This report describes an individualized literacy intervention program that was developed for a fifth grade boy who struggled with reading. Based upon informal assessment and evaluation procedures, the following literacy strategies were taught within a one-to-one instructional setting: Repeated Readings, Personal Vocabulary Journal, Phonemic…

Not too long ago, on a visit to two sixth-grade classrooms, the author saw very clearly the challenge teachers have before them when they try to differentiate reading. In both classrooms, 11-year-olds who read like fourth graders shared tables with classmates who read like the average ninth grader--a five-year span. How teachers approach this…

SCHOOL ORGANIZATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN HAS BEEN STUDIED IN TERMS OF A CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM BY A CITY-WIDE EDUCATOR'S COMMITTEE FORMED WITHIN THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM AND THE RESULTS ARE PRESENTED. PARTICIPANTS HAVE RECEIVED THE OPERATION OF THIS PROGRAM WITHIN THEIR OWN SPHERE OF RESPONSIBILITY. THE PHILOSOPHY,…

Offers suggestions for systematizing over-the-shoulder reading conferences during class time. (MKM)

Improving the balance of learning disabled children was investigated through the use of a 12-week structured gross motor home learning program. Analyses concluded that parents can significantly enhance the static and dynamic balance of their learning disabled children by implementing a structured gross-motor training program at home. (Author/PN)

Have writing skills taken a backseat in your classroom? They have in many schools, even though the need for good writers is growing. A professional writer and teacher shows how you can help your students take their first steps in developing writing skills. (Editor/RK)

Fircrest Elementary School (Vancouver, Washington) attempts to reach its students by recognizing their individual and collective needs and providing opportunities for teachers to learn new ways to teach and stress students' strengths. (CB)

The effectiveness of current teaching practices and texts is examined and a more systematic method of teaching spelling is suggested. This approach provides for individualized instruction in problem areas that arise from the student's own classroom work rather than class instruction using words drawn from random lists. (PMJ)

This study evaluated the effects of individually administered story mapping instruction on the reading comprehension of four upper-elementary school students with behavioral disorders. Story mapping instruction improved students' abilities to comprehend narrative text, especially their understanding of story settings, problems, and major events.…