THIS BOOKLET DESCRIBES "ONCE UPON A DAY," AN EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION SERIES FOR CHILDREN AGED 4 TO 7. THE PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO ALL NEW YORK STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION STATIONS, CLOSED CIRCUIT AND 2500 MEGACYCLES AND COMMUNITY ANTENNA SYSTEMS SERVING NEW YORK SCHOOLS. THE PROGRAM PRESENTS USEFUL CONCEPTS AND INFORMATION IN…

THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH IS TO CORRELATE A COLLECTED MASS OF INFORMATION RELATED TO THE ACCEPTED NEED TO ESTABLISH A CURRICULUM FOR TEACHING GLASS AS A FINE ART MATERIAL IN THE UNITED STATES. AN ARTIST OR AN ARCHITECT WHO WISHES TO LEARN THE POTENTIAL USE OF GLASS MUST GO TO EUROPE, AS NO COMPREHENSIVE TEACHING OF GLASS AS A FINE ART EXISTS ON…

The issue presents three articles on autism. The first, "Autism--A Professional Challenge" by Carl Smith, introduces the other two articles and very briefly defines autism as "severe communication and behavior disorders that become manifest during the early stages of childhood development and that are characterized by a severely…

The Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) is a nonprofit service which provides libraries and organizations needing permission to make copies legally with a simple, centralized mechanism through which to report and to pay for copying after it has been done, with no delay for users. This handbook for libraries and organizations which copy from serials…

This booklet is a collection of abstracts describing the 18 programs offered at the Alternate Learning Center of the Rhode Island Teacher Center which has as its Primary function school based inservice training for local teachers and administrators. Each project is described in detail, including course goals, specific objectives, training…

A flexible surface disc device serves as the basis for the design of a computer operated multi-user shared hardware audio response system. The device employs a slow moving flexible, air supported surface in contact with a large number of heads. Relatively instantaneous distribution of audio from any portion of the disc to the users in accomplished…

This guide provides basic information about the use of reality orientation, particularly with an elderly population. The concepts of reality orientation can be learned quickly and can be used in any setting with patients having a variety of diagnoses. (Author)

The student-run Come, Care, Communicate Center at North Side High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, brings adult visitors into the school during the noon hour and exposes students to a broader understanding of the adult world. (Author/IRT)

The article describes the Independent Study and Seminar Program for Gifted urban high school students. (CL)

Describes a children's activity program at the Pediatric Clinic in the University of Colorado Medical Center. The program focuses on helping to ease children's anxieties and counteract their misconceptions about medical visits through play. (CM)

A fifth-grade teacher describes the program he used to cover death, dying, and funerals in a three-day unit. (IRT)

The article describes the educational approach used at the Adolescent Unit of the Austin State Hospital for seriously mentally ill children (16 to 20 years old). (SBH)

A toy library provided a variety of materials for developmentally disabled children and allowed for evaluation of materials according to the number of interactions they inspired. (CL)