Suggests that the oral language program can be specifically designed to create an affective focus and provides several strategies for effecting such a goal. (TO)

Discusses the current controversy about too much realism in children's literature and concludes, by citing several examples of recent children's and adolescents' books, that literary quality together with realistic plots and characters makes good books. (TO)

A sequence of behaviorally specified drama skills needs to be developed--but cautiously. (JH)

Discusses several sources that deal with the affective development of children via reading and literature. (TO)

Suggests using books to encourage self disclosure (an individual expressing the affect experienced toward his or her own thoughts and emotions and toward interactions with other people and the environment) as one way to foster healthy personality growth. (TO)

Using children's books about death as examples, suggests that perhaps we push children too quickly through the developmental tasks of childhood and that more research into the maturation process is needed before we succumb completely to "reality" teaching. (TO)