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LaSasso, Carol; Sass-Lehrer, Marilyn – Pointer, 1983
A pilot program using hearing impaired adults as teacher aides in regular class settings was rated highly by cooperating teachers, children, parents, and administrators. This "mainstreaming" approach has expanded to include deaf student teachers. (CL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Hearing Impairments, Mainstreaming, Program Descriptions
Sharpley, Chris; And Others – Australian Journal of Reading, 1981
Outlines the content, method, and initial evaluation of a two-day workshop designed to teach basic reading monitoring skills to parents. (HTH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Parent Participation, Parent Role, Program Descriptions
Morgan, Jill; Ashbaker, Betty Y.; Forbush, David – American School Board Journal, 2000
Recently, one southeastern Idaho school's special-education aides were upgraded to paraprofessional status. All 28 para-educators are women, have at least a high-school diploma, and have job descriptions specifying what they should know and accomplish in the classroom. Training and compensation particulars are discussed. (MLH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
Salt Lake City School District, UT. – 1992
The SMILES (Senior Motivators in Learning and Educational Services) program was initiated in 1977 by Salt Lake City School Volunteers, Inc., a nonprofit organization working with the Salt Lake City School District, as an addition to an established, successful school volunteer program. The purpose of the SMILES program is to recruit and train older…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Intergenerational Programs, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Jackson, Audrey – Instructor, 1977
A fifth-grade teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, wanted volunteers in her classroom--to help her individualize instruction, work with students who have emotional problems, and allow her more time to plan her instruction. But when two adults volunteered to help, she couldn't think of anything specific for them to do. Here are suggestions for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Program Descriptions, Student Volunteers
Buena Park Elementary School District, CA. – 1984
The Carl E. Gilbert School (Buena Park, California) was officially "adopted" by Kraft Foods, Incorporated, in November 1982, creating a community partnership between business and education. Fifty-two Kraft employees volunteered to donate their time for 1 hour a week to help teachers of the kindergarten through the sixth grade. They…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Education, Program Descriptions
Brunson, Quinn – 1968
The University of North Dakota and the Grand Forks public school system developed a program to place students who were just beginning their teacher education program in elementary school classrooms. Elementary school teachers and administrators were asked to use their own judgment in deciding what duties would be most pertinent for the students…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Elementary School Teachers, Program Descriptions

Newman, Sally – Young Children, 1978
Describes a program which provides opportunities for senior citizens to work with elementary school students of Shady Lane School. Information about the eight senior citizens involved, an evaluation of the program, recommendations and cautions for the future are included. (CM)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Elementary Education, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Simpson, Grant W. – American School Board Journal, 1997
To help recruit African American and Hispanic teachers, Southwest Texas State University started a program in 1992 called Enhancing Diversity in Teaching. Funded by a foundation and the Texas Education Association, the program provides university scholarships for paraprofessionals working with bilingual, Chapter 1, migrant, or special-education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Black Teachers, Elementary Education, Higher Education
Mesa Community Coll., AZ. – 1976
A study identified competencies needed by a bilingual teacher aide in an elementary school program. The methodology involved (1) use of task analysis in the form of a 341-item questionnaire, which was disseminated to 13l bilingual teacher aides in Arizona to determine both the difficulty and frequency of their tasks, (2) chi-square tests for…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Bilingual Teacher Aides, Educational Needs, Educational Research
Elliott, David L. – 1972
The program described in this paper illustrates the extension of teaching to parents and older children. Project 88, so-called because of the 88 children who were involved during the first year of the program in 1969, is a parent participation program that included a kindergarten, a first grade, and an interage 4-5-6 combination at the Castro…
Descriptors: Cross Age Teaching, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Experimental Programs
Nimnicht, Glen P. – 1970
A model responsive educational system being evolved by the Far West Laboratory is designed to serve children from ages 3 to 9. The major objectives of the educational system are to help children develop self-concept as it relates to learning in the school and the home, and to develop intellectual ability. An autotelic environment is stressed. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Inservice Education, Intellectual Development, Learning
Mylona, Martha D. – 1984
This document is designed to assist educators, trainers, instructional designers, program planners, and Title VII program directors involved in the computer education of bilingual children. The presented information will assist in identifying target learner needs in the area of computer utilization and applications. The document describes an…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Computer Literacy, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Zeichner, Harvey – 1979
The District 19 (Brooklyn, New York) Bilingual/Bicultural Elementary Program operated on the K-6 level in eight schools during the 1978-1979 school year. The broad goals of the program were to expand the number, scope, skills, services, and student-teacher interactions of the district's bilingual staff and to develop and administer a competent…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teacher Aides
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Migrant and Preschool Programs. – 1972
The Texas Education Agency's teacher and teacher aide guide for programs for the education of migrant children discusses the Texas Child Migrant Program. A description of the program, its philosophy of migrant education, its definition of a migrant child, and its goals and objectives are presented. The following topics are also discussed in…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Bibliographies, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Planning
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