In Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, three categories of environmental control over instances of verbal behavior appear to be relevant to the study of infant vocal development: the mand, the tact, and the echoic categories. Procedures used in the remediation of language deficiencies and procedures found in work in the area of language…

This paper has reviewed knowledge to date on parental antecedents of "creativity" or divergent thinking in children, and reports discussion of this material by participants at an invitational conference. Methods of establishing criterion measures for assessment of "creativity" consist, at the present time, of the following: (1) judgments by peers…

The document provides an overview of the process a committee must complete as a minimum, in compliance with the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142), before a handicapped child's educational placement decision is made. A flow chart for the placement of the handicapped child is provided, and nine major steps to be taken, from…

Child rearing and parenting practices during the 1920s, the impact of science and scientific discoveries during this period, medical advances and the concurrent decline in the death-rate of infants and young children are discussed in this paper. Also discussed is the impact of the theories of psychologists G. Stanley Hall, Lewis Terman, and John…

This booklet describes the guidelines, activities, and problems of a program designed to facilitate parent participation in a day care center. The program revolves around a weekly parent visit (the "Family Hour") during which parents are encouraged to relax, enjoy themselves and observe the children at play. Benefits to parents and staff…

This paper argues that such components of a remedial program as formal tests, labels, and methods which teach to symptoms are unnecessary. Labeling is discussed in depth and some of the positive and negative factors which are associated with labeling are described. The ingredients of a successful remediation program include a good teacher who can…

Fifteen married couples, who, by their definitions, share parenting responsibilities, were interviewed. The most frequently cited reason for this practice was that the wife was dissatisfied with the limiting role of homemaker and wanted to be outside the home and away from the children part of the time, in order to pursue a career or add variety…

An experiment was conducted to test the theory that young boys prefer the companionship of their fathers in play activities to that of their mothers, while young girls have no particular preference. It was hypothesized that a boy has this preference because he has been cared for primarily by his mother, and his discovery of sex-identity leaves him…

The Foster Grandparent Program was started in Nashville, Tennessee, as a demonstration program under the Office of Economic Opportunity; it was designed to help senior citizens support themselves by acting as grandparents to children who do not have their own. At Clover Bottom Hospital and School for the Retarded Child, 13 foster grandmothers work…

This report on drugs is based on mail responses received from urban and suburban high school students enrolled in college preparatory courses. The questions asked of these students included: (1) how do teenagers feel about the use of the various kinds of drugs by people their age? (2) what makes some teenagers use such drugs? (3) what keeps some…

Vocational educational needs at the secondary level in the Fresno City Unified School District are evaluated as part of PROJECT DESIGN, funded under ESEA Title III. The main sources of information used in the study were reports of the city and county of Fresno; conferences with school administrators, supervisors, teachers, and students; and a…

This book explores sociodramatic play as a potential compensatory tool for educationally disadvantaged children. The author examines the antecedents of educational disadvantagement and develops a rationale for the use of sociodramatic play. She places sociodramatic play in perspective as a particular stage of play behavior and further investigates…

In order to help parents encourage their young children as they develop reading skills, this list suggests that parents give each child as many opportunities as possible for meaningful experiences; strive for good language facility--answering in complete sentences and using exact labels; discourage baby talk; don't discourage young children from…

Designed to be used in an inservice training program for teachers of trainable mentally retarded children, the manual begins with a discussion of the home as a resource and of ways in which parents, as part of a Teacher-Parent Team, can contribute to the learning of their children. In the major section of the manual, the statement of curriculum…

The issue of community control concerns the future role of parents in a changing school environment. It is vital that parental involvement be channeled toward positive and realistic goals such as defining the needs of children and determining how to meet these needs. To give parents access to decisionmakers, school boards should consider holding…