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Ehlers, 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
Bloom, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A manual for training paraprofessionals to provide home intervention and instruction to mothers of handicapped infants and preschool children is presented. The following objectives of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, project are described: teaching mothers about child development; obtaining information about each child and the child's environment; and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Home Instruction
Paglin, Catherine – Northwest Education, 1998
Early literacy involves daily reading aloud as well as writing or dictating activities. Preschoolers learn that reading is enjoyable, pictures provide story clues, and print goes from left to right and represents words and meaning. Listening, watching, and asking questions increase vocabulary and comprehension. Sidebars include tips, a book list,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy
Sampon, Mary Anne – 1988
Project LIFT is a 3-year model demonstration program designed to provide family-focused, home-based early intervention services to rural parents of handicapped children under 3 years of age. The LIFT model encompasses: (1) development of an Individual Family Service Plan, (2) case coordination to assist families in identifying and obtaining…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Development, Coordination, Delivery Systems
Quin, Paul E.; And Others – 1986
The Children's Language Institute Preschool Project developed a successful classroom-home language intervention program for mildly to mildly-to-moderately language-impaired preschool children. An overview of the project, its rationale, and its results in terms of positive change in families and children are described. This volume is designed to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Communication Disorders, Educational Therapy
Western Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, Branch. – 1991
The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a home-based early intervention enrichment program for young Arkansas children and their parents. The program has six objectives: (1) to prepare 4- and 5-year-olds for kindergarten; (2) to develop the parent as the child's educator; (3) to increase parent awareness of educational and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Resources, Developmental Stages, Early Intervention