An account of the collaboration among Geoffrey Pyke, Susan and Nathan Isaacs, and Evelyn Lawrence in their association with the innovative Malting House School of Cambridge, England. (SS)

Reports on observations of mathematics teaching in British infant and primary schools. Focuses on writings which have influenced recent education in Britain and on the use of materials in classroom activities. (SS)

Examines the purposes of student evaluation and how they influence the daily life of the classroom. Discusses feedback to students and parents, minimum competencies, classroom observations, formal tests, and self-evaluation. (SS)

Personalized account of the interactions among a retired teacher of reading, her daughter, and grandson, in regard to the grandson's reading development. (SS)

Highlights the concerns of eight international conference participants about reading and young children. (CM)

Provides guidelines for using classroom observation and feedback to improve teaching skills. (CM)

Discusses four elements involved in the formation of social policy. (MP)

Discusses definitions of early childhood education from the viewpoint of children, parents, teachers, and society, and identifies some current issues in early childhood education. (MP)

Presents recommendations for parents and educators who want to affect state policies and legislation for children. (MP)

Uses the authors' experiences in Texas to suggest some strategies that teachers and parents can use to affect the state legislative process. (MP)

Suggests some ways in which parents can use their power to affect school policy. (MP)

A state-of-the-art report on mathematics education in the elementary school. (MP)

Presents a stage-structure analysis of reading applicable to any method of reading a teacher might choose to use. (Author/MP)

Describes the effect of various kinds of stresses on the organization of children's thinking, and the uniqueness of children's individual responses to these stresses. (CM)