Illustrates application of Gickling's model of curriculum-based assessment across four elementary-age students with reading problems. Notes that model involves carefully controlling amount of known material presented during instruction to ensure successful acquisition of mastery of new information. (Author/NB)

Examined relationship between Matrix Analogies Test-Short Form (MAT-SF) and Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition and academic achievement as measured by Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-Brief Form (KTEA-BF). Findings from 71 referred students supported concurrent and criterion-related validity of MAT-SF. MAT-SF correlated…

Discusses the Before and After School Clubs program at Vine Street School in Bangor, Maine, which allows students to come to school 30 minutes early or stay 30 minutes late on alternate days to participate in learning activities of their own choice. (MDM)

School phobias, affecting about 1 percent of school-age children, are disruptive to the student, parent, school staff, and other students. Research has identified the difference between normal fears and phobias that can be debilitating and painful. Effective and appropriate treatment requires a team approach with the principal a key player in…

Describes a mentoring program developed to foster supportive relationships between child and adult, present new experiences to a child, and provide schools with another supportive community program. Results found both mentors and mentees in favor of continuing the program, and that the program was a beneficial service for children at the school.…

Maintains that the Montessorian notion of prepared environment is ultimately an attitude rather than a place and presents a checklist to identity the environment of attitude. States that indicators of such an environment include children working with purpose, being attentive to the world around them, accepting and benefiting from their errors, and…

Compared the retention of academic skills of elementary students in traditional and alternative calendar schools over the summer months using curriculum-based measurement. Students completed mathematics, spelling, written expression, and reading probes in the spring and fall. Results indicated that retention of academic skills in the different…

Contains 1972 to 1997 data on family characteristics such as parents' educational attainment and family income. The educational attainment of parents of children aged 6 to 12 increased substantially between 1972 and 1997, as did the employment rate of mothers. (SLD)

Studied the effects of reading the "Weekly Reader" on children's knowledge of current events. Results from 2,331 urban and suburban elementary school students, aged 8 to 12, show increased knowledge of current events among younger children who used the "Weekly Reader," but the effect was less in grades 4 through 6. (SLD)

Researchers studied the effects of self-modeling as an intervention for stuttering in school-aged students. Students viewed videotapes of themselves speaking fluently over a six-week period. All students evidenced a decrease in stuttering after viewing tapes. The increased fluency generalized to social settings. Results replicate those of an…

Investigated possible gender differences in third grade students' encoding of gender-connotation from words using the release from proactive interference method to measure gender-connotation encoding. Students were presented with stimulus word triads in print. Results showed reliable proactive interference buildup and release for…

Data gathered from 351 students administered the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Third Education (WISC-III) were used to analyze the 30-second interval performance on the Coding subtest. Results based on both IQ and special-education classification revealed no significant difference in performance. Cautions regarding the diagnostic use of…

The data disk graphic organizer helps primary students learn to record and classify social studies information. This graphic organizer is made out of large paper circles divided into pie-shaped segments, with a brad attached to the center. Children use the disks to categorize information on the topic currently being taught in social studies. (SM)

Examining self-reported verbal protocols and online measures of spelling latencies for 93 elementary school students showed that children seem to use a relatively sequential read-out from long-term memory when directly retrieving a spelling, but they use a consonant pair strategy for final consonant clusters when spelling out a word. (SLD)

Describes and critiques two approaches for moral development of elementary school students, the forming of moral habits and the developing moral reasoning. It is recommended that both approaches be used with an early emphasis on habit formation and a gradual increase in attention to moral reasoning. (GR)