Describes the administrative policy developed to deal with student truancy at Harlem South High School in Rockford, Illinois. The policy calls for intensive monitoring of attendance and involves parents as well as school officials. It is said to be successful in reducing truancy rates. (GC)

Presents case study involving the attempt by parents to raise their children to be bilingual in Danish and Finnish as example of internal and/or external difficulties preventing development of the bilingualism of a child. (Author/BK)

The reorganization of the Developmental Centre program at the Lord Tennyson Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia is described. The component for autistic children is described in terms of the referral procedure, staffing and consultant services, organization, program development, integration, and parent involvement. (DB)

The author presents advice for parents of gifted children. Among suggestions are to encourage originality, praise the child, tolerate new ideas, and provide help in making choices. (PHR)

Guidelines for developing a structured parent tutoring program for learning disabled students are given. Among the eight suggestions made are to keep the tutoring simple and brief and to encourage maintaining a visual record of the child's progress. (CL)

The relationship between several home background factors and reading ability was studied in working-class children, aged 7-8, using standardized tests and parent interviews. The home background factor which emerged as most strongly related to reading achievement was whether or not the mother regularly heard the child read. (Author/SJL)

The article outlines guidelines for parents to understand their disabled children's individualized education programs. Implications and cautions needed for terminology, test scores, subtest interpretations, and classroom behaviors are examined. (CL)

A parent of a gifted student reviews the development of a gifted and talented program in his school district and makes suggestions for full-time program coordinators, increased role of the guidance counselor, and greater emphasis on career education at the high school level. (CL)

Parents of learning disabled children can be an essential adjunct to educational programs if they are taught what a learning disability is, how to incorporate structure into everyday living, consistent behavior management, and ways to help children solve problems and learn new material. (DB)

Discusses four children's books that convey the depth of emotion and range of images universally projected by the word father: "Reading with Dad" (Richard Jorgensen); "Lots of Dads" (Shelley Rotner and Sheila M. Kelly); "In Daddy's Arms I am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers" (illustrated by Javaka Steptoe);…

Discusses the importance of teaching social manners to young children as part of their social development, and describes ways to model good manners and help children form appropriate habits. Includes a chart on the development of manners in infants and toddlers, preschoolers, and older children, which summarizes techniques, language, mealtime…

Discusses child care as a system of shared socialization, considering how this role shapes the provision of children's developmental needs, parental expectations of socialization, the child's needs, and the importance of collaboration between parents and caregivers. Examines the effects of cultural differences on expectations for children's…

Partially replicated Japanese study by examining transition from arranged to free-choice marriages in Chinese ever-married women (n=586). The results revealed that the role of parents had declined sharply, whereas young people more and more dominated the process of mate selection. However there was still little sign of a "dating culture"…

A systematic approach which clearly defines teacher, student, and parent roles in homework is described, including discussion of homework policies, homework returns, study areas, survival kits, and time management. (CB)