"Phonological Awareness Training" is a general practice aimed at enhancing young children's phonological awareness abilities. Phonological awareness refers to the ability to detect or manipulate the sounds in words independent of meaning. Phonological awareness is a precursor to reading. "Phonological Awareness Training" can…

At the international Youth Employment Summit, September 7-11, 2002, representatives from over 140 countries gathered in Alexandria, Egypt to share knowledge and experience and to advance the cause of better preparation of youth for entry into, and success in, their respective national economies. At the Summit, for the benefit of those with little…

One of a series planned by Child Trends to help inform the public debate surrounding the 2002 reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, this brief updates a statistical snapshot of working poor families with children that Child Trends published 2 years ago. Findings presented in the brief include the…

This pamphlet, in English- and Spanish-language versions, offers information to parents on the functioning and benefits of Head Start, a federal program for preschool children from low-income families. The pamphlet's sections answer the following questions: (1) "What Is Head Start?" (2) "What Can the Head Start Program Offer to Your…

The High School Sophomore Cohort of 1980 followed nine different pathways to a 4-year college degree. These paths were formed by a combination of different levels of academic preparation secured in high school and the first type of postsecondary institution attended. The pathway most likely to lead to a 4-year degree is one defined by acquiring…

This book is a comprehensive history of the Glade Valley School in Allegheny County, North Carolina. It is filled with letters, newspaper reports, first-hand accounts, and photographs that trace the lives of its students and faculty back to opening day in January 1911. The school's site was chosen in 1909 and was deemed favorable because it was…

Analyzes the viewpoints of conservatives and liberals toward poor students through a survey of student teachers, placing special emphasis on the poverty information levels of the respondents in the study, and concluding that it is quite plausible that ideology filters information. (Author/JM)

Most striking finding was the mean 10-point IQ incn programs which utilize the discovery of such IQ increases as evidence development

Describes a program for qualified but financially disadvantaged high school juniors to work and attend Atlantic Community College during the summer. (PG)

The author argues that the secret of successful use of indigenous paraprofessionals in social and health services is the development of purposeful assignments, respect and meaningful status for the paraprofessionals as contributing members of a service team. (Author)

Volunteer business, industry, legal and civic groups have helped Maryland Extension Service home economists open and run a thrift shop which supplies donated goods to program families. Shop also doubles as demonstration facility for nutrition, home management, health and youth-oriented courses. (PD)

Describes what happened to the Head Start teacher aide idea when it was taken over by middle-class schools. (Author)

The nutritional status of one hundred preschool children from the economically depressed area of Nashville, Tennessee was evaluated and correlated with Stanford-Binet test scores. (JM)