Data were based on questionnaire on how decisions were reached when child study teams were required to classify a child and there were conflicting opinions between professional groups. While majority vote and resolution by the psychologist accounted for the methods most often used in actual resolutions, there were great disagreements between…

A reading specialist describes a number of affective techniques that work in helping those students who display persistent patterns of withdrawn behavior. (Author)

It is felt that drawing progress is best achieved by art specialists working on repeated exposures rather than one-time lessons. This type of classroom research serves as a tool with which art educators can work with curriculum workers and administrators to improve art programs. (Author)

School librarians and school library programs critically need definition of their relationship to media specialists. All shoud be united in one organization, a division of ALA, to best meet the challenges of the present and future. The author's address at his inauguration as President, American Association of School Librarians (AASL), June, 1969.…

The Instructional, Cultural, and Resource Center at Southport High School, Indianapolis, with the aid of federal funds, serves the total instructional materials needs of a large high school and provides service to the entire township. (JS)

Report of a project completed by the Elementary School Physical Education Commission. (JB)

The proper person for the necessary job of teaching black children standard English is a specialist with a knowledge not only of language teaching but of the language and culture of the children being taught. Appears in "The Florida FL Reporter special anthology issue "Linguistic-Cultural Differences and American Education. (FWB)

Establishing the criteria and compiling the data for more meaningful definitions of the role of school library media personnel is only a part of the total process which may include observation, interview, questionnaire, record logs, task analysis, consensus and/or content analysis. (Author)

Based on an address given at an American Library Association preconference on the acquisition of materials for libraries (Atlantic City, June, 1969). A discussion of bibliographic control and distribution of audiovisual materials, along with ways to prepare librarians to function as media specialists. (JB)

A staff development specialist describes personal qualities demanded by that field: (1) a "watchbird" mentality, emphasizing self-awareness; (2) a clear sense of personal goals; (3) a sense of the mutuality of teaching and learning; and (4) willingness to take risks. Staff developers benefit from frequent returns to classroom teaching.…

Views problems facing school librarians and discusses media courses which library schools should offer to meet current demands made of media specialists. Competency-based education leading to certification and courses necessary to provide basic skills of librarianship are also discussed. Fourteen references are provided. (EJS)

Presents an intervention procedure that has proved effective in linking community-based treatment facilities with those in the court system with specialized needs. Outlines the roles, functions, and skills necessary for a counselor to work as a treatment specialist within the court system. (Author/JAC)

Examines the place of popular culture in the school library media center and the role of the library media specialist in integrating it into the curriculum. There are seven references. (Author/RAA)