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Campbell, Joan Daniels – Learning, 1990
Preventing rejection of a student by his/her peers and helping the child to cope with such rejection are ever-present challenges for teachers. Suggestions are given by teachers who have successfully dealt with students who were rejected by classmates. (IAH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Peer Acceptance
Campbell, Joan Gozzi – Learning, 1992
Presents strategies to help students resist peer pressure. The peer pressure reversal technique involves checking out the scene, making good decisions about their actions, and acting to avoid trouble. A reproducible student page provides several suggestions of wording for students to use in saying no to their friends. (SM)
Descriptors: Conformity, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Peer Acceptance
Women's Educational Media, San Francisco, CA. – 1996
Many educators are unsure about how to respond to gay issues at the elementary and middle school levels. It has been found that by third grade almost all children have been exposed to some information and misinformation about gay people. If schools are serious about preparing students for the diversity in our communities, preventing violence, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Equal Education, Homophobia, Homosexuality
Download full textAbout Face, Toronto (Ontario). – 1992
This instructional kit is intended to increase understanding and empathy within the school community to the needs of the student who has a facial disfigurement. For kindergarten to grade 3, the kit provides information for discussion and activities. For grade 4 through secondary school, an associated video features young people who have a facial…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPavri, Shireen – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 2001
This article describes the phenomenon of loneliness and its incidence in children with disabilities, and suggests techniques for detecting and dealing with loneliness at school. Interventions include social skills training, creating opportunities for social interaction, creating an accepting classroom climate, teaching adequate coping strategies,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Coping, Disabilities
Mathinos, Debra A.; Wypych, Marydel – 1988
The purpose of this study was to characterize the nature of conversational engagement evidenced by 30 learning-disabled and 30 nondisabled children while they participated in a semi-structured dyadic interaction. Also investigated were the relationships among the levels of engagement employed by the elementary or junior high students and their…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education, Intelligence
Tamaren, Michele C. – 1992
This curriculum is designed to allow students to recognize their own positive attributes and to respect the individual characteristics of others. The curriculum guide, designed for use in grades 4-8, offers a dynamic process approach to enhance cooperation and self-esteem in the inclusive classroom. It was formulated to challenge and empower…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Curriculum Guides, Integrated Activities, Intermediate Grades
