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…

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.…

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…