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Barnard, Patricia E.; Pfalzer, Jacquelyn – 1979
The paper describes the T.O.T.E. (Teach Our Tots Early) Infant/Toddler Intervention Program to provide educational programing for handicapped children from birth to age 3 years. Sections address the following program components: program development, delivery model (primarily home-based), staffing, population (southeast Wayne County, Michigan),…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Handicapped Children, Home Programs, Infants
Thurmon, Christine – 1980
The Exercises to Encourage Development (EXTEND) Program for developmentally delayed students is described and evaluation results presented. Designed to provide attention to the child with developmental lags in the areas of motor skills, perceptual sensations, or expressive-receptive language, the program attempts to prevent potential academic…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Parent Participation
Kirk, Mimi – 1979
The report describes the Services in Counseling/Intervention and Life Skills Education (SCILSE) Program, a comprehensive program providing services to emotionally disturbed children in their own homes, under the auspices of the Southern Home for Children, a residential treatment center in Philadelphia. The history of the Southern Home for Children…
Descriptors: Emotional Disturbances, Family Environment, Family Involvement, Home Programs
Download full textRule, Sarah; And Others – 1986
The paper describes the 26-unit program called "Let's Be Social Home Program" intended to encourage parents to teach social skills to young handicapped children. The program was developed to supplement the "Let's Be Social" preschool program. The home program allows parents a choice in the amount and type of teaching activities…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Home Programs, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Caven S. – Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1982
Extensive empirical evidence exists to support the efficacy and utility of parent-mediated alternative procedures in behavior modification for handicapped and normal children with academic, social, and behavioral difficulties. Specific and general reservations are reviewed with considerations for the prescription and implementation of programs;…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Change Agents, Home Programs
Gotter, Barbara – Momentum, 1979
Describes St. Maria Goretti School's Home/School-Read/Discuss program in which parent, teacher, and child sign a contract for leisure reading. Both parent and child read and discuss the selected books. Responsibilities of each participant are listed on the sample reading contract provided. (SJL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Home Programs, Paperback Books, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedPatton, Mary Martin; Jones, Elizabeth – TEACHING Exceptional Children, 1997
Describes CHILD-PAC (Children's Hand-on Integrated Learning Discoveries--Parents as Co-Partners), a take-home learning center developed for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their parents to promote positive, interactive parent-child learning and playing. Three different CHILD-PACs designed to turn potentially difficult interaction times…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Infants, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedBuilder, Philip – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 1987
The article describes the Parent and Child Tutoring (PACT) program in Adelaide, Australia, with children (ages 7 to 14) having severe reading, writing, spelling, mathematics, and attitudinal problems. Both parents attend group workshops and one parent participates in tutorial sessions. The program has been positively received by both parents and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Learning Disabilities
Braun, Bonnie; Wilson, Elaine – 1978
The paper presents background information, rationale, description, and evaluation of an energy education program used with preschool and kindergarten children and their families. The objective is to describe the use of combined concepts of education, economics, and early childhood in developing a value conscious approach to energy education. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Home Programs
Rosenfeld, Anne H. – 1978
Part of a series on early childhood demonstration programs designed to improve early parent-child relationships, stimulate positive child development, and prevent later behavior difficulties, the pamphlet describes the Child Research Project at the University of North Carolina, in which parents were trained to act as cotherapists with their…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Home Programs
Peer reviewedSigston, Allan; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1985
Describes a successful program for teaching preschool handicapped children new skills in their own homes by making their parents more effective teachers. The service delivery model and program design are detailed, and a summary of conference presentations on the Portage Model is included. (DT)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Home Programs
Peer reviewedRainforth, Beverly; Salisbury, Christine L. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1988
A model is proposed for developing home occupational/physical therapy programs for parents of children with physical disabilities, based on naturally occurring teaching opportunities in the family's daily routine. Potential barriers to the collaborative development of such programs are highlighted, and a case study illustrates the application of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Early Childhood Education, Family Involvement
Peer reviewedWilliams-Norton, Mary; And Others – Science and Children, 1990
Described is a program which encouraged parents to become involved with their children in a science program at home. Discussed are the activities and organization of the program. A list of resources is provided. (CW)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Home Programs
Lombard, Avima D. – 1980
This document describes a home-based enrichment program for preschool children in Israel. The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) provides weekly packets of educational activities to mothers and their educationally disadvantaged children of 4 to 6 years of age. Families selected for the program are of Afro-Asian origin, have…
Descriptors: Community Action, Educationally Disadvantaged, Enrichment Activities, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedGotts, Edward E. – Childhood Education, 1980
A progress report of research on the long-term effects of a home-oriented preschool program. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Educational Television, Home Programs
