This workbook on talking, listening, and communicating (TLC) furnishes curriculum materials for the elementary-secondary school teacher planning small group affective education activities. The workbook is divided into six sections: (1) teacher preparation--techniques for building a sense of groupness; (2) group preparation--helping members to know…

Each of the five sections in this book deals with one of the five major components in a diagnostic/prescriptive model of classroom reading instruction: instructional purpose, evaluation, materials, methods, and classroom management. Articles in the "Instructional Purpose" section discuss the affective component of instruction and the relationship…

Teacher training is the key to implementing psychological education for children. The author presents a description of a teacher workshop in psychological education. (HMV)

Part of the "Teaching Young People to be Critical Series," this booklet defines and analyzes humor for children in light of theories of philosophers Ludwig Wittenstein and John Dewey. Intended for individual or small group work, the objectives are threefold: reading improvement, reading enjoyment, and student involvement in making the leap from…

As the first in a four-volume final report of a Right to Read preservice, competency-based modular reading specialist project, this volume contains a guide for the project implementor and a description of the first component of the project entitled, "Reading/Language Arts, K-12." The implementor guide discusses the philosophy,…

Research has increasingly been oriented toward non-cognitive objectives, such as social relationships, anxiety, achievement motivation, and attitudes toward school. Sociometric techniques have been used as a graphic representation of choice of partner, with an intuitive interpretation, the teacher having no objective standards for assessing the…

The goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program operated by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia were to provide disadvantaged children with supplemental instructional services to improve their performance in reading and mathematics and to support their affective and psychomotor development. Almost 15,000 students…

This booklet is intended as the basis for one or more presentations to a group of people about to be involved in curriculum planning. It includes 34 transparency masters, a written script, and some suggested handouts. All aspects of curriculum development are explored with examples and suggestions for modification to meet specific program needs.…

Film may be used in the classroom as a mental health intervention, offering a child with dilemmas, fears, or minor personality and social maladjustments an alternative means to mobilize his inner resources through expanding his acceptable models and coping strategies. Teachers using film in the classroom for this type of affective intervention…

The task group report presented in this publication is one of a series prepared by eminent psychologists who have served as consultants in the U.S. Office of Education-sponsored grant study to conduct a Critical Appraisal of the Personality-Emotions-Motivation Domain. In order to achieve the goal of identifying important problems and areas for new…

Counselors can perform an invaluable service to teachers by leading teacher groups. Teacher groups have repeatedly demonstrated their ability to help beginning and experienced teachers significantly improve their attitudes in the affective domain. Teachers find that changing their attitudes creates an easier, more positive working relationship…

Social psychological research in education has focused mainly on the investigation of those variables that may influence academic achievement. However, the school functions as an agent of socialization, and, therefore, it seems reasonable to suggest that social reactions should also be investigated as an outcome of the schooling process. The…

At the fall convention of the Southern Association for Counselor Educators and Supervisors a program was presented which took a view of counselor education as therapeutic process. This program invited counselor educators to examine and discuss the following statements: (1) Individuals, particularly teachers, enter guidance and counseling programs…

Artist-teachers, administrators, and other educators will find the elementary and secondary guidelines useful in formulating the objectives and methods of teaching the performing arts. The underlying assumption is that providing children with opportunities to observe, listen, and react to exciting performances leads to educational experiences,…

This program, included in "Effective Reading Programs...," serves 1,674 students in grades 9-12, about 70 percent of whom are black. The program began in 1971 and consists of communication classes, one-semester courses that provide self-pacing, success-oriented instruction in reading for 50 minutes each day. The content is organized into…