Reviews research related to the following questions: (1) Can economic concepts be taught to young children and, if so, which concepts should be taught? (2) How is young children's knowledge of economic concepts best measured? (3) And what materials and instructional techniques are available for teaching economics to young children? (Author/RH)

Uses a review of literature to explain the inaccuracy and inappropriateness of routine kindergarten screening for potential first-grade learning problems for purposes of placement in kindergarten or first grade. (Author/BB)

Reviews research on handwriting instruction that focuses on these questions: (1) Do learners need particular writing instruments and paper? (2) Should educators encourage students to trace or copy? and (3) How can educators evaluate learners' writing? Offers implications and suggestions for handwriting instruction. (BB)

Reviews research concerning the effects of retention of kindergarten and first grade students and alternatives to such retention. (BB)

Reviews literature comparing traditional manuscript alphabets to slanted manuscript alphabets and finds insufficient evidence to support requiring kindergarten, first-, and second-grade children to learn the slanted manuscript alphabet. Notes that since many children enter school knowing how to form their letters in the traditional style, learning…