve student problems. This paper describes one organizational innovation, the intervention assistance team (IAT), which is a formal group of teachers and other educational personnel who meet at the building level to recommend solutions to specific instructional…

This report describes and evaluates two programs which deal with chronic status offenders: the Grimes Alternative School Program, a delinquency prevention project which targets intermediate school (grades 4 and 5) students with chronic discipline and/or truant behaviors, and the Home Remedies Program, a short-term crisis intervention and…

Two key pieces of legislation cover changes to Wisconsin's alternative education programs. The first bill is "1993 Senate Bill 88, Relating to Alternative Education Program, Children-At-Risk Programs, Granting Rule-Making Authority and Making an Appropriation." This bill creates an alternative education grant program of $3 million for…

The Anoka Technical Institute at Anoka, Minnesota, provides a unique supplement to the work experience program for students at Blaine Senior High School. The Institute has developed a program of work adjustment training that serves secondary high school students by developing realistic attitudes towards work, teaching job responsibility.…

This document is the third volume of special topics dealing with the behaviors of children and adolescents developed as a resource for school psychologists in Iowa. Each of the four chapters in this volume deals with a separate topic and typically includes background information concerning the topic, approaches regarding assessment of the behavior…

Some preventative measures for the teacher in coping with the behavior of the special needs learner are cited and discussed. (Author/BP)

One-third of college student deaths are the result of suicide and the rate is rising. A survey of deans of students suggests considerable ignorance of this fact. An implication is that college student personnel, with the power to provide help for desperate students, must first recognize the need. (Editor/PG)

Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan College Health Assn., Ann Arbor, Mich., April 1967 and before the Forty-sixth Annual Meeting of the American College Health Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2, 1968.