A teacher shares how a mainstreamed reading group can be a medium through which children are enabled not only to make reading gains but to better accept individual differences in themselves and in others. Examples are offered from her third grade class. (DG)

A teacher considers ways in which to make learning exciting, interesting, and relevant to students who do not quite "fit" into the school and academic society. Students must be encouraged to apply their strengths and skills in a way that motivates them to learn. (CB)