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Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1991
The Chapter 1 Corrective Mathematics Program provided supplementary mathematics instruction to Chapter 1-eligible students in New York City nonpublic schools. Its goals were to strengthen students' understanding of mathematical concepts, to improve their ability to perform computations and solve problems, and to assist them in applying the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Government School Relationship
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
This report documents an evaluation of the Asian American Communications In-School Staff Workshops (A-AC). The A-AC provided workshops on Asian and Asian American history and culture, as well as strategies for working with Asian American students in schools with large Asian populations. Phase I workshops focused on information gained through a…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Asian History, Cultural Awareness
Baltimore County Public Schools, Towson, MD. – 1992
The primary objective of the Parents as Teachers project was to present a series of workshops to help parents understand the vital role they play in their children's preschool and educational development and help them develop techniques to encourage children to read, participate with their children in various craft and educational activities, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Cognitive Style, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Literacy
Amato, John Kenneth – 1994
This practicum was designed to address declining parental participation in school functions and activities at a middle school, along with a low level of parental involvement or interest in their children's education. A year-long parental involvement program was developed that encouraged parents to: (1) interact with their children and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discipline Problems, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Handel, Ruth D. – 1996
This paper describes a field-based effort in which practicing teachers collaborated with a university researcher to develop, inaugurate, and maintain a family literacy program. In this context, family literacy is an intergenerational program serving all members of the family, meeting the needs of adult family members as individuals, not just as…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adult Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Robinson, Eugena L. – 1991
The primary goal of this practicum was to improve the mathematical thinking skills of preschool students in a class of 30. The practicum was also intended to help the teacher improve her skills as organizer and facilitator. Additional objectives were that: (1) students would score at least 50 percent on teacher-made tasks; (2) there would be no…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Instruction
King, Karen – 1992
The goal of this practicum was to design an effective program orientation session for teachers and parents that would enhance parent involvement in an American Indian Head Start preschool program. Objectives were that: (1) a total of 90% of families and 100% of staff would attend a program orientation session; (2) a parent involvement activity…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Child Caregivers, Cultural Awareness
Ochoa, Alberto M.; Mardirosian, Vahac – 1990
A nonprofit, independent parent education program for parent empowerment is described in this report. Sponsored by the Parent Institute for Quality Education, the training process focuses on developing parent involvement, action, and advocacy in low income, Hispanic, and ethnolinguistic populations. The program challenges the expectation that…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethnic Groups, Hispanic Americans
Duluth Special School District 3, Minn. – 1967
THIS PROPOSAL OUTLINES PLANS FOR AN INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 PROJECT HEADSTART GRADUATES. IN EACH OF THREE TARGET AREA SCHOOLS A "KINDERGARTEN PRIMARY LABORATORY ROOM" WILL BE ESTABLISHED WHERE THE TECHNIQUES OF STUDENT PACING, EXPLORATION, AND SELF-SELECTION WILL BE EMPLOYED. SEVEN PROFESSIONAL STAFF,…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Individualized Instruction
Hackensack Public Schools, NJ. – 1973
An essential part of establishing Project LEM (Learning Experience Module), a program designed for multiage groupings in open-space schools, was the development of a multifaceted informational approach to help assure that facts replaced rumors and enthusiasm replaced parental anxiety. The LEM staff believes that good public relations call for…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Education, Facility Improvement
Cohen, Shirley – 1975
The purpose of this learning module is to make the teacher knowledgeable about the ways in which parents of handicapped children can be usefully and effectively involved in the education process. It is also designed to develop some elementary skills in training parents. After a test on selected readings, the students learn how to conduct a survey…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Ancillary School Services, Communication Skills, Competency Based Teacher Education
Wisconsin Family Assistance Center for Education, Training and Support, Inc., Milwaukee. – 2001
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of the Wisconsin FACETS program, a program that provides parent information and training services for underserved parents and caretakers of infants, toddlers, children, and young adults with disabilities who live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The goals of the program are provided, along with a…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Legislation
Darkenwald, Gordon G.; Valentine, Thomas – 1984
This report describes a self-contained, problem-centered workshop designed to help parents, especially undereducated parents, learn how to facilitate the elementary school success of their children. The workshop is predicated on the belief that parents themselves are able to identify the educational needs and help to solve the school-related…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary School Students, Parent Attitudes
Bratton, Esther – 1992
This document describes a project to develop and implement a curriculum to convince parents and caregivers of 3- and 4-year-olds how important it is for them to read to their children, to enhance their own reading skills, and to promote their confidence in instructing their children. The 16-page project report discusses the achievement of 4…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Curriculum Guides, Family Literacy, Library Extension
Kumpfer, Karol L.; Tait, Connie M. – 2000
Originally designed as a drug abuse prevention program for drug-abusing parents and their children, the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) has developed into a family-change program. Presented in 14 2-hour-long, consecutive weekly sessions, SFP has two versions: for elementary school children and their parents and for parents and youth 10-14…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Blacks, Coping
