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Thurston, Linda P. – Academic Therapy, 1989
Suggestions are offered for teaching parents how to tutor their children. Four steps are identified: (1) selection of tutoring materials; (2) basic tutoring instructions; (3) error correction procedures; and (4) record keeping and success charting. (DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Parent Education, Recordkeeping
Association for Children with Down Syndrome, Inc., Bellmore, NY. – 1986
This manual aims to help both teachers and family members maintain a coordinated program of educational principles and techniques to teach self-help skills to young Down Syndrome children both at school and at home. Section I focuses on general teaching techniques and strategies that can be used to teach many different skills, such as task…
Descriptors: Downs Syndrome, Early Childhood Education, Home Instruction, Learning Strategies
Pieterse, Moira; And Others – 1989
This boxed set includes eight booklets of home activities for early intervention for young children with developmental delays. The first book provides an introduction to the program and its implementation, lists 23 resources, describes a videotape which supplements the booklets, and includes a glossary. Book 2 covers how to select goals for the…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods
Moser, Susan E. – 1984
Intended to encourage parents to help their children acquire early reading skills at home, this paper provides a rationale and recommendations for early reading instruction. Following an introduction, the sections of the paper discuss (1) the historical background of beginning reading, (2) the benefits of early reading, (3) early reading case…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Reading, Family Influence, Home Instruction
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Cohn, Joanne – 1988
The parents' role as teacher is important to a child's learning process. Parents tutoring their children are advised to remain positive and patient, be aware of the child's feelings, keep the tutoring time short, select a quiet place away from distractions, use games and manipulative objects rather than more abstract experiences, etc. Informal…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Mathematics Instruction
Costello, Pat; And Others – 1991
This book serves as a guide for Australian parents who want to take an active role in the mathematics learning of their children. It presents material so that families will learn, think, and talk about mathematics. Many family-life lessons, such as weighing out ingredients for a cake or choosing the best route to the zoo, are presented. The book…
Descriptors: Algebra, Calculators, Computers, Decimal Fractions