Describes a remedial reading program that involves educational counseling of parents to help them in assisting their children to read at home. (HTH)

An interview with the director of the Office of Gifted and Talented in the Department of Education, Harold C. Lyon, considers such topics as trends in the education of the gifted, growth in state consultants, myths concerning the gifted, and the role of parents. (CL)

Explores the experience of role conflict for women in infertile couples. Findings lead to an understanding of infertility as part of an interactional system for dealing with potentially intolerable sources of role conflict. (Author)

Parents go through five stages in working with their talented children: (1) realizing their child's giftedness, (2) learning how to help their child learn, (3) venting their frustrations at the lack of programs for their child, (4) learning more from situations like conferences on the gifted, and (5) increasing their ability to work effectively…

The author attempts to dispel some traditional myths and makes some suggestions for all educators to contemplate concerning mainstreaming. He examines the evolution of the special education concept, objections to mainstreaming, and strategies to aid the mainstreaming process--for instance, parent involvement and needs assessment. (CT)

Explores the conditions existing within constant television households--homes in which television is turned on for most of the day, whether or not anyone is watching. (PD)

The article presents suggestions to assist parents of learning disabled (LD) children in modifying the home situaton so that the child can function as smoothly as possible within the family. (DLS)

A developmental questionnaire, encompassing the ages from 4 weeks to 36 months, has been devised that, when completed by parents, can be used to screen children as being developmentally normal, questionable, or abnormal. Journal availability: see EC 115 198. (Author)

Briefly presents expert opinion on the pros and cons of allowing parents to educate their children at home. (JMB)

The Frankel Developmental Scale, a method of charting parents' observations of their handicapped children's development in seven areas (fine motor, gross motor, dressing, eating, social, language, and cognitive development) is described and a sample scale is presented. (CL)

Probes the issue of state intervention in child-rearing for the good of the child. (CM)

Suggests some techniques and strategies that teachers can share with parents to help them support their children as they construct meaning, develop scientific literacy, and form a more intense and personal connection with the content information presented in science and mathematics books. (KHR)

Examines factors predicting participant engagement in a parent-centered, substance abuse preventive intervention. Results indicate that caregiver need for the intervention and family systems variables significantly predicted initial engagement in the intervention, while demographic variables, stressful life circumstances, and family stress failed…