Suggests organizing a course in modern literary criticism according to four basic approaches to literary structure. (TO)

Describes a center--a highly developed play space--to teach sensory concepts (up, down, in, out, above, below, sweet, sour, hot, cold, loud, soft, and others) to blind children. (Author/JF)

The author describes a model for counseling college freshmen from minority groups. The goal of this model is to assist a student in moving toward the realization and utilization of his potential. (RP)

Describes a workshop held in the summer of 1972 at Southern Connecticut State College, New Haven, Connecticut, to explore the issue, Dynamics of Intergroup Conflict.'' (DS)

Describes a project in which student discussions of social problems were videotaped and the tapes exchanged with schools whose student bodies had decidedly different ethnic compositions. (LS)

Caring for a pet can give handicapped children a new sense of responsibility and self-esteem. The value of pet therapy is discussed, and examples of the sometimes dramatic response of handicapped children who participate in such programs are cited. Guidelines for choosing a pet are included. (PP)

A format for half-day or weekend projects that permit physically and/or mentally disabled persons to participate in special dance programs on college campuses is presented. The programs would be conducted by university students, with faculty supervision. Suggestions for adapting dance activities to meet the needs of the disabled are included. (PP)

In three citizen advocacy programs for the mentally handicapped, bases for matching advocates and proteges, advocate activity patterns, and relationships between advocate activities and protege characteristics and perceived needs were studied. (Author/PHR)

The article describes the Designed Improvement Program for gifted and talented fourth through twelfth grade students. Sections address three types of enrichment activities based on the J. Renzulli Enrichment Triad Model: general exploratory activities, group training activities, and individual or small group investigation of real problems. (SBH)

Student responses to a program designed to promote interaction and understanding between severely handicapped and nonhandicapped fourth- through seventh-grade students are presented. The children spent three weekly recess periods with their handicapped peers and one to three weekly sessions in a discussion group attended by the regular class…

A model program for providing recreational and leisure services to special populations within the school system is described. (JMF)

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, teachers and parents use a kindergarten screening and academic readiness intervention program that nips potential learning problems in the bud. (Editor/SJL)