Teachers sometimes try every intervention strategy they can think of to help struggling readers. However, some teachers still feel that they are not getting through. This article presents the reading strategies offered by two literacy researchers Michael Pressley and Nell K. Duke, of Michigan State University.

The authors of a research article (EC 614 673) on the effects of self-recording on behavior change in students with mild disabilities reflect on the impetus for the study, why self-monitoring was preferred over other interventions, what was learned about self-monitoring, and what would be done differently if they were to repeat the study. (CR)

This study evaluated the "I Found a Solution" computer-assisted social skills intervention program with 87 mildly mentally retarded students (ages 10-18) in 2 Israeli special schools. Following training, teachers rated trained students as demonstrating better task orientation and less aggression and behavior difficulties. The second…