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Download full textGordon, Elizabeth; Goldbach, Robert L. – 1990
The report documents the follow-up of mentally retarded school completers in the Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) area, begun with parents/guardians of students who completed their special education programs in 1985-86 (N=73) and also in 1986-87 (N=60) and preliminary follow-up of a 1990 cohort (N=102). Findings for the first two groups are reported in…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Jump, Teresa Layne – 1981
This extensive discussion provides an examination of issues concerning dual-career families in the United States. Section I explores changes in the paid labor force and factors contributing to such changes. Section II discusses sex stratification in the family and briefly points out changes needed to strengthen the interface between work and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Day Care, Decision Making
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1979
Developed for K-3 teachers to send home with their students, this collection of learning activities and games is offered to help reinforce students' language arts and mathematics skills and to enhance parental involvement. Suggestions to the teacher include sending home only those pages containing activities for skills currently being studied and…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Basic Skills, Educational Games, Elementary School Mathematics
Rustin, Terry A. – 1989
A practicum was designed to increase the amount of time parents read to their kindergarten children. Fifteen parents in a suburban area participated in a series of teacher-presented workshops to discover the value of reading aloud, learn strategies for presenting literature, and practice reading aloud to their children. All seven of the behavioral…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Kindergarten, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. Special Education Section. – 1986
This document was developed to provide a comprehensive, single source of information about the rights and responsibilities of parents of handicapped children and the resources available to them. The first section focuses on why parents should be involved in their children's education and lists seven major reasons for parental participation. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Discipline Policy, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Antes, Richard L. – 1989
Suggestions for students, parents, and teachers on how to prepare students to take standardized tests are presented. The value of deliberate efforts to teach students test-taking skills is supported by research. Activities to prepare students include the following: (1) teachers should develop some of their tests and worksheets in formats similar…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Campbell, Patricia B. – 1986
This pamphlet describes ways in which parents and others interested in education can effectively evaluate the usefulness of educational research. Almost everything that happens in the schools is related to educational research. Parents and concerned others should appreciate its benefits, but should be aware that: not all research is done well or…
Descriptors: Community Role, Counselor Role, Data Interpretation, Educational Research
D'Acierno, Maria Rosaria – 1990
A discussion of bilingualism and second language learning distinguishes three types of bilingualism, namely, compound, coordinate, and sub-coordinate. A compound bilingual is an individual who learns two languages in the same environment so that he/she acquires one notion with two verbal expressions. A coordinate bilingual acquires the two…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Bilingualism, Case Studies, Child Language
White, Judith – 1986
Intended for parents of Head Start children with special needs, this manual explains parental rights and the White Mountain Apache (Arizona) Head Start program for special needs children. Sections discuss and define: mainstreaming; special education; screening, testing, and diagnosis; the role of specialists (pediatrician, speech-language…
Descriptors: American Indians, Disabilities, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Resources
Simich-Dudgeon, Carmen, Ed. – 1986
The symposium on Issues of Parent Involvement and Literacy marked the culmination of a collaborative project of Trinity College in Washington, D.C. and the Arlington (Virginia) Public Schools to reach out to limited-English-proficient (LEP) parents. This was accomplished by providing cultural and language information so that parents could become…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement
Coleman, Trudy; And Others – 1985
This instructional packet is one of a series of five modules that emphasize a systematic decision-making model for common problematic situations. The steps of the model are identifying the problem, gathering information, developing and assessing alternatives, implementing a solution, and evaluating and modifying the solution. Aimed at adult basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Child Rearing, Communication Skills
Dyson, Deborah S. – 1983
Written for American Indian parents, this fact sheet offers basic suggestions for building good parent-school relationships and helping children succeed in school. The first issue addressed is the education of children before they start to school, and the emphasis is on developing pride, self-confidence, and a desire to learn and do new things.…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Boards of Education
Monterey County Office of Education, Salinas, CA. – 1988
The document contains the proceedings of a February 1988, conference on alternative futures for rural special education. After a keynote address titled "Rural Is Where the Heart Is" by Phyllis Kaplan, the approximately 100 presentations focused on such topics as the following: work experience service delivery; needs based approach for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Educational Methods, Educational Needs
Putnam City Public Schools, OK. – 1983
The purpose of this handbook is to assist Putnam City schools (Oklahoma) in implementing a comprehensive school health nursing program. Four substantive sections describe the school health program. Section 1, an overview, outlines the health responsibilities of parents, administrators, professional consultants, teachers, and nurses, and describes…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Facilities
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1984
The text of this hearing begins with statements about the scope of interest, functions, and goals of the newly formed Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. Testimony then focuses on demographic and economic trends influencing family composition and incomes in the recent past, trends in federal spending for children and their families,…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Demography, Divorce, Economic Factors
