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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 reviewedEhlers, Vicki L.; Ruffin, Micca – Focus on Exceptional Children, 1990
The Missouri Parents as Teachers project developed in response to a 1984 state mandate requiring parent education and serves about 85,000 families with children, ages birth through 4. Components include home visits, group meetings, and early childhood developmental screenings. Discussed are the project's historical perspective, project evaluation,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation, Home Instruction
Download full textRoth, Jeffrey – 1996
Family literacy programs have arisen in an attempt to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty and illiteracy. Numerous federally-supported family literacy programs have recognized the importance of instructing parents and children in a home setting. The legislation of Even Start seeks to integrate parenting education, adult basic education,…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories, Family Environment
Baker, Amy J. L.; Piotrkowski, Chaya S. – 1996
The Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a free 2-year family oriented early childhood education and parent involvement program for parents with limited formal education to help them provide educational enrichment for their 4-year-old and 5-year-old children. As of 1996, HIPPY programs serve over 15,000 economically…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cohort Analysis, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged
Sonoma State Univ., Rohnert Park, CA. California Inst. of Human Services. – 1982
Activities and accomplishments of the Napa (California) program for disabled infants, birth to 5 years old, are summarized; and forms and program materials are presented. Components of the program, which served 25 children (birth to 3 years old) in 1981-1982, are discusssed as follows: early identification of children at risk; developmental…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Early Identification
Bloom, Barbara; And Others – 1980
A manual for training paraprofessionals to provide home intervention and instruction to mothers of handicapped infants and preschool children is presented. The following objectives of the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, project are described: teaching mothers about child development; obtaining information about each child and the child's environment; and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Home Instruction
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
Research Assessment Management, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1982
Recognizing that the interest in improving basic skills in public education presents another opportunity for parents to become educators of their children, this sourcebook offers parents suggestions for initiating and continuing their involvement with the basic education of their children in grades 1 through 8. The guide is divided into sections…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Coping, Developmental Stages, Elementary Education
Minneapolis Public Schools, Minn. – 1978
The paper provides guidelines for establishing an outreach program to increase communication and skill development of trainable mentally handicapped students (ages 5-16 years) based on the Project SEARCH (Special Education and Related Child Health) program at the Emerson School (Minneapolis, Minnesota). Following an introduction, meetings between…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Bennion, Junius L. – 1974
The videodisc with random access and large capacity for storage of high quality audiovisual material has the potential of becoming a very effective new medium for individualized interactive instruction at low cost. This medium should be developed carefully, making use of the experience gained in the TICCIT project and the best available…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Display Systems, Educational Media, Educational Technology
KARNES, MERLE B. – 1968
THIS DOCUMENT EXAMINES 3 METHODS OF PRESCHOOL INTERVENTION, (1) HOME TUTORING SERVICES, (2) HOME TRAINING OF THE INFANT BY THE MOTHER, AND (3) CLASSROOM (NURSERY SCHOOL) INTERVENTION. THE RESULTS OF PROVIDING 1 YEAR OF TUTORING IN THE HOME OF DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN WAS ENCOURAGING. THE TUTORED AND NONTUTORED CHILDREN WERE COMPARABLE ON THE CATTELL…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Disadvantaged Youth, Home Instruction, Home Programs
PDF pending restorationIllinois Univ., Urbana. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1975
Conceived by the staff of the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service as a means of aiding County Extension Advisors in working with volunteer 4-H leaders in Illinois, "Helping Leaders Help Youth" employed a combination of vinyl sound sheets for home study and a leader development meeting series supported by audiovisual aids…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Audiovisual Aids, Delivery Systems, Extension Agents
Becker, Jane L.; And Others – 1976
Presented are four papers on Project PACE (Parent Action in Childhood Education), a homebound early childhood program designed to demonstrate the value of early education for developmentally delayed children (birth to 6 years old). In the first paper (by J. Becker) an historical perspective of the project and a brief description of the community…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Developmental Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Harstead, Pat; Venner, Herb – 1970
Part of an experiment in adult basic education (ABE) in students' homes by volunteers of differing social and economic backgrounds, Project Homebound in Butte, Montana, was marked by a rise in student enrollment from 81 to 155 during the second quarter (October-December 1970) of its operation. Six certified teachers and consultants serving as team…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Classes (Groups of Students), Demonstration Programs
Smaltz, Janet M. – 1967
Information on individual instruction for children who are homebound or hospitalized and in need of supplementary programs is defined as applied in North Dakota. The organization of the program, eligibility of pupils served, referral procedures, the responsibility of the local school administrator, the responsibility of the department of public…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Admission Criteria, Educational Equipment, Exceptional Child Education
