Presented is the research and evaluation report of the Milton Avenue (Atlanta, Georgia) Handicapped Children's Early Education Program (HCEEP), designed to provide services in identification, prescriptive diagnosis, intervention with children and parents, and assistance in placement. The development of the program is traced over a 3-year period.…

Outlined are areas to consider when conceptualizing and planning programs and activities for parents of handicapped children as part of an early education program, and briefly described is a family involvement model for use in a demonstration program for multiply handicapped children. Five major dimensions along which an early education program…

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.…

Discusses various ways that parents can serve schools as volunteers as well as some productive spinoffs resulting from their educational assistance to teachers. (RK)

A discussion of the development of an early childhood education program in American Samoa focuses first on the creation of a televised series. The show, directed to children under six, deals with familiar Samoan village life and includes original songs, rhymes, and stories. At the same time, the concept of learning centers in each community is…

Project ACTT (Activating Children Through Technology) has adapted hardware (switches, battery operated toys, and microcomputers) and developed software for use with handicapped children (birth to 3). Individual child assessment of abilities, switch determination and placement, positioning, environmental design, choice of equipment, parent…

This handbook addresses questions childminders might have as they begin and continue in the job. Discussion focuses on (1) registration; (2) aspects of childminding such as planning, housework, equipment, toys, safety, and health; (3) play, (especially as related to imaginative play, painting, writing and drawing, water, dough, outdoor play, and…

Considers the family-centered approach to education used in the Head Start program as a model for developing effective early childhood music education programs and encouraging family involvement in music education. Discusses how music educators can contribute to the changing nature of early childhood music programs. (CMK)

Seven articles discuss components of parent programs in the early education of deaf and hard of hearing children which are thought to be applicable to parental involvement in almost all child development programs. Parent child and professional interaction is considered in terms of establishing a productive relationship with parents and…

Examines strategies for developing challenging but appropriate programs for children with disabilities. Discusses the importance of identifying and understanding the particular needs of individual children; developing appropriate routines; maintaining ongoing communication with, and the involvement of, family members; and playing an active support…

This paper examines federal requirements which promote parent involvement in day care, particularly in services for children under 3 years of age. The rationale for parent participation in poverty programs for children is discussed from three perspectives--political, economic, and socio-psychological--and Project Head Start's application of this…

Questions theoretical assumptions underlying current provision of Australian early childhood distance education and proposes an alternative attitudinal base dependent on these assumptions: There are differences in settings, role, and role relationships in home-based programs; parent is main educator; and teachers' role and interpersonal skills…

This manual is intended to facilitate the integration of children with mental handicaps into child care centers in Canada and elsewhere. The first chapter looks at the background of integration in early childhood child care programs in Canada and identifies concerns of parents. The second chapter explores the practice of labelling children with…

The Conference on Early Childhood Education was held during Early Childhood Education Week (March 1968) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Conference participants included Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) school personnel responsible for the establishment and coordination of proposed BIA kindergartens, representatives of National, public, and voluntary…