Recent studies of parent-child programs conducted either at school or at home are reported in this bibliography. Included are entries from "Research in Education" (RIE), July 1971 to August 1972 and citations of journal articles appearing in "Current Index to Journals in Education" (CIJE) from July 1971 to August 1972. Entries were selected if…

The author explains that there does not exist one single method of teaching reading since there are different teaching styles and preferences of individual teachers; varied backgrounds, experiences, and abilities among children; and different school administration considerations. Five approaches for teaching reading are described. (1) The…

The technique of intervention in which the mother directly treats her child is illustrated by a case study of a five-year-old child. In the study, descriptions are provided of the therapist's sessions with the mother, the mother's work with her daughter, and the impact on the child's functioning as the treatment unfolds. Some of the potential…

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…

This report of policy samples and resources is the 15th in a continuing series of Kit-booklets issued to help school boards develop written policies in key subject areas. The intent in providing policy samples is to encourage thinking in policy terms; and to provide working papers to be edited, modified, or adapted to meet local requirements.…

Developed to help promote career education in the classroom, this resource guide can be used by teacher educators, consultants, and workshop leaders in introducing career education to teachers. The first section introduces the contents and concepts of the material in the guide. Section II concerns establishing a relationship with a local school…

Guidelines are presented for working with parents of learning disabled children in a collaborative clinician-parent program. Parents are explained to need guidance and support in managing the child at home, in dealing with family members and others who don't understand the problem, and in understanding the professional's language. To be effective…

Presented are diagnostic checklists and prescriptive suggestions for parents, teachers and other professionals working with learning disabled children. The checklists present hierarchically arranged behaviors in physiological, visual, auditory, and motor aspects of development. Also provided are suggestions for the parents in remediating the…

The annotated bibliography on Gifted: Parenting/Legislation & Public Policy contains approximately 72 abstracts and associated indexing information for documents or journal articles published from 1958 to 1975 and selected from the computer files of the Council for Exceptional Children's Information Services and the Education Resources Information…

Intended for parents of gifted children, the directory reports information on parent groups and the role of parents as teachers and advocates. Color-coded sections cover the following topics: formation of the directory, legislation, sources of books about gifted children, ways for parents to reach educators, and hints for parents at home. The bulk…

The article centers on the need for home and school to develop mutual exchanges concerned with what is best for the child rather than being in an adversary relationship. (CD)

Describes the ways in which the New York State Special Education Instructional Materials Center has become a major force in improving education for handicapped children in the state, with special reference to parent education and participation programs. (ED)