Defines learning disabilities as disorders in one or more of the basic psychological processes involved in understanding or using spoken or written language (listening, thinking, reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic). Presents guidelines which assist parents and teachers in early detection of learning disabilities. (AH)

Discusses 10 rules of thumb for writing educational research reports that are concise and accessible. The principles include writing in terms of people, emphasizing the positive, editing for simplicity, and breaking any of the previously discussed rules when necessary. (HTH)

Suggests that selective recruitment for sociology courses is a necessity if educational objectives are to be met. Just as in organizations, effective recruitment of students for courses requires clear, advance communication of a course's goals and procedures and appropriate mechanisms for withdrawal and reallocation. (Author/KC)

Presents advice to the cooperating teacher. (SJL)

To make meetings more productive, administrators should define each meeting's purpose, use meetings for what groups do best (such as clarifying issues), rewrite agendas to emphasize meetings' goals, avoid regular meetings and meetings for the wrong purposes (like shifting blame), and eliminate unproductive or nonessential groups. (Author/RW)

Described is the method by which one school district developed a successful teacher center in only six months. (KC)

Outlines the major questions which should be considered by an individual purchasing commercially packaged software for use on a personal computer. (JL)

Offers suggestions, gleaned from editors of 14 reading and language arts journals, on how teachers may get their materials published. (FL)

Outlines a high school sculpture project using plaster and a vacuum forming machine. (SJL)

Presents a list of questions about costs and program needs that an educator should consider before purchasing a microcomputer. (SJL)

Performance tips for the jazz ensemble conductor. (SJL)

A set of suggestions the author uses in his graduate/undergraduate writing courses and when acting as a consultant for public and private organizations. (PD)

Presents 35 time-management techniques to help teachers efficiently organize their school duties, their paperwork, and their personal lives. (SJL)

Argues for a "zero-base" revision of school curricula in order to weed out poorly functioning components. Outlines procedures for carrying out such a revision at both the district and building levels. (WD)

Good writing skills will help executives to get a job, to gain promotions, to help others get hired or promoted, and to produce letters and memoranda. Executives should practice writing, take courses requiring essays, study good writers, record errors, set writing routines, and keep their writing structured. (RW)