Notes the absence of articles about poetry in journals and other publications, reflects on the poetry available for children, and urges teachers to include more poetry in the classroom. Concludes with a selected bibliography of poetry written for children. (HOD)

Poetry is an effective, creative tool in counseling. This article enumerates advantages of using poetry and poetic methods and mentions techniques for incorporating the poem as a whole or in part. Ways of creating poetic awareness in counseling are emphasized. Guidelines for when to use poetry in counseling are suggested. (Author)

Lists and annotates eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. (GT)

Presents two teaching methods that lend structure to the teaching of poetry writing. (MAI)

Lists new books for children according to age groups and the following categories: picture books, poetry and drama, nonfiction, and Spanish books. (JM)

Lists new paperback books and indicates if and when the original edition was reviewed in this journal. (JM)

Describes methods for increasing the reading fluency of slow readers; presents a step-by-step method for developing fluency through oral reading. (MAI)

Lists works by and about Ishmael Reed, grouped according to the following categories: editions and reviews of novels, books of poetry, non-fiction, and anthologies; short fiction; poetry; essays; book reviews; printed remarks; miscellaneous publications; and biography and criticism. (GW)

Suggests that the assumption that the theme of anti-rationalism in Jones is an attack on reason as such and that such a theme rests on an exclusive commitment to the irrational needs to be tested. (Author/AM)

Suggests some creative ideas in a number of learning areas for elementary education. (RK)

Discusses the poetry of Canada's native peoples and argues that it deserves a place in the English curriculum. (AA)

Describes a presentation of lyric poetry in English (as a foreign language) classes, using filmstrips and a daylight projector. The aim is to develop a procedure for interpretation. The article shows how one can examine the various "strata" of a poem, differentiating according to intrinsic and extrinsic structures. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Discusses ways to teach modern plays and poetry, using a reader response approach that makes the works more accessible to students. (HTH)

Shows how poetry can be used to bridge the gap between social studies and the humanities. Demonstrates that poems about Japan can provide a more comprehensive understanding of Japanese history, culture, and psychology than could the objective truths provided by social studies in that area. Includes a lesson outline and several poems. (AEM)

Poses the theory that Yeats' poems can be viewed as a "book" that tells a story, the narrating persona being a fictive projection of Yeats the poet. (JC)