The effectiveness of a classroom-based social skills training program was evaluated with 14 elementary grade children having social competence problems. The program emphasizes direct verbal explanation and modelling of social skills along with guided practice, role playing and feedback. (Author/DB)

Addresses the teaching of world problems to elementary students. Suggests that children already are aware of world problems and the effects on their own lives. Discusses the use of group discussions, role play, and thematic resource folders to help children develop problem-solving skills for dealing with global issues and problems in their own…

This article suggests ways in which special educators of students with emotional and behavioral disorders can introduce puppets into their classrooms as educational and therapeutic instruments. Puppets are able to help students identify problems and find rational solutions in a nonthreatening situation. Two sample applications are included. (DB)

Discusses learning-style differences in students and the need for teachers to present opportunities for children to develop their stronger gifts and to strengthen their weaker areas. Alternate ways of teaching writing to children are highlighted, including providing multisensory stimuli, role-playing, and storytelling. (CR)

This document describes a classroom learning activity that brings together role playing, learning about the Middle Ages, and working for rewards. In the course of the activity, entitled "Knights of the Round Table," students advance by completing assignments and amassing points. Players move upwards through the beginning or…

Oral language development, the single most important factor in determining readiness for reading, may be enhanced through creative drama, especially role playing. Role playing is spontaneous play which traditionally has served many purposes, including promoting socialization. It can also be a unique method of recreating historical episodes in…

This 2-week unit uses visuals of a recent space walk as the basis for an introductory study of the nature of language. The aims of the unit are (1) to show pupils how language operates, (2) to stimulate awareness of the importance of basic language skills, (3) to develop an increased desire in using language effectively, and (4) to acquaint…

Creative drama provides the opportunity for children to experience fantasy and for teachers and children to interact through role playing. (JH)

In a task in which 4- and 7-year-old children were asked to select a photograph depicting the visual perspective of a puppet which was placed at various locations around a dollhouse, three types of errors were examined in relation to the shielded vs. nonshielded condition, age, and type of vantage point. (SB)

Describes children's dramatic play behavior as a structured, recognizable phenomenon that is the result of careful nurturing by caregivers and a future tool to make vivid the actualities and potentialities of human experience. (CRH)

After reading a short story, a sixth grade class became involved in an avid discussion, a debate, and dramatic play - all based on the short story. A vast amount of learning had taken place through the study of a single short story. (Author/DR)

Describes a program that gives the child a chance to assess himself and his future potential by recognizing and developing his own special abilities, needs, and interests through manipulative experiences. (Author)

To evaluate the Curriculum for Children's Effective Peer and Teacher Skills (ACCEPTS) program, 28 handicapped elementary-aged children were divided into groups receiving either social skills training plus contingency management, social skills training only, or a control group. (MC)

Describes the PEACE process, a modified Senoi (Malaysian Indian tribe) technique that helps children work with their fearful dreams. Through the techniques of presenting, exploring, accepting, creatively fixing, and exchanging, children can confront their fears by recreating the frightening situation. The process encourages personal strength and…

Relationships among decentering and behavioral ratings were studied in 23 children aged 10-13 residing at a seven-week therapeutic summer camp. A total of 14 children enrolled in a summer remedial program served as a control group. The social decentering task was Feffer's Role Taking Task. A number of measures of social effectiveness were used.…