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Peer reviewedSchlaht, Dell H. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Describes how the Blackfeet Head Start Program uses professionals to train local residents as screeners and home trainers for preschool handicapped children. Notes that numbers of handicapped children and their families who receive services have increased as a result of using local home trainers and teachers as direct care providers. (JHZ)
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Influences, Delivery Systems, Home Instruction
Peer reviewedMinner, Sam – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1989
A minimally trained paraprofessional made 6 visits to the homes of mildly mentally retarded and behaviorally disordered rural primary students to teach their parents basic instructional methods in mathematics. After 12 weeks of parent tutoring, the mathematical performance of experimental subjects improved significantly compared to that of matched…
Descriptors: Feasibility Studies, Home Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Mild Disabilities
Peer reviewedReinhiller, Noell; Thomas, Gloria Jean – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1996
Reviews the development of home schooling and compulsory education, explores how special education law is interpreted within the framework of home-based education, summarizes state laws that affect home schooling and special education services in rural Minnesota and North Dakota, and summarizes litigation involving home-schooling and special needs…
Descriptors: Compulsory Education, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
