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Download full textIowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1994
This booklet is designed to help parents, educators, and communities facilitate parent and family involvement in the education of their children. Eight chapters provide: (1) a discussion of the basics of parent involvement, including the benefits of parent involvement, elements common to successful parent involvement programs, and types of parent…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
National Inst. of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1986
Developmental dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulty in learning to read. Some dyslexics also may have difficulty learning to write, to spell, and to speak or work with numbers. Some researchers estimate that as many as 15 percent of American students may be classified as dyslexic. Children with dyslexia are not all…
Descriptors: Dyslexia, Educational Strategies, Educational Therapy, Elementary Secondary Education
Helgeson, Stanley L.; Howe, Robert W. – 1989
Many school staff and their client communities are concerned about pupil achievement, skills, and attitudes related to science. To respond to these concerns, staff need to determine how they can improve their science programs by modifying the content and skills emphasized in the curriculum, changing and supplementing instructional materials,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science
Helgeson, Stanley L.; Howe, Robert W. – 1989
Many school staff and their client communities are concerned about student achievement, skills, and attitudes related to science. To respond to these concerns, staff need to determine how they can improve their science programs by modifying the content and skills emphasized in the curriculum, changing and supplementing instructional materials,…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Education, Information Centers
Sledge, Janet H., Comp. – 1988
The Take Pride in America (TPIA) school program encourages volunteer stewardship programs to help protect, enhance, and manage public lands such as school sites, forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, fish and wildlife areas, public nature preserves, and wilderness areas in the United States. From this program an educational guide and…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Community Role, Community Support, Conservation Education
Howe, Robert W.; Disinger, John F. – 1988
Research related to environmental education has consistently indicated that many students and young adults attribute a large amount of their knowledge of environmental concepts, problems, and issues to out-of-school (non-formal) educational settings and experiences. Data also indicate that students and young adults attribute much of their…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Field Studies
