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Parent-Directed Remediation for LD Children.
Townes, Brenda D.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1979
The article describes the University of Washington's Parent/Child Learning Clinic, a parent based remediation program for children with learning disabilities. (DLS)
Descriptors: Family Environment, Home Instruction, Intervention, Learning Disabilities
An Art School at Home: Part 1.
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Sills, Leslie E. – School Arts, 1985
How an art school was set up at home is described. A profile of a class is presented. Photographs of the ceramic sculptures made by children attending the school are included. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Ceramics, Children, Childrens Art
MSC Rescues Under-Fives.
Webberley, Jill – Forum for the Discussion of New Trends in Education, 1981
This article describes the Milton Keynes Home-School Link project, which provides home instruction for parents with preschoolers. Funded by the Manpower Services Commission, the project provides short-term employment for out-of-work teachers, who serve as home visitors, and unemployed young people, who act as aides. (SJL)
Descriptors: Employment Programs, Family School Relationship, Home Instruction, Home Visits
A Library Toy Project in Venezuela.
deDearden, Carmen Diana – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1979
Describes a six-month experimental library program carried out in Venezuela that sought to develop a home alternative to regular preschool education by providing parents and other adults in the family with the means of teaching children academic and problem-solving skills required by school. (Author/JD)
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Family Involvement, Games, Home Instruction
Local Staff Enhances Service Delivery.
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Schlaht, 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
In Jamaica, Community Aides for Disabled Pre-School Children.
Thorburn, Marigold J. – Assignment Children, 1981
One of the major goals of the Jamaican Early Stimulation Project is to develop a low cost model for providing early identification of disability and intervention services. Journal availability: see EC 133 861. (Author)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Disability Identification
Parents-as-Partners.
Shuttleworth, Dale – Education Canada, 1986
Describes a program to improve the reading skills of primary and junior level students by encouraging parents to listen to their child reading at home for at least 20 minutes daily. Notes program results including improved reading development, better home-school relationships, and increased circulation for school and community libraries. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Home Programs
Families First.
Steineger, Melissa – Northwest Education, 1996
The Families First program in Oregon's Marion County Education Service District provides 130 Hispanic families with the support, resources, and reinforcement needed to participate in the culturally appropriate education of their preschool children in a home environment. Besides attending twice-monthly topical meetings, one member of each family…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Culturally Relevant Education, Family Involvement, Hispanic Americans