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Saunders, Minta M., Ed.; Sherrod, Betty C., Ed. – 1975
This manual was developed by the United Day Care Services, Inc. and is intended to serve as a guide for others who are planning to work in the area of family day care. The history of the development of the United Day Care Services' family day care unit is summarized and a brief resume of how the unit operates is presented. The areas covered in the…
Descriptors: Administration, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Family Day Care
Abraham, Willard; And Others – 1977
Compiled are presentations given at the Institute on Gifted/Talented Early Childhood Education in January, 1977. Considered in "Current Myths Concerning Gifted Children" by H. Robinson are the myth of the "giftedness syndrome", the myth of the qualitatively different gifted individual, and myths about educating children with special gifts. M.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, Gifted
DeVault, M. Vere – 1977
The purpose of this booklet is to provide suggestions that may be helpful to local school communities as they create their own ways of involving parents in the school. It presents a planning model that identifies seven specific steps that might be taken by any community to fashion a model appropriate for that community. These steps suggest the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides, Models
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of General Education. – 1977
The booklet presents a number of alternative educational approaches for gifted and talented students. Five chapters cover the following topics: characteristics of the gifted; identification; program development information and resources for enrichment, grouping, acceleration, and guidance programs; teacher selection and training; and communication…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Torres, Scottie, Ed. – 1977
Intended to be a practical guide for administrators, teachers, and parents on how to meet the individualized education program (IEP) requirements of Public Law 94-142, the primer provides 10 author contributed chapters to aid the reader in developing, implementing, and monitoring an IEP for every handicapped child. Chapters have the following…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Handicapped Children
Morris, Larry A., Ed. – 1977
This guide offers school agencies and community-based organizations assistance in developing effective preparation for parenthood programs for teenagers. The contents of the guide represent the culmination of a nationwide program, Education for Parenthood (EFP), whose major purposes include: (1) providing teenagers with the opportunities to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Rearing, Community Action, Curriculum Guides
American Association of School Administrators, Arlington, VA. – 1985
The United States has the highest rate of youthful drug abuse of any industrialized country in the world. There is a growing awareness that drug and alcohol use are closely connected to other problems such as teenage suicide, adolescent pregnancy, traffic fatalities, juvenile delinquency, poor school performance, runaways, and dropouts. Youthful…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Community Role, Dropout Rate, Drug Abuse
South Carolina Region 5 Educational Services Center, Lancaster. – 1975
The manual provides guidelines for development and implementation of a resource room for learning disabled (LD) students. Topics covered include: school district readiness and the roles of district office personnel; professional preparation of the resource and regular classroom teacher; referral and screening procedures (including placement…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1976
Learning activities and educational objectives are suggested for use by K-12 art teachers as they develop and implement art education programs. The major objectives of the guidelines are to help teachers direct learning in areas of aesthetic sensitivity, imagination, cultural understanding, and creative skills. Various sections present information…
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Creativity, Curriculum Development