Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Features of this book include: (1) Based on the Reading Apprenticeship…

A simple interest inventory that learning disabled students can answer either in writing or orally is presented and remedial instructors are encouraged to use information gained from such inventories to help motivate learning. (DB)

Tips are offered for using the needs/interest survey process to provide continuing and community education programmers with information for setting goals and establishing program objectives. Some of the 50 tips include using only those questions essential to programming, restricting the length, targeting the survey, getting input on topics…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotyping, this guide for teachers (junior high and above) is designed to make students aware of the role interest tests can play in the process of choosing an occupation to prepare for. Focus is on interpreting test results in such a way that past societal expectations are…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to reiterate the necessity for careful examination and evaluation of testing materials to determine the degree to which they are free of sexual discrimination, bias, and stereotyping. The applicable…

This book is designed to guide students through a step-by-step process of looking at interests, finding an area of research, and narrowing it down to an appropriate topic for an independent project. It is also intended to help students choose a project in which they can share their research with others. Section 1, "Charting a Course," includes a…

The lessons developed in this guide were designed for pregnant teenagers and teenage parents enrolled in the Wisconsin School-Age Parent (SAPAR) Program. The lessons can also be adapted for use in non-SAPAR courses such as family and consumer education, health, and language arts. The guide has eight chapters: Introduction (a preliminary lesson…

The purpose of the career activities presented in this manual is to help students decide on the training they would like to pursue as Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants. Although the manual is specifically designed for use in CETA programs, it can be used in any career exploration program. The activities are divided into…

This curriculum guide contains materials written for teachers or group leaders of graduate students in educational psychology, psychology, sociology, and child and family studies and is designed to reflect the basic assumptions of educational equity, i.e., sex-fair and sex-affirmative facilitator attitudes, and counseling and teaching techniques.…

Characteristics of the gifted and ideas for working effectively with gifted students are presented in this guide for teachers. A list of behavioral traits exhibited by gifted students precedes a discussion of the myth that gifted individuals can be expected to perform perfectly in all areas of endeavor. Included in a discussion of learning…

This occupational investigation guide contains learning activities designed to aid the student in self-appraisal. Activities included in the guide focus on areas such as (1) recognizing basic needs, (2) taking a self-assessment, (3) recognizing individuality, (4) finding one's interests, (5) recognizing abilities, (6) building a winning…

This article focuses on an educational versus psychological definition of learning styles and offers a rationale for matching student and teacher style based upon this definition. A survey of various matching approaches is provided along with a classification chart that visually differentiates among alternative matching strategies. The Learning…

This curriculum guide contains a 4-week course designed to address the problems students face in making career or job choices and selecting the appropriate high school courses to give them the necessary skills to achieve their career goal. It contains materials for teachers to use in doing the following: assist students in self-assessment, expand…

This guide contains activities to help teachers give middle school students experience in practical life skills. Techniques include role playing and using classified advertisements from newspapers. The five lessons include teacher tips on conducting the activities. Lessons contain objectives, materials needed, discussion, and suggested dialogue.…

This manufacturing technology curriculum involves students in learning problem-solving, communication, team building, quality control, safety, math, science, and technical skills. The document begins with a section on implementation, which gives background information on the purposes and development of the curriculum, explains its rationale,…