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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
Peer reviewedCannon, John R.; Callison, Priscilla L. – Science and Children, 1991
Discusses the use of answering machines to teach astronomy to students while they are home. Provides directions on prelesson instruction; how to prepare the taped lessons; parent involvement; and lesson implementation. (MDH)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary Education, Grade 4, Home Instruction
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
Peer reviewedGoldstein, Sue; Campbell, Frances A. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1991
Presented are the highlights of a study of educational intervention in the elementary grades that contained a parent-participation component. Included are eight tenets of parental involvement, sample activities, and an evaluation form for home activities. (KR)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Home Instruction, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedMcCormack, Alan J. – Science and Children, 1990
Described is a project which was designed to take advantage of the use of a videocassette recorder to produce science lessons which could be viewed by children and their parents at home. Examples of several home lessons are provided. Feedback for the program is discussed. (CW)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Home Instruction
Saide, Tom – 1983
The Queensland Primary Itinerant Teacher Service assists home tutors with the education of primary school children on correspondence education, supplementing the efforts of the Primary Correspondence School (PCS) and the Schools of the Air (SOTA). Primary means of service delivery is the home visit. The role of the itinerant teacher encompasses…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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
