As shown by MetLife's 2010 "Survey of the American Teacher," America's educators strongly believe that all students should graduate from high school ready for college and a career (85 percent). Additionally, according to MetLife's 2009 survey, 86 percent of teachers believe that setting high expectations for students will improve student…

As shown by MetLife's 2010 "Survey of the American Teacher," America's educators strongly believe that all students should graduate from high school ready for college and a career (85 percent). Additionally, according to MetLife's 2009 survey, 86 percent of teachers believe that setting high expectations for students will improve student…

This book was written for elementary school counselors, teachers, and administrators to assist them with the development and management of new elementary school counseling programs and with the renewal and revitalization of existing programs. It may also be useful for counselor educators in preparing counselors in training for their role as future…

This document contains a collection of instructional strategies to help elementary school children: (1) develop an accurate concept of who they are; (2) practice skills for interacting with others; and (3) experience a sense of personal agency in formulating goals, making decisions, and shaping the course of their lives. The goal of the activities…

The Achieving-Behaving-Caring (ABC) Program is an evidence-based approach to addressing the needs of elementary students at risk for emotional and behavioral difficulties and promoting successful home-school collaboration. This practical guide demonstrates how classroom teachers and parents can work together to boost individual children's…

This developmental counseling program handbook was created to provide a model which could be followed by a new counselor in developing an elementary guidance program or adapted by an experienced counselor to be used in an existing program. It describes a sequential counseling curriculum for kindergarten through grade six (K-6), and includes brief…

This guide was developed to help counselors and teachers infuse career education into the elementary school curriculum in Missouri. The guide is organized in eight sections. The first section introduces the idea of career education, traces its history, and lists the Missouri core competencies and key skills related to vocational education. The…

This book contains a set of activities designed to help elementary school students learn the skills of tutoring, leading, and cooperating. The training activities presented in this book are intended to help students with their interpersonal relationships, as well as prepare them for a variety of helping roles. An introductory section defines the…

This resource guide was developed to help new elementary and middle school counselors in Georgia plan and implement school counseling programs. It has been organized according to the required tasks in the Georgia School Counselor Evaluation Program. Sample forms, activities, and other information are included with each section of the guide.…

This self-audit for elementary school counselors is one-third of a three-part project sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). The manual is divided into five separate and interrelated sections, designed for program and individual counselor self-evaluation: (1) Philosophy and Policies of the Counseling Program; (2) Program…

Each year more children come to school unprepared to relate appropriately to others and to contribute to a positive school climate. These children seem to have more problems and less ability to cope with the structural environment of the school. Educators tend to agree that many children lack the character traits necessary for healthy, positive…

This book is a product of a research effort to identify exemplary elementary school guidance and counseling programs and practices across the United States. It consists of program descriptions from 134 programs in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Section 1 gives the background of how programs were identified and selected.…

Recently, emphasis has been placed on curriculum implementation of character development. The elementary school counselor can function as a curriculum consultant by providing a delivery system for affective goals and objectives in the curriculum. Elementary counselors can help administrators and teachers to define learning problems and establish…

Smoother Sailing is an expanded guidance program to facilitate the development of life coping skills among students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the Des Moines Independent Community School District. Although the philosophy, goals, and objectives of the Smoother Sailing program are consistent with the Elementary Counseling and Guidance…

Contends that students who have been referred by teachers for behavioral problems, lack of social skills, or poor academic performance should be interviewed by school counselors and invited to join new group being formed to develop and practice friendship skills. Discusses how to organize such a group, and presents 15 group steps. (NB)