A program is described that is designed to improve the cognitive planning abilities and social skills of students nine to 16 years old with behavior problems. Students learn the cognitive planning sequence of stop, plan, do, and check. (CL)

Eight group activities are presented to promote the emotional and social development of gifted and talented students. Guidelines stress the importance of modeling desired behaviors, using openings and closings, and dealing openly with conflict. (Author/CL)

A survey of how worksheets are used by groups of children in the British Museum (Natural History) is described. Arising from the survey, some guidelines are offered for those compiling worksheets for use with out-of-school activities. (Author)

Large group activities in which affection was discussed, modeled, and practiced were effective in increasing peer interaction of three isolate preschool children, two of whom were developmentally disabled. Activities were designed to lessen aversion to touching and to increase peer social approaches, smiling, and active affectionate physical…

The article provides an overview of programing and intervention strategies to meet the special needs of emotionally disturbed students. Guidelines are offered regarding structuring the classroom environment, managing behavior, and teaching psychosocial skills. (CL)

Guided design involves an instructor in developing a problem that students are expected to solve and then leading them, step by step, through the problem to its solution. This teaching method was used to help students explore how individuals, small groups, and then larger numbers of people in larger areas interact to form the Muncie (Indiana)…

This paper describes the Classroom Observation Form (COF), which was used to evaluate elementary and secondary school gifted education programs in Virginia and South Carolina. The study examined the nature of classroom practice and developed a database on the nature of classroom practice in multiple settings serving high ability learners across…

Questions whther writing skills develop naturally in children or require a systematic instructional approach based on analysis and practice. (RL)

Summarizes the most important implications coming from recent research into teaching behaviors in reading instruction, concluding that teachers whose behaviors are most characteristic of a specific approach are most effective. (RB)

Reports some of the interesting changes that have occurred since the introduction of Physical Science Study Committee (PSSC) in Victorian schools (Australia). The study indicated that, over a four year period, there have been changes in teachers' views about the physics course based on PSSC and in the teaching practices employed. (JR)

Teaching methods as perceived by the student are discussed. (MJM)