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Download full textKutac, Ethel M. – 1976
Guidelines developed by the Austin Early Childhood Special Education Program are provided for training parents to observe and participate in the classroom. Described is a four-session program in which small groups of parents view a videotape, observe in a classroom other than their child's, and finally observe in their own child's classroom.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children, Observation
Peer reviewedStowitschek, Joseph J.; Hofmeister, Alan – Children Today, 1975
Discusses the current development of training packages for educating parents to help their children develop self-help, math, reading, and spelling skills. Two packages are described: (1) a multimedia package monitored by a professional in training workshops for parents of mentally retarded children; and (2) pencil and paper packages in which…
Descriptors: Child Development, Handicapped Children, Home Programs, Mental Retardation
Austin Independent School District, TX. – 1976
The parent component of the Austin Early Childhood Special Education Program is described. Goals of the program are seen to include providing parents with emotional support, knowledge, and skill development. Intake, needs assessment, counseling, home visits, parent conferences, and training workshops for parents are considered. Nearly half of the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children, Needs Assessment, Parent Counseling
Goldberg, Paula; Goldberg, Marge – Education Unlimited, 1979
The article describes PACER Center, Inc., the Parent Advocacy Coalition for Education Rights, as a coalition of 18 Minnesota organizations which informs parents of handicapped children of their rights and responsibilities under state and federal special education laws. (SBH)
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Early Childhood Education
