This study examined the effectiveness of a program with three basic features--high interest plays, oral reading, and high readability level--designed to aid middle school students scoring two or more years below grade level in reading comprehension. Subjects, 13 boys and two girls enrolled in a basic English class in a suburban middle school…

Studies of athletes suggest that they are at increased risk for using alcohol, smokeless tobacco, steroids, and marijuana. They are also a readily available audience during annual preparticiaption physical examinations. In this article, Dr. Werch and colleagues report on the results from their pilot study, using a modified version of STARS (Start…

Outcomes of a teacher-teaming program that was implemented among seventh-grade teachers at a Florida middle school are described in this practicum report. Training sessions on effective teaming practices were initiated to address the lack of effective teaming practices among the seventh-grade teachers. Eight seventh-grade teachers participated in…

To motivate students toward higher achievement and encourage mingling across racial and socioeconomic groups, a team of Florida seventh-grade teachers developed a plan featuring a rotating schedule, enrichment classes for all students, long time-blocks two days weekly, and heterogeneous cohesive groups. The program exposed all students to a…

Designed as a pre-requisite for other quinmester courses in the politcal studies cluster, this course of study for grades seven through nine, aims at providing the student with basic knowledge about Democracy, and an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of each citizen to make a Democracy work. Course goals are for the student to: 1)…

This teacher's guide to Social Studies was designed for use in the Duval County junior high schools in Jacksonville, Florida. The subjects dealt with are ninth grade American Government and advanced American Government; eighth grade American History and advanced American History; Florida History (for use in seventh, eighth, and ninth grades);…

The first part of this document presents the results of a survey of early entrance testing procedures in 25 Florida districts and details teacher ratings of 486 first-grade and 154 kindergarten students whose entrance test results had permitted them to enter kindergarten a year earlier than other students with birthdays between October and…

This general social studies course for grades 7-9 is an introduction to urban life: its history, the attraction of the city, its growth, advantages and problems. The condition of cities in America today is examined for the purpose of understanding the causes of their present condition and the steps that can be taken to save them. The goal of the…

This unit is designed to give students insight into the British contribution to civilization with study emphasis on those nations that have had political, economic and cultural ties to Great Britain. Geographic and historic factors are outlined as background for study of the development of cultures of the British Isles, India, Kenya, Australia,…

Students in grades seven through nine will examine and analyze the political organization, social structure, economic life, and values of the American Colonial period in this quinmester arranged American Studies course. Since the thirteen English Colonies effected the United States development, many of our nations foundations in government,…

Types and techniques of propaganda and its effects on American Life are discussed in this elective social studies course for 7th, 8th, and 9th grade students. Since young people today are bombarded with conflicting ideas disseminated through mass media, it becomes imperative that students become more knowledgeable about propaganda and its impact…

The introductory social studies survey course required for grades 7 through 9, part of the Quinmester Program, attempts to help the student develop a cognitive structure in the social sciences generally and in each of seven disciplines. Emphasis is placed on basic skills the social scientist uses to study man and his problems. "Launch…

This elective course of study for grades seven through nine is part of a total effort to revise curriculum to fit the quinmester administrative organization of schools. The intent is to equip students to meaningfully analyze current events. Emphasis is placed on understanding the complex underlying political, economic, racial, and religious causes…

This quinmester course of study for grades seven through nine provides a framework for analyzing election processes in a democracy by investigating democratic societies of the past, and contrasting democracies with totalitarian types of government. Major emphasis is upon analyzing the system of institutionalized political parties, the…

Designed as an elective course of study for grades seven through nine, this curriculum guide provides a study of the political, economic, and social aspects of ecological problems in the community, state, or nation. The focus is on the causes and effects of pollution and alternative courses of governmental and student (citizen) action. A suggested…