Girls outscore boys in reading proficiency levels; the gender gap is startling and concerning. The myth that boys won't read or that it's not "cool" for boys to love reading plays a big part in how these low levels come to be. Low expectations from teachers, and an assumption that boys prefer physical activity, mean that boys often don't find…

The extent to which motivational strategies work with individual learners is closely related to the extent that they satisfy or reward fundamental human drives toward achievement, acceptance, knowledge and activity. (Author)

Article discusses the best way to build a background of familiarity and an attitude of readiness for science learning. (Author/RK)

Discusses the teaching-learning psychological technique called transactional analysis and its application in the classroom (RK)

Children have been taught since birth to believe they can do anything they choose, from starring in the school play to mastering long division. All that self-confidence, however, has not produced more capable students. The Brookings Institution 2006 Brown Center Report on Education finds that countries in which families and schools emphasize…

The author emphasizes the need for play-situation learning to be started in the preschool years and carried through the elementary grades. (AP)

Songs aren't just for singing. Use them to develop writing, vocabulary, and creative thinking skills. Two teachers tell how. (Editor)

The in-service teacher workshop described here offers solid, practical training at your pace. No need to stay after school, no need to pay a fee. Just read Instructor's professors-in-print each month, carry out the assignments at the end of each article, and send them to the authors for review. (Editor/RK)

Author suggests ways-including games- to help children develop the very important but often neglected reading-study skills. (Author/RK)

Outlines a year-long program for fifth-grade students who feel shy and insecure about writing and/or who make gross spelling errors. Emphasis is on remedial spelling activities. (RH)

The emotional climate of a classroom is an important factor in the proper use of media and teachers should encourage students to develop their own sense of responsibility when they use slides, projectors, and tape recorders. Author discusses skills children need for using such media. (Author/RK)

Author attempts to introduce students to the mental structures which characterize various areas of mathematics. (Author/RK)