A comprehensive mathematics program for grade 2 is presented in 58 units. These units are organized around four central themes: (1) number and numeration; (2) operations with numbers; (3) geometry and measurement; and (4) graphs, problem solving, and probability. A spiral approach is used with various topics being indexed as to unit and page.…

This study examined factors that predict a general education teacher's efficacy beliefs for instructing students with learning and behavior problems and whether a teacher's perceived efficacy has a stronger direct effect on reported success than other variables. One hundred twenty-eight second grade teachers completed a survey instrument designed…