Guidelines are presented for working with parents of learning disabled children in a collaborative clinician-parent program. Parents are explained to need guidance and support in managing the child at home, in dealing with family members and others who don't understand the problem, and in understanding the professional's language. To be effective…

All parents and all parochial schools and religious education centers must join forces to design, implement and evaluate a partnership schema that will give each child an ongoing in-class and in-home demonstration that he is truly loved. (Author/RK)

This article briefly discusses a basis for counselor consultation as a strategy to help teachers aid parents communicate effectively. It also discusses some obstacles to successful teacher-parent communication and delineates a model for providing teachers with effective communication training. (Author)

This document consists of a six-panel promotional brochure and a 15-page program description, both detailing the Developing a Partnership (DAP) in Early Childhood Education Program. This Los Angeles County, California, preschool/primary school training effort aims to enhance teaching and parenting skills through early childhood education. It also…

Describes the Home Visit Initiative at Socorro Middle School in Texas. Discusses the purpose of home visits; selection of families for teacher home visits; the visiting team; parents', students', and teachers' reactions to visits, and the results of an evaluation of the home visits, especially the impact on parent volunteerism and schooling,…

These proceedings contain papers presented at a conference sponsored by the Family Policy Studies Centre in London, September, 1995, which brought together professionals to describe their parenting support or education projects which were part of the Department of Health's Parenting Initiative. Conference papers discussed the role of government in…

This bibliography lists materials, programs and resources which appear to be relevant to the needs of parents and those working with parents. The bibliography is a project of the Parenting Materials Information Center (PMIC) being developed by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. PMIC collects, analyzes and disseminates information…

This document addresses the growing need for families and educators to undertake new partnerships in order to prepare children to become successful learners throughout school. Intended for pre-kindergarten through third grade educators and other school personnel interested in developing effective family involvement strategies, programs, and…

Family support programs have been attracting increased attention, and are at the center of efforts to build systems of integrated, comprehensive, and preventive family-focused services. This handbook, developed by the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP), profiles 73 school-affiliated family support and education programs in the United States to…

This two-part bulletin updates growth and activities of the parent-teacher associations. Part I, History and Progress of the Parent-Teacher Movement (Margaretta Willis Reeve), points to the Congress of Mothers, founded in 1897, as adopting parent-teacher cooperation as part of its program; and describes its evolution, purpose, and activities as…