The Parents as Leaders (PAL) program involved 195 parents of Head Start children in western Kentucky. The goals of the program were to: (1) use the expertise of veteran Head Start parents; (2) study the role of self-efficacy in parent involvement; and (3) identify ways of enhancing the participation of parents not involved in Head Start…

Indicates that a program for parents of preschool children that emphasized the teaching of language and cognitive skills to children was successful in improving the school readiness scores of those children. (FL)

The Family Life Early Education Project (FLEEP) operated from September 1993 through August 1994 in Chicago public schools. The project sought to assist parents in acquiring skills that foster their young children's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional development, thus increasing children's readiness for school. To accomplish these goals,…

This report describes the Learning Is For Everyone (LIFE) program, a community involvement initiative developed by the Washington County, Tennessee, schools to increase the level of family involvement in the schools to raise student achievement levels. The LIFE program's primary focus in 1989-90 was to establish a positive attitude toward…

This report describes a self-contained, problem-centered workshop designed to help parents, especially undereducated parents, learn how to facilitate the elementary school success of their children. The workshop is predicated on the belief that parents themselves are able to identify the educational needs and help to solve the school-related…