Observation of behavior differences between 15 elementary school learning-disabled (LD) and 15 non-disabled girls in the regular classroom showed that LD girls spent less time doing schoolwork, that teachers did not spend more time interacting with LD girls, and that teachers responded less frequently to call-outs from LD girls. (Author/CB)

Relationships among social cognition, social interaction, and general cognition were studied in 109 three-year-old children. Social cognition was assessed by seven frequently used tests; general cognition was gauged by the McCarthy Scales of Children's Abilities. Social interaction was observed while each child played with a friend in a laboratory…

Mainstreaming programs (N=26) were evaluated for selection criteria, quality and quantity of mainstreaming time, and available support services. Among findings was that academic mainstreaming of hearing-impaired children was infrequent with such children not well integrated into classroom activities. Programs varied in such areas as availability…

Summarizes a sampling of theoretical and empirical research on play leadership in young children, and suggests ways in which teachers can encourage leadership or following behavior in their classes. (BB)

Children have a variety of reactions to a sibling birth that includes disruptions in their physical and psychological functioning as well as apparent growth in these same areas. Explores the variety of factors that influence reactions to the sibling's birth and the relationship between the siblings. (BJV)

Describes the changing social characteristics of early adolescence; provides research finding implications of the effects these changes have on the school climate and academic acheivement and offers suggestions to middle school educators who interact daily with early adolescents. (BB)

Notes that F.H. Anstey's children's novel "Vice Versa" is unusual for its day (1882) because it attacks Victorian fathers and insensitive boarding school teachers, and points out how cruel children can be to one another when maintaining their own power structures. (JC)

The concept of entrapment, viewed as a conceptual framework for social interaction skills training, is a behavioral process whereby newly acquired social responses come under the control of naturally occurring reinforcers, usually the social behavior of peers. Selection of target behaviors and intervention procedures to promote entrapment are…

Describes a joint special education, regular physical education, and peer-teaching program, Project PAIRS (Peer-Assisted Instruction in Recreational Skills), in south Texas. High school students worked with handicapped children to improve their water and communication skills. (BB)

Compares the parent-child interactions of rejected, neglected, and popular boys aged three, four, and five years, in a paradigm emphasizing physical play. Results indicate the importance of the regulation of affect for social competence and illustrate strong links between the parent and peer social system. (Author/RWB)

Discusses facilitative teaching, roles and relationships of teachers and students, and factors in the teaching environment that facilitate learning. Characteristics of facilitative teachers and factors that increase and decrease relevance of facilitation are outlined. Implications of facilitative teaching for training organizations, instructors,…

Examined differences in social and cognitive functioning of 38 divorced- and 42 intact-family preschool children enrolled in day care. Also explored relationships of environmental factors (such as family and community support and substitute child care) to child adjustment. Findings have implications for research and direct service to preschoolers…

Social studies education must provide social participation in a democratic community. Myths about cross-sex communication are examined, research findings on children's peer interactions are discussed, and strategies that social studies teachers can implement to increase cross-sex interaction in the classroom are suggested. (RM)

Association between maternal employment status and adolescent relations with parents, sibling, and peers was investigated. Males had more arguments with their mothers and siblings when their mothers worked. The need to take a family system perspective in order to understand the relationship between maternal employment and adolescent development…

Studied relations between preschool children's characteristics at home assessed from maternal interviews and behavior in preschool as recorded in direct observations. Many characteristics assessed at home were related in a predictable way to behavior in preschool. Some differences between boys and girls and between firstborns and secondborns were…