Reports a series of three exploratory studies. (WY)

Study found that students who practiced writing spelling words to the point of fatigue performed significantly more poorly on a post-test than students who had not practiced at all. (RT)

One teacher's method of getting to know her students better is to invite them singly or in pairs to have luncheon with her. (DB)

Counseling involved the systematic use of positive reinforcement to shape each child's behavior toward adaptive responses and negative reinforcement to extinguish interfering responses. Results indicated significant changes in adaptive and interfering behaviors occurred within the counseling situation. Adaptive behaviors increased and interfering…

Use of inquiry techniques in teaching social studies to disadvantaged children will strengthen their motivation and facilitate their learning. (CK)

The influence of ability differences on fifth and sixth graders' imitations of modeled standards of self-reward was examined. (MP)

Indicates several ways immigrant families can participate and aid in the education of their children. (RH)

Examined comprehension of stories with and without obstacles to goal attainment among 16 second- and fifth-grade students and 16 adults. Results suggest that processing characteristics of a task, as well as prior knowledge of problem-solving behavior, affect story understanding. (Auhtor/RH)