This unit on discussion skills was designed for junior high school students who have elementary discussion skills. The two primary student objectives are: (1) to be able to express themselves openly, but without hurting the feelings of other people; and (2) to improve their discussion skills. The 12 lessons in the unit focus on freedom of…

Speech and hearing therapists investigated the effectiveness of video taping as a multisensory approach to therapeutic procedures aimed at developing adequate communication skills for students with speech or hearing difficulties. They also studied the usefulness of such taping for parent counseling and inservice training of therapists and…

The Cranston (Rhode Island) Secondary School Curriculum Guides are intended to serve as a resource to teachers, students, department heads, guidance personnel, curriculum planners, and anyone else involved in curriculum planning. The guides are also useful for describing and communicating secondary curriculum goals to the public when such a need…