Describes how an analysis of Ontario Hydro's conversion of 20,000 pages of paper manuals to online documentation established the scope of the project, provided a set of design criteria, and recommended the use of Standard Generalized Markup Language to create the new documentation and the purchase of the "Dinatext" program to produce it.…

Offers a case history of the development of the Silicon Graphics "IRIS InSight" system, a system for viewing on-line documentation using Standard Generalized Markup Language. Notes that SGML's explicit encoding of structure and separation of structure and presentation make possible structure-based search, alternative structural views of…

Discusses specific objectives related to the three-year Target Four Reading Program developed by the staff at Central School in Roundup, Montana. (RS)

Suggests that a special quality of reinforced learning can take place by use of the preshow workshop, which plants the seeds of thought and actions. Illustrates the method by discussing two practical but utterly different models for preshow workshops. (RS)

Describes the school reading program at Cary Woods Elementary School (in Auburn, Alabama), one of several school reading programs designated by the International Reading Association as exemplary. (SR)

Describes the reading program at G. C. Burkhead Elementary School (in Elizabethtown, Kentucky), one of several school reading programs designated by the International Reading Association as exemplary. (SR)

The evolution of the African-American Studies program at Temple University (Pennsylvania) from the early 1970s to the present is chronicled, from establishment of the Afro-Asian Institute in 1970 through its conversion to the Pan-African Studies department, retrenchment and reduction, reconstruction, and creation of a graduate program in 1988.…

Argues that all students are gifted in different ways, and proposes that instruction should focus on fostering gifted behaviors rather than on "gifted" students. Defines gifted behaviors that should be fostered and presents a program by which they can be achieved. (HB)

Suggests that appropriate, differentiated reading programs are essential for the academic growth of gifted readers. Describes a program that challenges gifted and highly able readers through the use of curriculum compacting, content modifications, and process modifications. (RS)

Offers a model and guidelines for a teacher induction program called the "Performance Enhancement Model," with six essential elements: planning, mentors, seminars, coaching, networking, and celebrating. (SR)

Discusses the activities of the Education Department at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, including the local education outreach program and the Partners in Education program promoting school-community partnerships. (SR)

Describes how a college tutoring program uses a strategy called TEST, which takes the ideas behind effective reading and learning and applies them to interactions between the student, the tutor, and the subject. (SR)

The history of the Westinghouse Talent Search from the 1930s to 1991 is discussed. Features of the program are reviewed. Criticisms and praise for the program are presented. (CW)

Reviews published assessments of oral communication across the curriculum programs in higher education. Reports activities and results from a faculty and student development program at a midsized comprehensive state university. Suggests that this approach holds significant promise for curricular development and improvement of student communication…

Describes the Reading Recovery program, including the diagnostic survey, getting students started in the program, the lesson plan format, and teacher training. (MG)