Guidelines for structuring dramatic activities to foster personal and social growth of students are presented. Eight techniques, including role reversals and situation tests, are described, as well as the need for warm-up and wrap-up periods. (CL)

Story writing helps handicapped and normal students to develop a thoughtful approach to daily experiences through fantasy production. Benefits of such an approach with emotionally disturbed adolescents have included increased abilities of students to examine problem situations, conceptualize alternatives, and understand potential consequences. (CL)

Polaroid photographs taken by 20 preschool deaf children were successfully used as visual referents for vocabulary instruction in a 2-week project to develop alternative means of expression. (CL)

Described is a creative writing approach to enhance ease of self expression and feelings of self confidence in 8- to 13-year-old learning disabled children. (CL)

A class of socially maladjusted, emotionally disturbed innercity adolescents responded enthusiastically to developing individual and group poems. (CL)

The article describes the program used in the Belmont (Massachusetts) public elementary schools involving the Dalcroze Eurhythmics approach to music and movement with special needs children. (SB)

This article describes a writing project involving the use of dialogue journals in a summer camp for students with learning disabilities. Six resident counselors served as dialogue partners. The article covers the program rationale, the project participants, procedures, and analysis and implications. (DB)

This article explores the possibility of linking essential skills within elementary content areas to Algozzine and Ysseldyke's model of effective instruction. Specifically, suggestions are offered for using handwriting and art to express ideas and feelings. The suggestions address the teaching principles of motivating students and providing…