For very young children, scribbling with a pencil and attempting to form letters to convey messages is often a significant prelude to early reading progress. (JD)

Considers what mathematics curriculum is best for all elementary students. Suggests folk mathematics instead of school mathematics, a mathematics that is relevant to student conceptual awareness. Outlines the processes that teachers should follow in fulfilling this objective. (RK)

The relative efficacy of training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning as aids to self-control was examined. Subjects received training in a standard study method and received degrees of training in self-control. The group that received training in self-monitoring, self-reward, and planning strategies significantly outperformed other…

Presents empirical findings concerning the impact of films on the learning of the audience and describes the rationale and development of a film series which may be utilized by instructors concerned with values education. Available from: Film & History, The Historians Film Committee, c/o The History Faculty, New Jersey Institute of Technology,…

The progressive inflection "-ing" appears to be the earliest verb inflection acquired by children learning English as their first language. Explanations are made on why the progressive is rarely, if ever, overgeneralized to inappropriate forms. (SW)

The Tactile Test of Basic Concepts (TTBC), a tactile analog to the Boehm Test of Basic Concepts (BTBC), was field tested with 75 blind students (kindergarten to grade 2) and the scores compared with those of sighted Ss used in the standardization sample for the BTBC. (Author/IM)

The author discusses the impact of social change upon the schools and the families of students, the shifting of values, and the comparative responsibilities of schools and society as a whole in the education of children. (JD)

In this article the stages of learning how to read are outlined, and successful methods of teaching reading are described. (JD)

Research undertaken in Russia examines how elementary students in experimental and conventional classes assimilate the concept of a problem. The criterion of assimilation is defined as the pupil's application of theoretical knowledge of the problem to the solution of the problem. (Author/RM)

The process of developing teacher training materials from research findings is necessary in order to investigate the applicability of the findings of these studies to teaching in classrooms. (JD)

The nations put forward here are that assessment and forward planning are interdependent. Continuous assessment is an essential feature of informal education and it is the basis of day-to-day planning. A cumulative record of childrens growth throughout their school life is also needed. (Author/AM)

These experiments are addressed specifically to the question of whether transituational transfer of immunizing and therapeutic effects will occur when these procedures involve responses and settings which are very different from those used in final testing. (Author/RK)

The hypothesis that increased variety of rules aids subsequent transfer of learning has previously been affirmed (Bourne, 1970; Bourne and Guy, 1968). This research expands that finding to show that in addition to variety, the sequence of rules also affects transfer of learning. (Author/RK)

Discusses how to ensure that children who need special help are identified through a series of "safety nets" and given whatever support is individually required. (Editor/RK)

"The real crisis in our schools is in attitudes, social relationships, and our concern for each other. Considers the use of discipline in schools and an "interpretation of the fair administration of discipline". (Editor/RK)