Back in the 1970s someone came up with a very good idea: provide specially-designed classes for students who have difficulty adjusting to the mainstream, staff the classes with teachers trained in nurturing and meeting the needs of these special students, and engage a range of educators, parents, and peers to create a supportive environment that is student-centered. According to Cooper (education, U. of Leicester) and Tiknaz (rising educational achievement, U. of Leicester) such nurture groups are effective in the classroom and in the home at bringing children with social, emotional, and behavioral needs closer to accepting educational and other experiences. Writing for educators and parents, they describe nurture groups and what school staff say about them, the role of caring people in nurture groups, selection of students for groups, research indications, models for analyzing problems situations and key messages for practitioners. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)