The author examines the roles volunteers can assume in the school and the potential for conflicts with teachers before offering guidelines for the selection and orientation of volunteers. It is hoped that these general guidelines will apply to a volunteer program that uses older adults. (IRT)

Teacher suggested that involving parents to read children's literature is a way of stimulating students to become better readers. (RK)

Examined the effects of two time-out (TO) procedures (within-room and out-of-room), on compliance and oppositional behavior. A total of 24 5-year-olds and their mothers were observed in three experimental conditions, pretraining, training, posttraining. Both out-of-room and within-room TO reduced oppositional behavior and increased compliance.…

Describes an eight-week course at the University of Connecticut designed to introduce parents to the available literature for children. (RB)

This guide, designed for use in the Detroit, Michigan public schools, is intended to help parents become participants in bilingual/bicultural programs. Beginning with an overall perspective on bilingual education, the guide outlines the specific requirements of the State of Michigan's Bilingual Education Law. The next section provides an overview…

The study, involving 160 families, was designed to identify the barriers that lower socioeconomic parents of special education students encounter when they attempt to participate in their child's educational program and to develop a handbook of ideas based on parents' suggestions for overcoming those barriers. Interviews were conducted with…

Intended for special education teachers, the idea book for involving parents in the individualized education program process is presented. Barriers interferring with parent participation and suggestions for overcoming them are addressed in nine areas: communication problems, transportation problems, babysitting problems, lack of time, lack of…

This handbook, designed for members of Title I parent advisory councils, explains the Title I program and serves as a guide to organizing and conducting parent councils. The first chapter contains a brief summary of Title I history and intent. Chapter two explains laws and amendments relating to parent advisory councils. The third chapter offers…

The guide is designed to facilitate communication training in the classroom and at home through involvement of parents in the education of their severely multiple handicapped child. Section 1 addresses the advantages of family involvement in the areas of assessment, programing, classroom assistance, and advocacy. The next three sections deal with…

The document details the organization of the Bernice M. Wright Co-Operative Nursery School (BWCSN). The co-op approach in a university setting is discussed. Staff organization and family membership are outlined. Four specific educational objectives are listed, as are the school's characteristics. The integration of handicapped children into the…

This document discusses the site histories and summarizes the reports of the participants of the East Hartford, Connecticut, and New Hampshire voucher planning projects during 1973-76. It discusses the voucher concept, which is to give parents a direct role in education, and compares the two voucher models. A summary of four viewpoints held by…

Student participation in educational planning is important for the child, his parents, and teachers. Parents are often reluctant to inform their children when they are in academic trouble, either because they fear their child will lose self esteem or won't understand the information, or because partners often want to avoid the issue. These reasons…

Paid or volunteer assistants can help a teacher in several ways. They can give students positive reinforcement and can help them correct their work. Assistants can also perform specific tutorial tasks including directing oral reading, assisting with phonics and sight vocabulary, and helping students improve their comprehension. (TJ)

The booklet describes an approach to individualizing parent involvement in special education programs. A family needs checklist addresses parents' knowledge (of community resources, educational programing, support services, and general information about normal developmental levels and tests and measurement); support; skills in working with…