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Turner, Ruth; Rogers, Alberta M. – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1981
The Dallas Independent School District (DISD) provides for the delivery of services to handicapped students from birth to six years of age through the Project KIDS (Kindling Individual Development Systems) program. Journal availability: see EC 133 846. (Author)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Infants, Preschool Education
Download full textDennis-Small, Lucretia; Washburn, Kerry – 1985
Reported are findings of an impact evaluation of the Family-Centered Home-Based Intervention Project for Protective Services Clients, a joint venture of the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) Region 11 (Houston) and the DePelchin Children's Center. The project demonstrated a model of intensive intervention with families who had been referred…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cost Effectiveness
Fagan, Carol Anne; Gurry, Susan – 1981
A home-based respite care program for children and young adults with severe and multiple disabilities was conceived and developed by a group of parents and community members. A needs assessment revealed the scarcity of respite care in the Cambridge, Massachusetts area. A pilot program was begun to test the model on a limited basis. Evaluation of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Multiple Disabilities, Parents
LANGDON, MARGARET – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO APPLY CURRENT KNOWLEDGE, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT TO REHABILITATING THE HANDICAPPED BY USING THE LABOR FORCE AVAILABLE IN SHELTERED WORKSHOPS AND HOMEBOUND PROGRAMS. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS WERE ESTABLISHED AS TASK FORCES IN CHICAGO, NEW YORK, AND LOS ANGELES WITH THE…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Handicrafts, Home Programs
Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1973
Following a discussion of the Home Start program and its evaluation plan, the 16 Office of Child Development-funded Home Start projects in the United States are described. Home start is a 3-year Head Start demonstration program, aimed at the 3-5 years of age range, which focuses on enhancing the quality of children's lives by building upon…
Descriptors: Child Development, Demonstration Programs, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs
Steer, Michael; Browne, Noel – Education Canada, 1978
This program, based on the Portage Project, serves 169 urban families with developmentally delayed children ages 0-6. In weekly visits, a specialist teaches parents to work with their children. Results indicate improvement in both children and parents. (SJL)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Home Programs, Itinerant Teachers
Braun, Bonnie; Wilson, Elaine – 1978
The paper presents background information, rationale, description, and evaluation of an energy education program used with preschool and kindergarten children and their families. The objective is to describe the use of combined concepts of education, economics, and early childhood in developing a value conscious approach to energy education. The…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Energy, Energy Conservation, Home Programs
Peer reviewedRoberts, Richard N.; Wasik, Barbara Hanna – Journal of Early Intervention, 1990
Information on a national survey of 643 home visiting programs serving families with children under 3 years of age is presented. Data include family characteristics, purpose of home visits, services provided, organizational structure, the conduct of home visits, home visitor employment and training, and program evaluation efforts. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Disabilities, Family Characteristics, Home Programs
Peer reviewedHahn, Joyce; Dunstan, Virginia – Young Children, 1975
Describes a home-based parent education component of a bilingual, bicultural preschool program which involves parents in the decision-making process concerning their child's education and has effected a language and cultural exchange between the Anglo and Spanish-speaking communities. (CS)
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Home Programs, Parent Education
Jerome, Chris H.; And Others – 1974
One of a series of documents on the evaluation of the National Home Start (NHS) program this third year interim report of case studies describes program efforts and successes with 16 Home Start families throughout the nation. A federally funded demonstration program, NHS is aimed at providing home-based services (such as health, education,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Home Programs
Dusewicz, Russell A. – 1972
The Parent Involvement Program was designed to help low-income disadvantaged mothers teach their young children during the infant and toddler stages at home to help prepare them for later school entrance. The first of two sessions began in the spring, 1972, with 19 mothers participating. A tutor visited each mother for one hour each week to…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged, Home Programs, Mother Attitudes
Bamberger, Nancy J.; Goodfriend, Kathleen K. – 1983
Defining videotex and teletext as the most revolutionary innovations in communication since the invention of movable type, this paper describes The Interactive Videotex Project of public television station KPBS in San Diego, California. Following a brief overview of videotex and teletext technologies, the paper discusses (1) the development of the…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Television, Home Programs, Information Systems
Peer reviewedGotts, Edward E. – Childhood Education, 1980
A progress report of research on the long-term effects of a home-oriented preschool program. (CM)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Educational Television, Home Programs
Banta, Trudy W.; And Others – 1979
The Child Health and Development Project (CHDP), a home-based early intervention program operated in six East Tennessee counties, provides well-child clinics, developmental evaluation, individualized early childhood education for disadvantaged children, and training in parenting skills for their parents. The University of Tennessee's Bureau of…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Disadvantaged Youth, Health Services, Home Programs
Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1975
This report of the National Conference on Home-Based Child Development Programs is intended to serve as a resource document to people interested in developmental programs for parents and children. The report includes (1) a summary of Home Start evaluation findings; (2) brief descriptions of programs such as Dr. Ira Gordon's Florida Parent…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs
