Eleven steps to follow in establishing an appropriate and feasible program for parents of gifted children are offered, and a model course for parents of the gifted is outlined. (SBH)

The Michigan Council of Cooperative Nurseries (MCCN) is a corporation established with the following purposes: (1) correlate the work of the cooperative nursery groups in Michigan, (2) assist new cooperative groups, (3) upgrade day care standards, (4) encourage ongoing program evaluation in day care, and (5) sensitize families and communities to…

The 2-hour training package is designed to help parents of handicapped children become productive participants at the individualized education program (IEP) conference. The kit contains checklists and other resource materials for appraising the IEP as it is developed. Directions and reproducible materials for workshop participants are included in…

This handbook describes the origins and activities of a community parent education committee which was formed to encourage the nationwide dissemination of information and services to help parents give their children the experiences necessary for reading readiness. Activities designed to promote positive self-concepts, psychomotor skills, sensory…

The report reproduces forms and discusses procedures used in a preschool clinic designed to assess learning disabilities, developmental lags, and school readiness in a regular elementary school setting. Introductory remarks point out such matters as the importance of organizing auxiliary personnel into a pupil personnel services team, the need to…

This manual, to be used in child development centers, presents guidelines for working with families of handicapped children. Reasons for initiating a family program are given to include fostering coordination of the child's training and keeping the program relevant to needs of families within the community. First contacts with parents are said to…

Intended for administrators, the guide provides directions and materials for a series of workshops aimed at creating a team of people including educators, parents, and community workers, who can develop and monitor a career education program for handicapped students in secondary schools. The first of five sections gives an overview of the program…

This guide explains the ways in which parents can become involved in driver education programs. In the introduction the benefits of such involvement are explained, along with suggested program development procedures for teachers or administrators to follow and suggestions for using the guide. Next, the four sessions which comprise the curriculum…

The handbook is comprised of materials related to the implementation of Operation COPE, a Washington, D.C., demonstration Adult Basic Education (ABE) project for low-income young mothers who are heads of households, developed by the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW). The project featured a curriculum which integrated coping skills with Adult…