This module is designed to help the learner develop a present process of delivery for a learning activity developed by the Florida Parent Education model. The module begins with a prospectus that explains the purpose of the Florida Parent Education Model and the reason for creating this module. Four enabling objectives are included, each of which…

This learning module was developed for use by parents who make up the Policy Advisory Committee of the Florida Follow Through Project. Its purpose is to build parents' skills in areas that contribute to effective leadership. It is divided into three sections. The first part covers the order of business and how to make motions. Part two covers the…

This instructor's manual is designed for those coordinating inservice training programs for personnel involved in the education of young handicapped children which use Module I of the cluster of instructional modules for competency based teacher education. It offers suggestions for preparing for instructional activities, evaluating the pre- and…

Designed to help elementary school teachers who wish to "open" their classrooms, this learning module describes how the curriculum can be enhanced through the use of community resources (people, materials and places). The module provides information on the identification and utilization of these resources. The module is divided into four main…

This "Instructor's Manual" is designed for those responsible for guiding teacher trainees through modules III on "Parent Involvement in the Education of Young Handicapped Children: Parents as Partners: Home-School Plans." The responsibilities of the instructor are defined. The instructor's role is to guide the group activities…

Career guidance techniques in this package focus on the competency area of parental involvement. The package is one of eight, each covering one of the following career guidance competencies that were identified and validated as needed by teachers to assist in the career development of their students: Valuing, decisionmaking, lifestyle, community…

The overall goal of the module is to train educational personnel to enlist family support in helping the young handicapped child realize his fullest educational potential. It was designed for use in training special education personnel without regard to categorical designations, and focuses on situations common to most handicapped children and…

Materials contained in this career education implementation guide (one in a series of seven) are designed for administrators, teachers, other school staff, parents, community volunteers, school boards, and community agencies and their needs for staff development. An evening family career planning seminar on career decision making designed for…

This "Instructor's Manual" is designed for those responsible for guiding trainees through module II on "Parent Involvement in the Education of Young Handicapped Children: How Parents Can Help." The responsibilities of the instructor are outlined, and the means for satisfactory completion of the module are clarified. An answer…

The goal of this module is to expand the teacher's skill in working with parents of young handicapped children to foster the children's learning. It is designed to extend the teacher's skill in exchanging information with parents, and provides guidelines on working with individual families as well as conducting group meetings with parents.…

Individualized health incentive program modules were developed for students having severe physical disabilities. Their needs fell into these categories: lack of function of the involuntary nervous system; paralysis or lack of feeling; bracing or confinement to a wheelchair; muscular weakness; arm and joint immobility; prosthetic limbs; brittle…

The purpose of this learning module is to make the teacher knowledgeable about the ways in which parents of handicapped children can be usefully and effectively involved in the education process. It is also designed to develop some elementary skills in training parents. After a test on selected readings, the students learn how to conduct a survey…

Divided into four chapters, this handbook was developed to implement a career education program which will reinforce the instructional program by providing the students with opportunities and experiences which will enable them to recognize the relationship between what they learn in school and how they will utilize these learnings outside of the…