Explores the acquisition of productive verbs and (spatial) agreement of American Sign Language (ASL) in the signing of two deaf children with hearing parents. The children, observed at two ages, initially showed markedly different developmental trends. Then their grammatical development converged, and they were able to suit ASL to the kind of…

Describes an instructional model for presenting students with opportunities to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate ideas through cooperative problem solving. Provides suggestions for implementation using examples from the author's classroom experiences. (MM)

Two children, aged six and nine, with moderate mental retardation were taught syntactic rules for combining known and unknown words into two-word utterances. The use of receptive teaching with imitation of the target phrase facilitated both generalized receptive learning and transfer to production in both subjects. (Author/JDD)

A series of study guides, which were developed to assist students in improving study and library skills, is reproduced for teachers' use. The guides cover test-taking skills; writing business letters; selecting a writing topic; plagiarism; developing search strategies; documentation; and locating dictionaries, periodical articles, books,…

Compares the comprehension skill development of capable readers in two basal reading series to the prescribed basal skill hierarchies. Suggests that teachers select reading material which has value as literature; assess readers' skills so that they do not study what they have already mastered; and match reading selections to the skills being…

Cites a need for problem-solving approaches and applications in counseling and outlines current problem-solving training programs and counseling interventions. Proposes a psychoeducational problem-solving workshop for total family participation which is based on D'Zurilla and Goldfried's model. Includes didactic presentations, role modeling, group…

The efficacy of task-related and interpersonal problem-solving training for enhancing junior high-school performance was examined with 48 difficult-to-teach, low-income, minority sixth-grade students. Half were randomly assigned to an intervention, the other half being used for control. Training was found to significantly improve grades and reduce…

Presents 16 ideas on in-service training contributed by child care directors across the nation. The ideas include weekly staff meetings, workshops, and training programs for new staff. (RJC)

Investigated whether consultees' problem definition skills could be enhanced by increasing their awareness of processes during consultation. Assigned undergraduates (N=195) to consultation with or without cognitive modeling or to control group. Results revealed that subjects in cognitive modeling group wrote better problem definitions and were…

During the past five years, East Islip (New York) School District has developed an outcome-based curriculum and instructional format focusing on student mastery of thinking skills. Connecting mastery learning with thinking skills provides a framework allowing students to make their own connections between instructional fragments, classroom…

Gifted underachievers at Leaside High School (Toronto, Ontario) are integrated into a program with more successful peers that is based on systematic skill development, supportive evaluation, and personal counseling. The program's integrated approach involves teaching math, English, science, and history core content along with enrichment activities…

Use of the library media collection can enhance gifted programing as students learn information-retrieval skills while completing student projects. Especially important areas of the library media collection include current events, literature, and biographical information. (PB)

A multicomponent self-management program was used to train 5 students (aged 14-16) with moderate/severe intellectual disabilities on instruction-following behaviors. The vocational skills training program included self-generated verbal prompts, picture cues, double instructions, and reinforcement. Results demonstrated that the program taught…

Books identified as especially interesting and challenging for elementary-level gifted students are reviewed, within four categories: books that challenge language development, encourage creative and imaginative powers, provide non-stereotyped role models, and provide how-to skill training in a variety of interest areas. Each title has an…

Provides a game to help develop the skill of estimating and making educated guesses. Uses facts about cows to explain some problems associated with the dairy industry. Includes cards and rules for playing, class adaptation procedures, follow-up activities, and availability of background information on humane concerns. (RT)