Table of Contents
FROM THE EDITOR-
THIS EDITION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNAL: RESPONDING TO THE NEEDS OF YOUNG ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS

David Strahan
MOVING OUR STUDENTS BEYOND THE STANDARD AT EAST WILKES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dawn Longbottom, Charles Norman, Charlie Sealey, Becky Doran, Beth Hodges, Shannon Osborne, Chuck Hudson, Jeannie Jernigan, Jeffrey Johnson, Jodi Weatherman
APPLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL 2009 SCHOOL TO WATCH
Marcie Wilson
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELECTED LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL INCLUSIVE PRACTICES AMONG MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS IN NORTH CAROLINA
Mary A. Houser, Genniver Bell, Virginia Dickens, and Terence Hicks
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM COHERENCE AS A POSSIBLE LINK TO INCREASED STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Dustin Johnson
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES: MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION, STUDY SKILLS, AND HIGH STAKES TESTS
Marcee M. Steele
PRE-COLLEGE PROGRAM SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS’ DRAWINGS OF A SCIENTIST
Liddell Shannon
WHAT THEY DON’T KNOW CAN HURT THEM: PREPARING PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS FOR REAL WORLD STUDENTS
Tracy W. Smith, Wanda Calvert, Cogie Reed, Snyder, Kellie Johnson With contributions from Gayle Walden and Bob Tatum
Focus on Literacy
KNOWING AND TEACHING “THE LANGUAGE”
Johna Faulconer
FORTY PLUS YEARS OF TEACHING AND STILL GOING STRONG
Candy Beal
Call for Manuscripts for Fall 2010
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