Describes a high school writing project which resulted in a science fiction novel. (MKM)

A series of reading-related activities centered around the topic of teenage crime can help curb illegal activities in deaf adolescents, as well as developing reading and writing skills. (SBH)

Discusses the concept "situation," as distinct from "context," distinguishing also between real and fictious situations. Types of situations are discussed, and methodological suggestions are offered as to which types to introduce at which stages of instruction. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Reprints Ann Christine Heintz's "Take a Media Rorschack," a television quiz designed to break the ice in teachers' or community meetings, from "T-Vision," the Journalism Education Association's Television Commission Newsletter. (KS)

Five teachers describe games and methods they use to interest children in spelling. (SB)

A graphing activity which allows students to work independently of the teacher and the textbook is described. The activity involves providing data in order to develop the skills necessary for interpreting the collected information. (JT)

Ideas, suggestions and activities for preschool through the early primary grades. (Editor)

Includes suggestions for how to read manuscripts correctly (what parts should be checked) and ways in which teachers can use visual aids to help students learn proofreading marks. (SH)

A word game is suggested for use as an informal introduction to proofs. (JT)

Touch down on a no-talking planet to help children explore some sensational experiences with drawing and writing. (Editor)

Describes such Story Workshop activities as beginning recall exercises, word exercises, oral readings, writing assignments, and tutorial conferences. (DD)

Presents ten activity cards which can be used in developing students' defining skills. (DD)

An account is given of the exceptional memory of the late Professor A. C. Aitken who was also a distinguished mathematician and mental calculator. Compared with Shereshevskii, another man with exceptional memory, he shows the scholar's reliance on conceptual mapping rather than the mnemonist's reliance on perceptual chaining. (Editor)

Demonstrates the variety of trucks and other commercial vehicles used to transport goods and services in the Fort Lauderdale, Florida community, attempts to broaden the students' awareness of career opportunities within the trucking industry, and to provide firsthand experiences in which students could use basic computation, communication and…

Presents student exercises designed to demonstrate the importance of speaking and listening carefully; a self-test for the teacher to evaluate his/her communication skills; and examples of ways to teach communication in a variety of topics related to home economics (family relationships, child care, foods and nutrition, personal care, home…