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Newman, Joan A. – 1989
Research entered into the ERIC system in the 1980s strongly endorses supplementary home instruction as a way for parents to improve their children's chances of success in school. At children's earliest ages, parents seem most successful when provided with information on child development and activities useful at certain stages of children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Family Environment, Home Instruction

Litman, Maureen; And Others – Young Children, 1999
Compared children in a home-based Head Start Family Child Care Program with those in regular Head Start classrooms over a three-year period. The home-based group received the same comprehensive Head Start services as the classroom group, with a curriculum built around the children, family life, and the culture and geography of Minnesota. Found no…
Descriptors: Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Culturally Relevant Education, Experiential Learning
San Francisco State Univ., CA. Dept. of Special Education. – 1982
The San Francisco Infant Program provides classroom and home educational programs for handicapped (or at-risk) infants (0-18) months and toddlers (18-36 months), parent training, preservice and inservice training, and research opportunities. The transdisciplinary training focuses on the following skills: gross and fine motor, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Disabilities, High Risk Persons