Explains how the author uses bibliotherapy, healing through the use of books, as a counseling device. She includes a bibliography of books she has found useful, along with the problems she has used them in conjunction with. (HMV)

Demonstrates how a number of books may be used by classroom teachers to restore students' spirit and mental balance. (DD)

Suggests that fiction has developed as a human medium of expression to assist people in adapting to the complexities of social organization. Argues that fiction reading leads to improved problem-solving skills, a greater sense of normality, a breakup of rigid and confusing cognitive frameworks, improved socialization, and increased…

Presents an exploratory study of the therapeutic potential of "Hip-Hop" therapy, an "innovative synergy of rap music, bibliotherapy, and music therapy." Finds that the quantitative and qualitative results partially supported the hypothesis that under a specific set of conditions rap music would improve the therapeutic…

Presents descriptions of novels for adolescents which can be useful in school counseling. Topics include alienation and identity, athletics, close friend or sibling rivalry, death and dying, divorce, drugs and alcohol, ethics, handicaps, homosexuality, mental illness, rape, prejudice, parents, religion, school, sex, suicide, crime, pregnancy and…

Lists books that correspond to Erikson's fifth stage of development--sense of identity--that can be used by teenagers to aid understanding of themselves.

Encourages teachers and counselors to become aware that there are some fine adolescent novels available that portray teenagers wrestling with difficult questions about being Jewish in today's world. Presents annotated list of novels categorized according to general concerns regarding Judaism (being different, religious practices, interdating and…

This article examines how developmental bibliotherapy featuring young adult literature can be an effective strategy to address emotional issues of gifted teenagers. It describes how one high school English class responded to the novel, "The Mosquito Test," in a bibliotherapeutic fashion. Also provided is an annotated bibliography of current young…

Considers what literacy teachers can do to prevent subsequent school failure and lowered test scores with media attention on school violence and trauma in and out of schools. Suggests bibliotherapy, a familiar tool used in earlier decades by teachers to counsel students with problems, is useful today in dealing with students who suffer from…

Discusses several junior/young adult books which deal with teenagers' problems and have strong appeal to young readers. (MKM)

Description of the social skill literature strategy (SSLS), an instructional approach that involves integrating social skills intervention into the literature curriculum, focuses on its application using the study of Shakespeare to develop the social skills of secondary students with learning disabilities in an inclusive setting. (Contains…

SCHOOL ACTIVITIES WHICH DESCRIBE SPECIFIC STEPS AND PROCEDURES AIMED AT IMPROVING READING ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS IN THE SEVEN DETROIT GREAT CITIES PROJECT EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOLS ARE PRESENTED. EACH PUPIL SHOULD BE HELPED TO FORM A BETTER SELF-IMAGE SO THAT HIS MOTIVATION AND SELF-DIRECTION CAN BE IMPROVED. ALSO, THE CHILD SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO READ…

Suggests that adolescent literature should be credited with more substance and usefulness for pleasurable reading and literature instruction. (AEA)

Suggests that teachers use bibliotherapy (the use of books to help people solve problems) with those students who are struggling to cope with difficult situations. (AEA)

Thirty-two seventh-grade remedial readers participated in a study of the effects of seven folktales upon specific attitudes. A 28-item Likert scale containing four items specifically related to each folktale was administered as a pretest and readministered three days later as a posttest. Analysis of results indicated that there had been no…