Dyslexia impacts an estimated 5%-17% of children in the United States is the most prevalent disability in schools in the USA (D'Mello & Gabrieli, 2018; Johnston, 2019; Peltier et al., 2020). The problem addressed in this study was that general education teachers often feel unprepared to effectively support dyslexic learners in their classrooms…

Effective sexual health education plays a critical role in adolescent pregnancy and HIV and STI prevention. This article describes the formative research conducted to design, and then pilot-test, SkillFlix®, a streaming video training created to improve educators' skills in delivering sexual health education to youth by modeling Microskills®.…

Background: Numerous reports have highlighted problems with writing instruction in American schools, yet few examine the interplay of teachers' preparation to teach writing, the instructional policies they must navigate, and the writing development of the students in their classrooms. Purpose: This study examines high school English teachers'…

Sexual identity is a topic that is relevant to adult ESL instruction, not only because some learners identify as LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender), but also because LGBT identities are a visible part of American culture and ESL learners must learn how to discuss them in culturally and pragmatically appropriate ways. This article shares…

We describe the development and initial evaluation of the efficacy of "We Have Skills!" (WHS), a video-based social skills instructional program for early elementary school students. The components of WHS were designed to be scientifically sound, maximally useful to elementary school teachers, and effective in increasing students' social…

The author is grateful that this journal has taken on the production of a special theme issue entitled "Immigration and Teacher Education: The Crisis and the Opportunity." In her estimation, the "crisis" is not so much that the United States may indeed continue to enroll more immigrant children and youth in its schooling system…

In an attempt to get the teacher's perspective on integration problems, the Title IV Elementary Secondary Education Act staff organized small problem-solving sessions, joining teachers from two elementary schools in groups of three to six with staff for half-day sessions. After an understanding of each school's situation was achieved, a select…

There were 282 special education teachers enrolled in an alternative certification program in education at a university in southern California who were surveyed over the course of two years to determine the extent of their training in working with paraprofessionals and the professional development they received on how to successfully work with the…

As the result of field observation and a review of school data, this report presents the findings of a study of minority-group education and intergroup relations in the Vallejo Unified School District in California. It analyzes the racial and ethnic distribution o f students in the school district and describes the amount of equal educational…

This report contains the findings of a field study of the ethnic and racial composition and intergroup relations in the schools in the Corona Unified School District, California. These findings are information on (1) the district's approaches to desegregation and its policy on intergroup relations, (2) students' achievement differences, (3)…

Drawing on field observations and a review of data, this report presents the findings of a study of the ethnic and racial composition and intergroup relations in the Santa Barbara Unified District schools. These findings are information on (1) unequal educational opportunities, (2) the district's policy in intergroup relations, (3) staff…

SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE EARLY ATTENTION TO DEFICIENCIES OF EXPERIENCE, VOCABULARY, AND LANGUAGE PATTERNS BY PROVIDING A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WHICH WOULD COMPENSATE FOR MEAGER PRESCHOOL YEARS. MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF ORAL LANGUAGE FACILITY, A PREREQUISITE FOR…

The Aides to Career Education (ACE) Program employs instructional aides to help disadvantaged vocational education students in Los Angeles develop positive attitudes toward education and employment, more cooperative behavior, pride in their course work, efficiency in completing assigned tasks, and improved attendance. In 1975-76 (the fourth year)…

The author, an in-service planner, tells of the four main complaints his teachers have about in-service programs: irrelevance, presenters, loss of time with students, and locations. For each problem at Redondo Union High School in California, he explains the solution. (SJL)

IN ADDITION TO THE THREE PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES ("TO TEMPER THE SWORD OF INTELLECT,""SOCIAL CHANGE AND THE JUNIOR COLLEGE," AND "A TIME TO EVERY PURPOSE") SELECTED PAPERS FROM NINE OF THE 10 SESSIONS ARE REPRODUCED. EACH SESSION CONCERNED A SPECIFIC TOPIC--(1) EXPERIMENTATION AND INNOVATION, (2) FACULTY VIEWS OF COLLEGE…