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Peer reviewedHausman, Bonnie – Educational Horizons, 1989
Missouri is the only state with a statutory mandate to provide parent education and family support services in every school district. Parents as Teachers is designed to enhance child development and scholastic performance by reaching out to families before a child is born. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Early Childhood Education, Parent Education, Parents as Teachers
Missouri Univ., St. Louis. Parents as Teachers National Center. – 1989
This report records the first decade (1981-1989) of the Parents As Teachers program of the School of Education at the University of Missouri at St. Louis. Documentation concerns: (1) implementation of a pilot project, New Parents As Teachers (NPAT), in four Missouri public school systems in 1981; (2) establishment of the Commissioner's Committee…
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal Government, Financial Support, Government Role
Winter, Mildred M. – 1988
Missouri's Parents as Teachers (PAT) program is a state-funded nontargeted early prevention service that is provided by all 543 school districts in the state. Professional educators involved in the program provide parents with the tools they need to effectively teach and nurture their young children. The PAT curriculum was designed to strengthen…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Government Role, Infants, Information Dissemination
Harvard Family Research Project, Cambridge, MA. – 1992
This booklet is part of a series on state-level family support and education policy published by the Harvard Family Research Project. It is based on a more detailed set of studies collected in "Innovative Models to Guide Family Support and Education Policy in the 1990s." Connecticut's Parent Education Support Centers program offers…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Educational Innovation, Educational Policy, Family Programs
Peer reviewedEhlers, Vicki L.; Ruffin, Micca – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
The Missouri Parents as Teachers project developed in response to a 1984 state mandate requiring parent education and serves about 85,000 families with children, ages birth through 4. Components include home visits, group meetings, and early childhood developmental screenings. Discussed are the project's historical perspective, project evaluation,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Home Instruction
Barry, Janet – 1986
Presented are numerous ideas for workshop and in-service activities designed to involve parents as team members in the planning and implementation of the Chapter 1, Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) programs of Missouri schools. Also provided are suggestions for parents to use to enhance their children's cognitive skills in…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Glossaries, Guidelines, Home Study
Download full textLevesque, Jeri; Hinton, Karen – 2001
This guide is designed to lead program planners through the course of building and implementing a family literacy program. It provides planning teams with an orientation to a four-component model of family literacy, community resources, planning strategies, examples of programs in Missouri, recent research findings, case study vignettes, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Check Lists, Community Programs
EFF Voice, 2002
This newsletter reports on the activities of Equipped for the Future (EFF), which is a National Institute for Literacy initiative. EFF helps Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients build the skills needed to balance work and home and make a successful transition to work. The article "EFF Frames Family Literacy Programs"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, American Indians
