Fred Engh, president of the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, discusses problems in youth sports, including: win-at-all-costs coaching philosophies, parent involvement, and lack of proper training for volunteers. (CJ)

San Francisco sculptor Ruth Asawa discusses her own artistic development and describes the Alvarado Arts Workshop, a community-based arts education program begun by herself, other parents, and community leaders in the San Francisco schools. (Author/SJL)

Outlines the content, method, and initial evaluation of a two-day workshop designed to teach basic reading monitoring skills to parents. (HTH)

Quest is a seven-year-old course that can be incorporated into the regular secondary school program to teach students how to relate to others and handle real-life problems. Parents are encouraged to become active in the program and in the total education of their children. (Author/WD)

The author describes the parent training model as a viable alternative to delivering services to train parents of handicapped children. (SB)

The article describes the three-year development/demonstration phase of a project for gifted/talented handicapped children, known as RAPYHT (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented). (Author/DLS)

Focusing on parental involvement in Title 1 programs for disadvantaged children, this article reviews the types of parent activities conducted, the amount of parental involvement, and the effects of such involvement. (LRA)

Discusses a project that included the production of a specially designed book and its dissemination through a national network of maternal care centers to every child born in Finland. (AEA)

Briefly describes Witchita's Team Oriented Corrective Reading (TOCR) program for grades 1-8 and reports that a dissemination grant from the National Diffusion Network is helping spread the program to schools in other states and in Mexico. (SJL)

Suggests ideas for teachers to involve parents in their children's reading development. (HTH)

A volunteer project by a community group has enabled parents to have access to a lending library of materials for home instruction of their handicapped children. Teachers specify materials appropriate to the child's needs. (CL)

Looks at data indicating that teachers favor students who behave and that teachers believe that parents (especially working class parents) don't support disciplinary practices in the schools. Then discusses an urban, Black elementary school that has a successful discipline program based on parent involvement. (IRT)

Most citizen participation in schools involves direct service that helps to enrich the educational opportunities of children. Public policy has erred in recent years by channeling parents' interest in education solely into advisory roles. (Author/MLF)

A successful and effective Black teacher discusses racism, teacher training, professional standards, and the role of parents in education. (LH)

Suggests that since experts differ in their interpretation of reading, it is essential to establish a common concept of reading that involves the notions of independence, understanding, utilization, appreciation, and enjoyment in order to have fruitful discussions of reading progress between parents and teachers. (AEA)