THIS COLLECTION OF 75 READINGS FOR TEACHERS CONSISTS OF EIGHT CHAPTERS, EACH ORGANIZED AS A UNIT OF STUDY DISCUSSING A QUESTION ABOUT THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND EDUCATION OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED CHILDREN. THE AUTHOR'S RESPONSES TO INDIVIDUAL ARTICLES REFLECT A PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL APPROACH. THE QUESTION "HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED" IS ILLUSTRATED BY 22 EXCERPTS FROM A VARIETY OF FICTIONAL WORKS. OTHER QUESTIONS TO WHICH SELECTED READINGS RESPOND ARE--"HOW CAN DISTURBED CHILDREN BE IDENTIFIED,""WHAT KINDS OF HELP ARE APPROPRIATE,""WHAT KINDS OF SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED,""HOW DO YOU MANAGE THESE CHILDREN,""HOW DO YOU TEACH THESE CHILDREN,""HOW DO WE MEASURE IMPROVEMENT AND INTERPRET FAILURE," AND "HOW IS RESEARCH HELPING." THE BIBLIOGRAPHY CITES 159 ITEMS IN ADDITION TO REFERENCES FOLLOWING SOME INDIVIDUAL READINGS. THIS DOCUMENT WAS PUBLISHED BY THE WADSWORTH PUBLISHING CO., INC., BELMONT, CALIF., $4.50. (MY)