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Plumridge, Diane – 1980
Intended for parents and professionals, the book explains chromosome abnormalities in lay terms and discusses the relationship of specific conditions to birth defects. Chromosomal abnormalities are defined and factors in diagnosis and recurrence are discussed. Normal chromosome reproduction processes are covered while such numerical abnormalities…
Descriptors: Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Congenital Impairments, Down Syndrome
Download full textGlynn, Ted; And Others – 1979
This guide contains procedures that were devised for use by parents of primary and intermediate grade children who were several years behind in their reading. Topics discussed in the guide's eight chapters are: how to arrange a time and place for reading at home, how to select suitable books for the child to learn from, how to help the child be an…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Parent Participation, Parent Role
HATTON, DANIEL A. – 1967
THIS MANUAL, WRITTEN BY A PSYCHOLOGIST, PROVIDES BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATURE OF CEREBRAL PALSY AND DISCUSSES FEELINGS AND REACTIONS OF PARENTS OF CEREBRAL PALSIED CHILDREN. INFORMATION ABOUT THE BRAIN AND BRAIN DAMAGE IN RELATION TO MOTOR AND EMOTIONAL FUNCTION, PERCEPTION AND INTELLIGENCE IS PRESENTED. PART TWO GIVES INSIGHT INTO PROBLEMS…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Children, Discipline, Exceptional Child Education
Masur, Elise Frank – 1980
The use of gestures by four infants was recorded as they interacted with their mothers. Waving, extending objects, and headshaking generally achieved a threshold of at least 10 instances within one month of acquisition. Both waving and headshaking were often first used in imitative and game routines with the mother before they became…
Descriptors: Body Language, Child Language, Infants, Language Acquisition
Mire, Kathryn – 1980
A packet for parents of middle school children with specific learning disabilities (SLD) was developed and field tested with 54 parents and teachers. The packet consisted of two booklets in question and answer form explaining SLD, reviewing spcific terms used to describe the condition, and discussing parent rights (including in the development of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Definitions, Junior High Schools, Learning Disabilities
Brandis, Margaret; And Others – 1980
The first of a five part report on determining the least restrictive environment (LRE) placement of handicapped children summarizes findings from Annual Program Plans from 49 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1978. The four purposes of the study were to obtain an overview of state policies regarding placement and related issues,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Individualized Education Programs
Hoffman, Stevie – 1980
This paper considers home variables of parent-child interaction that affect young children's chances for school success. Data from a study of 1088 families who were assessed with the Home Environment Review (HER) are reviewed to emphasize the significance of parents' perceptions of their children and learning opportunities in the home prior to the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Parent Attitudes, Parent Influence, Parent Participation
Seeley, David S. – 1980
The dominant concept of public education at present can be described as a "service delivery" model. The public wants its children educated, delegates the job to a government agency (the schools), and holds that agency responsible for the delivery of educational services. The problems in public education, however, will not be solved by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Strategies, Delivery Systems, Educational Change
Clark, Vernon L. – 1975
Outlined are areas to consider when conceptualizing and planning programs and activities for parents of handicapped children as part of an early education program, and briefly described is a family involvement model for use in a demonstration program for multiply handicapped children. Five major dimensions along which an early education program…
Descriptors: Conceptual Schemes, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children, Models
Fitchue, Leah Gaskin – 1978
Among blacks of low socioeconomic status, mothers have a particularly important role to play in determining the academic paths of their children in public schools. In research conducted by Dr. Virginia Shipman, key indices for minority student academic achievement have been shown to be (1) the extent of maternal encouragement and involvement with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Mothers, Black Youth, Elementary Education
Campbell, Susan B. Goodman; And Others – 1979
Extra post-partum mother-infant contact in the first hour of life does not appear to enhance maternal perceptions of infant temperament at 8 months. Subjects of a study of the effects of mother-infant contact on infant temperament were healthy, white, first-born infants and their mothers. Mothers were randomly assigned to an experimental group in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Infants, Mother Attitudes, Mothers
Renaud, Harriet – 1967
There is increasing evidence that significant personality changes take place during adolescence and early adulthood. Among 10,000 high school seniors tested, the group intending to go to college differed in ability, socioeconomic background, parental encouragement, academic motivation and attitudes from those going on to jobs or homemaking.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Higher Education, Intellectual Development, Motivation
de Noronha, Zelia Elisabeth Feliciano – 1978
The paper presents seven cases to support the benefits of mothers acting as co-therapists in the remediation of their child's handicaps from early childhood to the secondary level. It is pointed out that the positive mother-child interactions facilitated successful mainstreaming. (Author/SBH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children
Abraham, Willard; And Others – 1977
Compiled are presentations given at the Institute on Gifted/Talented Early Childhood Education in January, 1977. Considered in "Current Myths Concerning Gifted Children" by H. Robinson are the myth of the "giftedness syndrome", the myth of the qualitatively different gifted individual, and myths about educating children with special gifts. M.…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Conference Reports, Early Childhood Education, Gifted
Boothby, Paula Reigh – 1975
This study analyzed the conceptualization of the parental role represented in selected children's books, using the following dimensions: need gratification and control, stimulation-maturity, and affection-emotional interchange. The sample consisted of 26 books representing equally two time periods, 1950-1960 and 1964-1974. A comparison of these…
Descriptors: Books, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Doctoral Dissertations
