GROUPING, comprehensive plans ABILITY of, 614-20, 621-25, 626-30: of slow learn- ing children, 437, 444, 449, 451, 458-59, 464, 474-75, 615, 617, 626-30, 631-32; of superior children, 383-87, 388-90, 397-98, 407-08, 409, 423-24, 615, 617; tests as basis for, 296-97, 313-14, 320-23, 880, 389-90, 398, 614-15; to facilitate ad- justment of transient children, 553-54 ; within heterogeneous classes, 335, 341- 42: within primary grades, 335, 341-42, 415. See also Grouping of pupils, Meas- urement, Organization, and _ Special classes ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, as. basis for selection of school leaders, 416-17; im- provement in, thru individual guidance, 313-15, 329-30: of slow-learning chil- dren, 456-57; of superior children, 404, 406, 413; program for testing, 614-15; ways of measuring, 276-77 Activiry Units, for developing attitudes and appreciations, 371-73; for person- ality development, 356-60; for slow- learning children, 440-42, 461-63 ; for su- perior children, 385-86, 392-94, 399-402 ; stressing adequate food and rest, 537-40 ; stressing personal cleanliness, 540-43 ; writing group poems, 343-48. See also Creative activities, and Social studies ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION, demo- cratic procedures in, 6438-44; of ability grouping, 614-20, 621-25; of classes for physically handicapped children, 497-98 ; of classes for slow-learning children, 449-51; of enrichment classes, 407-11, 4138-14; of program for measurement and conservation of hearing, 504-06; of program for remedial reading, 475, 631- 38; of program for retarded upper-grade pupils, 626-30; of speech program, 639- 42. See also Ability grouping, Grouping of pupils, Organization, and Promotion ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, 474-80 AMSTERDAM, NEW York, 574-79 ARBUCKLE, MABEL, 422 Arts. See Visual arts, and Creative activi- ties ATTITUDES AND APPRECIATIONS, changes in, of underprivileged children, 550-51; de- velopment of, in light of individual needs, 370-76; in classes for slow-learn- ing children, 451-52, 617, 619; in classes for superior children, 402-03 BAcoNn, CLARA SPRINGSTEED, 574 BAKER, Harry J., 530 3ALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 437-42 3ASIC SKILLS, arithmetic, 338-39, 439, 446, 461, 519; English; 438-39; in classes for slow-learning children, 438- 39, 445-46, 454-55, 460-61; in classes for superior children, 392, 399; in school for crippled children, 523-24; in- dividualizing instruction in, 3835-37; measurement of achievement in, 276-77. See also Reading 3AXTER, EDNA DorotHy, 355 BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 407-15 BLAIR, GLENN MYERS, 380 BLIND AND PARTIALLY-SEEING CHILDREN, general provisions for, 495; responsi bilities of regular class teachers for, 499-500; special classes for, 484-85 INDEX BLock, VIRGINIA LEE, 560 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 320-25 BRESNEHEN, ELLA L., 320 BROOKLYN, NEw York, 515-20 BRUCE, CLARIBEL E., 349 BURLESON, BOLETTA A., 580 SUTLER, ISABEL McCook, 489 CARDIOPATHIC CHILDREN, general provi- sions for, 487, 494; responsibilities of regular class teachers for, 502; special classes for, 515-20 CASE STUDIES, in developing attitudes and appreciations, 374-76; in piano class in- struction, 350-53: of maladjusted chil- dren, 315-19, 328, 562-64, 576-79, 581- 83, 585-87, 604-09: of slow-learning children, 451, 465, 629-30: of superior children, 412-13, 482-33; showing effect of rest program, 511-14, 597-602 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 416-21 CLASSIFICATION OF PupPpILsS. See Ability grouping, Grouping of pupils, and Measurement CLEVELAND, OHnI0, 397-406 CLuBs, for developing personality, 360-61 : for superior children, 3838-84; reading, 475 CocHRAN, EpitxH, 428 COMMITTEES, for superior children, 416- 21; in homerooms, 363-69 COMMUNITY, agencies aiding crippled chil- dren, 486, 524-25; agencies cooperating with the school, 288-89, 455, 534-35, 550, 555; agencies providing health services, 492-96; in relation to under- privileged children, 534-35, 546-47, 550, 555; relation of school guidance de- partment to other agencies in, 565. See also Environment Connor, Mary L., 363 CREATIVE ACTIVITIES, class newspaper, 871, 373-74; for children with behavior problems, 569-70; for slow-learning children, 440-42, 452-53, 461-63; for superior children, 394-96, 401-02, 409- 11; in visual arts, 424-27; writing group poems, 343-48. See also Activity units CRIPPLED CHILDREN, responsibilities of regular class teachers for, 501; school for, 521-26; special classes for, 486 CURRICULUM, enrichment of regular, for superior children, 382-84, 414-15; in cardiopathic classes, 517-19; in special classes for superior children, 391-96, 398-402; infusion of guidance into, 306- 07; special, for slow-learning children, 437-42, 444-47, 451-55, 460-64 DANIELSON, Cora LEB, 388 DreAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN, in- struction in lip reading for, 485-86, 494, 506-07, 508; measurement and conserva- tion of hearing, 504-06; responsibilities of regular class teachers for, 500-01, 506-07 ; special classes for, 485-86, 506, 507-08 DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, 497-98 DEMING, LEON J., 621 DENVER, COLORADO, 343-48, 536-43 DetTrROIT, MICHIGAN, 422-27, 603-10, 631-38 DIAGNOSTIC AND REMEDIAL PRACTICES, for correcting speech disorders, 487, 524; in arithmetic, 338-39, 439, 446, 461; in guidance and adjustment of pupils, 308 11, 565-66, 569-73, 576-79, 581-87; in [ 733 ] 734 ELEMENTARY ScHOOL PRINCIPALS reading, 324-25, 337-38, 460, 466-73, 476-80, 603-09, 631-38; in school for crippled children, 523-24; with children possessing fatigue susceptibility, 591- 601; with physically irregular children, 489-96 ELIZABETH, New Jersey, 488 ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, 355-62 ENVIRONMENT, influences of, on _ child, 281-83, 428, 573; methods of studying child’s, 283-88; of underprivileged chil- dren, 531-32, 534-35, 544-45; role of, in producing individual differences, 247-50. See also Community FIKE, IRENE ALLEN, 313 Foster, RicHarp R., 229 FRANKLIN, BEATRYCER, 474 FREEMAN, FRANK §&., 235 FresH Arr Rooms, for generally under- privileged children, 544-51; for physi- cally handicapped children, 509-14; for undernourished children, 495-96 FRIESNER, GLADYS M., 509 GALVIN, CECELIA, 228, 229 GATES, ARTHUR I., 466 GIFTED CHILDREN. See Superior children, and Special abilities GLENCOR, ILLINOIS, 305-12 Goetz, PeEarRL W., 437 GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, 335-42 GREENBERG, BENJAMIN B., 449 GROUPING OF PUPILS, for experiment in personality development, 355-57, 361-62; for piano instruction, 349-50; in fresh air rooms, 509-10; into homeroom com- mittees, 363; with cardiac difficulties, 515-17; with crippling handicaps, 521- 22; with hearing difficulties, 506-08; with various physical handicaps, 497-98, 509-10, 589-90; within class of under- privileged children, 549. See _ also Ability grouping, and Measurement GuIpANce. See Individual guidance HarTILui, Rurus M., 458 HEALTH, activities for underprivileged children, 536-43 ; diagnostic and remedial program in, 489-96; fresh air rooms as contribution to, 511-14; in relation to mental development, 253-54; of children with social and cultural handicaps, 544- 46, 550; promotion of, in a rural school system, 326-27. See also Medical exami- nation, Personality adjustment, and Undernourished children HEREDITY, and genetic theory, 244-45; role of, in producing individual differences, 245-47 HETEROGENEOUS CLASSES, children with speech defects in, 502-03; creative ex- pression in, 343-48; crippled children in, 501; delicate children in, 502; develop- ing attitudes and appreciations in, 370- 76; enrichment for superior children in, 382-84, 414-15; for piano instruction, 349-54; hard-of-hearing pupils in, 494, 500-01, 506-08; homeroom committees in, 363-69 ; individualized instruction in, 335-42; partially-seeing children in, 499-500; personality development in, 355-62 HOLLINSHEAD, MERRILL T., 484 HouMes, Eruer E., 343 HoMEROOMS, committees in, to meet indi- vidual needs, 363-69 Hupson, Jess S., 228, 229 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, 509-14, 521-26 INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, causes of, 243- 54; educational implications of, 254-56; helping teachers to recognize, 643-50 ; in physical characteristics, 260-64 ; in piano class, 350-51; nature and extent of, 236-38; variations within same _ indi vidual, 238-43, 273-74 INDIVIDUAL GUIDANCE, basic philosophy of, 805-07, 420-21, 560-61, 569-73; case- study procedures, 283-88, 292-93, 323- 24, 565-66, 574-76; comprehensive pro- grams of, 305-12, 313-19, 320-25, 326-31, 560-66; helping teachers to give, 294, 568-69, 580-88, 609-10, 643-50; in de- veloping attitudes and appreciations, 870-76; in rural schools, 326-31; record ing information for use in, 287-88, 295- 363-69, 443-48, 300, 3808-10, 583-84; thru homeroom committees, 363-69; use of tests in, 295-97, 309-10, 313-14, 320-23, 593-94. See also Case studies, Diagnostic and remedial practices, Measurement, Meth- ods of instruction, and Personality ad- justment INTELLIGENCE AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, as basis for grouping pupils, 380, 388 90, 397-98, 408, 437, 444, 449, 458, 615, 621; as factor in individualizing instruc- tion, 254-56; causes of individual dif- ferences in, 243-54; individual analysis of, 273-74; measurement of, 275-79, 593-94; nature of, 242-43 ; of underprivi- leged children, 545. See also Measure- ment, Slow-learning children, and Su- perior children INTERMEDIATE GRADES, 320-25, 329, 345- 48, 355-62, 370-76, 383-84, 391-96, 399- 402, 404-06, 409-11, 416-21, 437-48, 458-80, 614-19, 621-25 JACOB, WALTER, JR., 229 JERSEY City, NEw JERSEY, 504-08 KAWIN, Erur., 305 LANGUAGE ARTS. See Basic skills, Creative activities, Reading, and Speech disorders LEARNED, Roy E., 552 LELAND, BERNICE, 631 LIND, NELLIE V., 228 LORETAN, Joseru O., 458 Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, 388-96, 580-88, 589-602 Lucas County, OnI0, 326-31 MAHONEY, AGNES, 443 MALADJUSTED CHILDREN. See adjustment MATERIALS AND Equipment, for cardio- pathic children, 502, 517; for children with visual deficiencies, 484-85, 499-500; for crippled children, 501, 524; for deaf and hard-of-hearing children, 485-86, 500-01, 504-08 ; for development of indi- vidual child, 644; for school orchestra, 431-32; for self-teaching, 339-40; in classes for slow-learning children, 460 McC toy, C. H., 260 MEASUREMENT, and interpretation of phy sical status, 264-71, 490-92; instruments for mental, 275-79 ; observation of motor reactions during mental, 593-94: of capacities, interests, and achievements, Personality \di- 48, $3- 6; in no of, dli- of, se- ‘0- INDEX 735 273-80, 553; of changes in age-grade status, 621-25; of effectiveness of ability grouping, 619-20; of effectiveness of special classes for superior children, 404, 406; of hearing, 485, 500-01, 504-06; of needs of underprivileged children, 546- 47; of personality improvement, 361-62 ; of reading ability, 466-73, 476-77; sug- gestions for schools in relation to phy- sical, 271-72; use of test results, 296-97, 313-14, 320-23, 355-56, 389-90, 614-15, 632 Mecker, H. H., 626 MEDICAL EXAMINATION, 264-71, 326-27, 490-92, 504-06. 510, 536-37, 555, 594 MEMBERSHIP LIST, Department of Ele- mentary School Principals, 664-732 MENTAL ABiILiITy. See Intelligence and mental development MENTAL HEALTH. See Personality adjust- ment MENTALLY RETARDED CHILDREN. See Slow- learning children METHODS OF INSTRUCTION, for crippled children, 523-24; in arithmetic, 338-39, 461; in cardiopathic classes, 519-20; in classes for slow-learning children, 451- 55, 460-63; in classes for superior chil- dren, 391-96; in piano class, 349-54; in reading, 337-38, 460, 467-73, 477-80, 634; in visual arts, 424-27; individu- alized, 254-56, 335-42 MEUSEY, LORAINE, 370 MILLER, ELVENA, 639 Moore, T. E., 614 Music, composed by children, 395; measurement of ability in, 277-78; piano class instruction, 849-54; school or- chestra for gifted children, 428-33 New York City, 449-65, 544-51, 567-73 Norris, Dorotuy E., 397 OBENCHAIN, I. R., 407 OLSON, WILLARD C., 290 OpeN AIR Rooms. See Fresh air rooms ORGANIZATION, of classes for cardiopathic children, 516-20; of classes for physi- cally handicapped children, 497-98; of elasses for slow-learning children, 443- 44, 449-51, 458-60; of classes for su- perior children, 388-90, 397-98, 407-12; of committees in homerooms, 363-69; of fresh air rooms, 509-11; of occupa- tional classes. 437-38; of program for adjustment of behavior problems, 564- 65; of program for retarded upper-grade pupils, 626-30; of program in visual arts, 423-24; of pupils for self-directed study, 339; of school councils, 417-19; of school for crippled children, 521-22; of school orchestra, 431. See also Ability grouping, and Grouping of pupils. ORGANIZATIONS OF PRINCIPALS, local, 653- 57; sectional, 657-62; state, 662-63 Oyster Bay, New York, 621-25 PARENTS, cooperation with school, 428-30, 490-91, 494-95, 505, 510, 535, 538, 542- 43, 550; guidance conference with child and, 592-93; interviews with teachers, 308-09 ; of maladjusted children, 571-72 ; reports from, regarding children with fatigue susceptibility, 591 PARKER, ISABEL, 603 PENNSYLVANIA STATE DEPARTMENT OF Pusiic INSTRUCTION, 648-50 Perry, SARAH M., 326 PERSONALITY ADJUSTMENT, and reading disability, 603-10; fatigue susceptibility as factor in poor, 589-602; goals of, 311-12; guidance in, 294, 315-19, 458- 65, 560-88; in rural school program, 327-29; in two sixth-grade classes, 355- 62; major causes of poor, 562-64, 608- 09; of nervous children, 583-85, 590-91 ; of physically handicapped children, 484- 87, 497-98, 508, 511-14; of slow-learn- ing children, 443, 451-52, 455-56, 464- 65; of superior children, 412-13, 432-33, 585-87: of teacher, 568-69; of transient children, 554-56; of underprivileged children, 530-35, 550-51; principles of, 290-91, 569-73, 609-10; studying specific problems in, 292-93, 569-79, 580-602; teacher's attitude toward child’s, 291-92, 535, 568-69, 574-76, 581, 585-86; thru school orchestra, 432-33 PHILLIPS, JOSEPH, 515 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, in relation to mental development, 253-54; irregular, 489-90 ; measurement and interpretation of, 264-71; responsibilities of regular class teachers for identifying irregular, 498-503 ; types of differences in, 260-64. See also Medical examination, and Phys- ically handicapped children PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN, diag- nostic and remedial program for, 489- 96; fresh air rooms for, 509-14; respon- sibilities of regular class teachers for, 498-503; special classes for, 497-98; types of provisions for, 484-88. See also separate headings for various types of physically handicapped children PINKSTON, Eva G., 22 PRIMARY GRADES, 320-24, 329, 335-45, 443- 48, 458-65, 537-438, 614-16, 621-25, 641- 42 Prosects. See Activity units PROMOTION OF PUPILS, from occupational classes, 442; in classes for slow-learning children, 450-51, 464; rapid, 381-82; special procedures in, 621-30 Race AND NATIONALITY, in relation to mental ability, 250-52; of under-privi- leged children, 548, 544; special curricu- lum for retarded Negro children, 458-65 READING, achievement in, as basis for grouping, 615; characteristics requiring examination at end of third grade, 466; disability and personality problems, 603- 10; for slow-learning children, 439-40, 445-46, 456-57, 460, 466-73, 474-80, 531-38; in class of underprivileged chil- dren, 548-49; remedial methods in, 324- 25, 337-38, 460, 466-73, 476-80, 608-09, 631-38 ; unsupervised, 340-41 Recorps AND Reports, in classes for mentally retarded children, 459; in remedial reading program, 633, 634, 635-37 ; in studying personality develop- ment, 575-76; intelligent use of, 295- 301; items found on newer types of, 300-01; nature of adequate, 648; per- taining to child’s environmental back- 736 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS ground, 287-88; sources of data for cumulative, 308-09 REMEDIAL METHODS. remedial practices. REST AND RELAXATION, effects of, on chil- dren in fresh air rooms, 511-14; for eardiopathie children, 518-19; for chil- dren possessing fatigue susceptibility, 595-97; for transient children, 555; for underprivileged children, 539-40 RETARDED Pupi.s. See Slow-learning chil- dren RICHARDSON, H. R., 474 RICKARD, GARRETT FE., 416 RIKER, JEANETTE, 521 ROCHESTER, New York, 349-54, 489-96 ROSENSON, LILLIAN, 544 Rurat ScuHoors, individual guidance in, 326-31 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, 552-56 St. LOvIS, MISSOURI, 626-30 SALEM, OREGON, 370-76 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 428-33 SCARSDALE, NEw York, 313-19 ScuHMITT, CLARA, 589 Science, for slow-learning children, 447; for superior children, 392-94 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, 564-66, 639-42 SEGEL, Davip, 273 SELECTION OF PupPiLs. See Ability group- ing, Grouping of pupils, and Measure- ment Sex, in relation to abilities and interests, 252-53 SILVERMAN, ESTELLE L., 567 SKEEN, BEARNICE, 370 SKILLS. See Basic skills SLOW-LEARNING CHILDREN, remedial read- ing for, 324-25, 337-38, 439-40, 445-46, 456-57, 460, 466-73, 474-80, 608-09, 631- 38; special classes for, 325, 437-42, 443-48, 449-57, 458-65, 474-80, 615-19; special classification and promotion of, in upper grades, 626-30 SocraL Stupies, units for developing atti- tudes and appreciations, 371-73; units for slow-learning children, 440-42, 446- 47, 461-63; units for superior children, 385-86, 392-94, 409-10; units in class of underprivileged children, 548-49 SocIALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. See Personality adjustment, and Underprivi- leged children SreciaL ABILITIES, fostering, thru rural school program, 331; measurement of, 277-79; of slow-learning children, 452- 53; providing for children gifted in visual arts, 422-27; school orchestra for children gifted in music, 428-33; utiliza- tion of, to correct behavior problems, 569-70; variations in, within same indi- vidual, 238-43. See ‘also Superior chil- dren SpeciAL CLAsses, for blind and partially seeing children, 484-85 ; for cardiopathic children, 515-20; for crippled children, 486, 521-26; for deaf and hard-of-hear- ing children, 485-86, 506, 507-08; for physically handicapped children in gen- eral, 484-88, 494-95, 497-98, 509-14; for slow-learning children, 325, 437-42, See Diagnostic and 443-48, 449-57, 458-65, 474-80, 615-19; for superior children, 325, 384-87, 388- 96, 397-406, 407-14, 422-27, 615-19; in speech correction, 486-87, 494-95 SPEECH DISORDERS, among hard-of-hearing children, 507; general provisions for children with, 486-87, 494-95; reorganiz- ing a program for correction of, 639-42; responsibilities of regular class teachers for children with, 502-03 STRANG, RuTH, 281 Srreitz, Ruta, 295 STUART, CECILIA UNZICKER, 643 SUPERIOR CHILDREN, acceleration of, 381- 82; definition of, 380; enrichment for, in regular classes, 382-84, 414-15 ; placed in charge of a school’s affairs, 416-21; providing for, in visual arts, 422-27; school orchestra for, 428-33; special classes for, 325, 384-87, 388-96, 397- 406, 407-14, 422-27, 615-19; studying maladjustments of, 585-87 SUPERVISION. See Administration supervision SWEET, MAYME, 536 TEACHERS, attitudes of, toward children’s behavior, 291-92, 535, 568-69, 574-76, 579, 581, 588; guidance and stimulation of, 568-69, 643-50; in fresh air rooms, 510-11; of cardiopathic children, 517; pre-service training and selection of, 649-50; professional study groups for, 645-46; qualifications of, for piano classes, 354; qualifications of, for slow- learning children, 459-60; qualifications of, for superior classes, 390-91 ; responsi- bilities of regular, for physically handi- capped children, 490-92, 498-503; spe- cial, for speech correction, 487, 488, 494- 95, 503, 640-41; special, of Braille, 484; special, of lip reading, 494, 506-07, 508; treatment of problem children by, 576-79, 583-87, 609-10; visiting, for physically handicapped children, 487-88; work of remedial, 314-15, 474-80, 609 TEACHING METHODS. See Methods of in- struction TENNY, JOHN W., 497 TESTS AND TESTING. See Measurement TRANSIENT CHILDREN, adjustment of, 552 56. See also Underprivileged children TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 614-20 UNDERNOURISHED CHILDREN, care of, 495- 96; class project stressing food and rest for, 537-40; fresh air rooms for, 509-14; from transient families, 555; problems of, 487, 532. See also Health, Physically handicapped children, and Underprivi- leged children UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN, istics and needs of, 530-35, 544-46; health activities for, 536-43; school program for, 544-51. See also Transient children, and Undernourished children UrrPer GRADES, 320-23, 325, 329, 363-69, 382, 409-10, 416-21, 443-48, 466-80, 525- 26, 621-30 VisvaL ARTS, measurement of ability in, 277-79: providing for children with unusual ability in, 422-27 WaLsH, Sara A., 504 WEBSTER, ELISABETH, 335 WILLS, VIVIAN W., 428 WILSON, IRVIN A., 230 and character- 388- ; in ring ions nsi- ndi- spe- hool ient lren 3-69, 025- in, vith