Examines ERIC resources for teaching about death and dying. (FL)

Defines direct instruction and examines six common myths about it. Clarifies when direct instruction is appropriate in the language arts and reading curriculum. (ARH)

Describes how one teacher became a risk taker and changed the English curriculum that was not working for her at-risk high school students. Describes a reading program which built on students' small successes, extended their personal interests through tradebooks, and provided them with reading strategies they could use in other classes. (RS)

Reports on a high school honors seminar that focuses on a single author each semester. Provides details of the semester during which Ernest Hemingway's work was studied. (JT)

Presents a remedial program model which helps to alleviate students' diagnosed skill deficits using activities and materials directly connected to their content courses. (ARH)