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Murphy, Linda, Ed.; DellaCorte, Suzanne, Ed. – Special Parent/Special Child, 1986
The six 1986 issues of this newsletter for parents of handicapped children contain lead articles with the following titles: "Understanding Psychological Tests" (includes intelligence tests, achievement tests, personality tests and parental do's and don'ts); "Sex Education for the Special Person" (e.g., purpose of sex education, parental do's and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Child Rearing, Disabilities, Learning Activities
Murphy, Linda; Della Corte, Suzanne – Special Parent/Special Child, 1989
This article discusses how to determine the learning style of a child with learning problems and how to use the information to maximize the child's potential. Assessing the child's learning style begins with close observation in a variety of settings, which provides a generalized idea of the child's behavior. This is followed up by categorizing…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Learning Disabilities
Durkin, Lisa L., Ed.; Miller, Sandy, Ed. – Everyday TLC: Teaching, Learning, Caring, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of weekly newsletters for 2002, organized by month, for family child care providers. Each theme-based newsletter contains: (1) creative activities for use with mixed-age groups of 2- to 5-year-olds; (2) ideas on guiding behavior, organization tips, and a Monthly Planning Calendar; (3) special sections for infants and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Family Child Care
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1983
Three articles offer parents suggestions on how to make television a positive experience for their children. An editorial introduces the following themes basic to all the articles: type and amount of television viewing should be regulated by parents, parents should discuss television with their children, and parents must become aware of the…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Concept Formation
1999
This 30-minute videotape program is designed to show educators, librarians, and parents that teaching children how to write poetry will help them feel their worth, instill confidence in them, and create in them an enthusiasm for learning in general. The program is part of the "Poetry and Children Series," which is based on the idea that…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Figurative Language, High Schools
Murphy, Linda; Della Corte, Suzanne – Special Parent/Special Child, 1988
The newsletter for parents of handicapped children focuses on summer activities which provide fun and learning without undue expense or effort. Suggestions include encouraging reading activities (including visiting the library, reading out loud, selective television viewing, making a book, and writing letters). Activities to encourage the child's…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Creativity, Disabilities, Learning Activities
Wight-Boycott, Noel – 1985
Aspects of the spoken language development of the preschool and primary school child are briefly covered, with specific attention given to receptive and expressive language, semantics, syntax, memory, articulation, pragmatics, and metalanguage. Developmental norms are indicated in the areas of vocabulary development, sentence structure…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Download full textBalkcom, Stephen – Education Research Consumer Guide, 1992
Cooperative learning is a teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Typical cooperative learning strategies used in grades 2 through 12 involve student teams in which students: (1) work on group projects that emphasize…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Relations
Washington, Charles W., Ed. – LINKAGES, 1996
This newsletter theme issue focuses on the impact of learning disabilities within families, specifically families with low literacy skills. It explores the effectiveness of family literacy programs, examines the connection between the field of family literacy and learning disabilities (LD), and offers suggestions on how to work with students with…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Family Influence, Family Literacy
Transition Summary, 1985
Two newsletters center on making the transition from school to work for students with disabilities. In the first newsletter, a personal reflection on transition by a man with cerebral palsy is followed by a review of services offered by colleges with support programs for learning disabled students. Guidelines are given to help parents prepare…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Kroenke, Lillian DeVault, Ed. – Infants and Toddlers, 2000
This document is comprised of the four 1999-2000 issues of a quarterly journal for teachers and parents of children in Montessori infant and toddler programs. The May 1999 issue presents articles on eating in the prepared environment and meeting infants' basic needs for food. The August 1999 issue includes articles discussing infants' sensory…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Cooking Instruction, Developmental Tasks
Jensen, Mary Cihak – OSSC Bulletin, 1986
Nationally, interest in family life and parenting programs has grown amidst concern for "basic education." Parenting education in today's schools may be justified because of increased family stress and deteriorating family support systems. Most parenting and family life courses are offered within home economics departments, have a narrow…
Descriptors: Child Development, Experiential Learning, Family Life Education, Family Problems
Sharma, Mahesh C., Ed.; Travaglini, Lillian E., Ed. – Math Notebook, 1988
Math Notebook is a publication issued 10 times a year, with each issue focusing on a particular learning problem in mathematics and its diagnosis and remediation through practical, workable strategies for use by teaches, parents, and tutors. All the articles were written by Mahesh C. Sharma, with the exception of "The Japanese Soroban," by Frances…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Development, Division, Elementary School Mathematics
Kazanjian, Elise, Ed. – Parent Express, 1988
Intended for use by parents of infants and toddlers, this series of 27 8-page month-by-month newsletters provides research-based information on infant and child development and care from 0 to 36 months. Topics in the series for infants include: becoming a parent; getting ready for child birth; the newborn child; and characteristics of the child at…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Discipline, Early Parenthood
Penn, Patricia, Ed.; McClure, Carla, Ed. – Family Connections K-1, 2002., 2002
This document is comprised of the 30 issues of volume 2 of learning guides for parents providing suggestions regarding activities to assist their kindergarten and first grade children be successful in school. Each learning guide is organized similarly and contains: (1) a message to parents regarding their role in helping their children succeed;…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Family School Relationship, Grade 1
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