Reviews the full set of criteria to measure instructional resources. Reviews six new resources on comprehension materials that are appropriate for classroom use. (MG)

Videotapes are a popular medium for classroom instruction. Author reviews 20 recent video releases that range in subject from "Why Doesn't Grass Grow on the Moon?" to "Problem-Solving in the Real World." A list of film distributors is provided. (JL)

Discusses the use of videocassettes as professional tools for librarians. Such applications as continuing education, downloading of teleconferences, and training for vendor systems are described. A sidebar reviews and provides ordering information for seven continuing education or training videos. (MES)

Reviews the five criteria with which to evaluate instructional materials (content validity, transfer potential, amount of reinforcement, quality of directions and instructional language, and adaptability/flexibility). Presents content bias as the last criterion. Reviews four resources for developing reference and study skills. (MG)

Reviews the selection of screenwriting texts as well as other material available to the screenwriter teacher and screenwriter. Focuses on writing materials for film and prime time television only. (KEH)

Offers a review of the book "Important Words: A Book for Poets and Writers" (by Bill Brown and Malcolm Glass), a book which teaches the art of poetry through a program of assignments, and serves teachers equally as well as a reference for ideas or a program of instruction. (SR)

Contains the second of three columns reviewing films on earthquakes. The films are about earthquakes in general, though California earthquakes play a dominant role in many of these films, which are rated on a scale of one to five stars. The list includes the year made, length of time in minutes, distribution source, and price. One of the top-rated…

Discusses the importance of vocabulary development in literacy programs. Uses six criteria to describe the ideal vocabulary development resource with the awareness that most commercially available resources will need to be supplemented by the teacher. Reviews five instructional resources available for the intermediate and middle school grades. (MG)

Reviews four professional references and two books for instructional materials to help teachers use stories more effectively in the classroom. (MG)

Reviews professional references and instructional materials that focus on language arts instruction. (MM)

Discusses evaluating resources for integrating science and social studies with the language arts by using questions that teacher-reviewers used when evaluating those resources. Reviews trade books and other resources designed for the integration of science and social studies. (MG)

The directory provides reviews of 50 software programs approved for educational use in Alberta (Canada) schools. Each program was reviewed by two teachers with the purpose of determining the specific populations of special needs students (including the gifted) that the programs would be suitable for and the approximate grade level with which the…

This publication is designed to provide guidance to secondary teachers, curriculum developers, and geographic educators responsible for selecting appropriate text materials in geography and the social sciences. The most commonly used geography textbooks for grades 7 through 12 are reviewed. The reviews identify major components of sound geography…

Reviews two videocassettes focusing on modern American poetry: "Moyers: The Power of the Word" and "Voices and Visions." (MM)

Reviews two videotapes on motion: (1) "Demonstrations of Physics, Volume 1, Motion" and (2) "Center of Mass Motion." Describes the content, strengths, and weaknesses of each video. (YP)