Describes a three-phase national study examining the concepts of cooperative library ventures and combined libraries to determine which institutional structure had the most potential for improving school and public library services in the state. (CMV)

Recommends that more study be given to the supervision of school library media programs to begin to establish better communication and support within the programs. (CMV)

Ideas to aid the classroom teacher include integration of emphasis on reading into health education; definitions pertinent to contemporary health education; teaching students to read food labels; identification of implications of scientific advances such as test tube reproduction; and a card game to teach food groups to middle school children.…

A discussion is given of the techniques for and advantages of using teaching aids based on the "rotogram." (MK)

Traces the path of weather forecasts from the time they are made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration until the time they are received by the public through the mass media. The purpose of the article is to provide geography teachers with basic information on weather forecasts, interpretation of forecast terms, and indications…

The experience of nontraditional learning events, such as a day in a graveyard, can prove beneficial to elementary school students and education undergraduates alike. (LH)

Discusses the purposes, trends, problems, and implications of the media attitude research published in AV Communication Review during its 25 years. Abstracts are included for 68 such studies and references are cited directing the reader to studies originally published elsewhere but abstracted in AVCR.

A description is given of a computer-assisted instruction program on polymer properties in chemistry. (MK)

Summarizes some of the currently available computer teaching media and illustrates the integration of computers with other audiovisual techniques by reference to PLATO. (Author/CMV)

Describes the development of an audiovisual portfolio, consisting of a student teaching notebook, slide narrative presentation, audiotapes, and a videotape-- valuable for prospective teachers in job interviews. (CMV)

Describes the implementation of a university chemistry department's learning aids laboratory, including costs, basic equipment needed, and the services offered by the lab, such as audiotapes, filmloops, television facilities, and programmed texts. (MLH)

After several years of involvement with deaf and hearing-impaired students, numerous supportive projects have been developed for business students enrolled in typing, copy processing (duplicating), and machine calculation courses. (TA)

Language games, adapted to the age of the learners, are seen as a powerful means of motivation. Several such games are described; language phenomena contained therein are discussed. Finally, some available collections of language games are listed. (IFS/WGA)

This article describes video-based vocabulary lessons that were used with 10 fourth-grade students with learning disabilities. The video programs were used as an "anchor" or "situation" for creating a realistic context for learning. Vocabulary was enriched by providing contextual information, introducing new vocabulary words,…

This article urges establishment of an infrastructure to promote reform in the design, adoption, selection, and implementation of high quality commercial technology, media, and materials (TMM) to benefit all students, especially students identified as learning disabled. Four "brutal" market realities suggest that the emphasis must be on quality…