Mossie J. Richmond, Jr. responds to Keith Baker's criticisms directed at "Effects of Extended School Year" (Education, 97, 392-8), maintaining that Baker has criticized research and research methodology with which Baker has never come in contact. Richmond presents definitions, classifications, and rationale for his research methodology.…

A national survey was made of state departments of education regarding the categories (e.g., speech impaired, gifted) used to classify exceptional children. (DLS)

This biography of Alfred Kaiming Chiu emphasizes his contributions to the field of librarianship--a classification scheme for Chinese and Japanese books, building three libraries, training young Chinese American librarians. (JAB)

Attempts to ascertain whether class inclusion behavior is enhanced when children are first asked to compare the subclasses appearing in the class inclusion task and whether such an effect could be due to simple comparisons among the vocabulary terms differentiating the questions. Subjects were second, third, and fourth grade children. (BD/BR)

Describes an early-practice approach to research skills using activity work sheets, a technique that yields an immediate bonus because once they've been mastered most students can apply the skills smoothly to many areas of the curriculum. (Author/RK)

Reported is discussion of the biological effects of a new Panama canal. (BB)

Examines how a teacher in one Oxfordshire primary school lays the foundations for literacy. (Editor/RK)

Ferguson's concept of diglossia and its later extension and coupling with bilingualism is developed further into the concept of polyglossia with multilingualism by a discussion of various speech communities where these phenomena are in evidence. (Author/HP)

The Segal Interaction Analysis Scale (SIAS)--a categorization of verbal behaviors--is described and its uses indicated for promoting effective and productive group discussions. (MB)

Ways to provide the social advantages of the small group home with those of the larger institution are being utilized at one community-based residence serving 40 profoundly and severely mentally retarded children. (DB)

A group of student teachers and their subgroups were categorized on the basis of priorities assigned to expectations arrayed in a 60-item Q sort. Highest priority was attached to items reflecting direct and positive interaction with pupils. Based on lower level priorities, three types of student teachers were distinguished. (JC)

Provided is an activity for student-constructed dichotomous keys that requires nothing more than a pile of shoes. Examples and directions are given. (MA)

Two experiments with third to sixth grade children were undertaken to test three predictions derived from the assumption that children may fail to solve union problems because addition of classes is not implied when classes to be combined overlap. (SB)

Neurometric procedures devised to achieve the goals of neurometrics, detailed in this article are described. The results of research obtained from patients with neurological problems, discusses elderly persons with cognitive empairment, and children with learning disabilities are presented. (BT)

The relationship of personality to performance in sports activities appears to be limited. (MB)