Argues that feelings of shame about reading failures may give students an aversion to reading. Suggests that teachers make first reading experiences as successful as possible to help students become confident, eager readers. Stresses ways to minimize the feelings of shame of culturally different students. (CBC)

Discusses the use of a sentence completion instrument predicated on Lazarus' multimodal system. The instrument, entitled The Multimodal Sentence Completion Form for Children (MSCF-C), is designed to systematically assess client needs and assist in identifying intervention strategies. Presents a case study of a 12-year-old, sixth-grade student.…

There are many ways guidance counselors can help teachers achieve more optimal reading instruction. Counselors first may have to ascertain the kinds of problems faced by a student in learning to read. Assessing a student's ability to use picture clues to decipher words may be necessary with primary grade students. Knowledge about phonics, using…

Concept building is discussed, and several information processing strategies that teachers can use to promote student vocabulary development are presented. Classroom activities are also described. (Author/DB)

Reviews research on the psychological and emotional effects of geographic mobility upon children, the effects upon academic achievement, and the responses of children to moving. Suggestions are given about how to help children cope with moving. (Author/DB)

Describes an attempt to explore the process of movement from teacher-directed to self-initiated learning in a fifth-grade class. (Author/RH)

Reviews a series of studies documenting that key aspects of helpless reactions to failure are present in preschool and early elementary school children. Proposes a preliminary model in which a general conception of self and the notion of this self as an object of contingent worth are sufficient conditions for helplessness. (HTH)

Analyzes children's own descriptions and interpretations of what family life is like or could be like. The research was designed to determine the children's perspective on childhood and parenthood. The article focuses on four girls and discusses their narratives using concepts from literary theory. The woman in control of family life is the…

Offers suggestions for meeting the schooling needs of homeless students. Discusses who should begin the process, how momentum can be maintained, the role of staff development, and parental involvement. (SR)

Examines negotiated curriculum and the teacher's framing questions when helping students design curriculum. Offers examples from a multiage classroom of seven- to nine-year-old students. (SR)

Considers dilemma of elementary school-aged children from alcoholic families. Contends that elementary school experiences can be pivotal for these students and that educators need to understand nature, scope, and implications of chemical dependency to help these children. Describes life in alcoholic household and discusses possible feelings and…

Responds to article by DuPaul and Eckert on generalization and maintenance of behavior change resulting from packaged social skills training programs. Argues that DuPaul and Eckert focused their attention on generalization and ignored more immediate issue--that participation in these programs failed to produce meaningful change in social behavior.…

Responds to article by DuPaul and Eckert on generalization and maintenance of behavior change resulting from packaged social skills training programs. Agrees with DuPaul and Eckert and focuses commentary on identification and discussion of issues raised by suggestions to reprogram school environments to promote and change social behavior. (NB)

Responds to article by DuPaul and Eckert on generalization and maintenance of behavior change resulting from packaged social skills training programs. Discusses failure to obtain generalization from two perspectives: topographical generalization and functional generalization. Suggests that generalization programming based on functional analysis…

Responds to Grace Feuerverger's article on literacy intervention. The authors argue that uncritical use of multilingual resources is unlikely to result in significant improvement in students' literacy. They outline problems inherent in the use of multilingual materials and reasons for international cooperation in this area. (14 references)…