A method used to teach isometric drawing. (GB)

Contains illustrations of a projection device which is used to help teach the principles of orthographic projection. (GR)

The article explores the feelings of a mother with a Down's syndrome daughter when her daughter (aged 23) moves away from home. The mother speaks of her mixed emotions and sense of loss and the difficulty of letting go. (PHR)

A survey of 39 recent college textbooks in mental retardation, special education, and abnormal psychology indicates that dated and oversimplified models of the etiology of Down's syndrome are being presented.

A survey of the feelings of 37 couples with a school age Down's syndrome child born since 1970 suggested a diminished influence of physicians' early counseling on parental decisions, attitudes, and rearing practices respecting their affected child. (Author)

Presents a taxonomy of graphs, including lineal, quantitative, spatial, pictorial, hypothetical, and omitted graphs. Provides illustrations of each kind of graph and suggests that reading teachers take the responsibility for teaching graph reading and drawing skills. (MKM)

Two studies demonstrated that, by altering parental language strategies in an appropriate manner, it is possible to produce a corresponding improvement in the child's language and that in some cases all that is required is to show parents the stage of language development to work towards. (DLS)