The booklet is composed of columns that have appeared in each issue of "PACESETTER," a newsletter published by PACER Center, a coalition of 18 Minnesota disability organizations focusing on appropriate education for handicapped students. Columns are intended to address topics of interest to parents, including changes that may be made in students'…

The chronicle provides information on programs and other topics relevant to the education of gifted and talented students. The following are among the articles contained in this introductory publication: "PSAP: Its First Two-and-a-Half-Years" (about the Project for the Study of Academic Precocity) by C. Blurton; tips relating to parental support…

The author discusses the responsibilities of the hearing impaired, members of the health care profession, educators, parents, and the government in improving the delivery of health care to the hearing impaired in the U.S. (LS)

The importance of recreation to the total system of habilitative services for mentally retarded persons is discussed in terms of previous and current trends in the field. (Author)

The father of a 9-year-old hearing impaired son reflects on his feelings about the role of a parent in raising a deaf child. (LS)

This document presents one module in a set of training resources for trainers to use with parents and/or professionals serving children with disabilities; focus is on the role of parents in interagency collaboration. The modules stress content and activities that build skills and offer resources to promote parent-professional collaboration. Each…

This document presents one module in a set of training resources for trainers to use with parents and/or professionals serving children with disabilities; focus is on parent professional collaboration. Each training module takes about 2 hours to deliver. The module guide has eight sections: a publicity flyer, topic narrative, overview, trainer…

Parent roles and the essential ingredients for successful parent involvement programs are identified in this presentation. Five types of parent roles in education are identified; these are parents as partners, collaborators and problem solvers audience, supporters, and advisors. Elements of successful programs include written policies,…

A survey questionnaire consisting of 14 multiple-choice questions was prepared in order to measure parents' knowledge in the area of reading readiness skills and to determine their views of themselves as their children's teachers. The questionnaire was distributed to 160 middle-class parents residing in New Jersey. A total of 123 responded.…

This book presents information for parents who wish to help their children have successful, happy sport experiences. Section I presents five chapters on raising children to be athletes. Chapters discuss the role of parents of athletes, life as parents of an athelete, choosing the best sport experience, getting started and setting goals, and…

The increasing numbers of married women working make the study of dual career mothers an important topic for the psychology of women. Such research is vital to helping women integrate careers with family life. A study was conducted to examine the extent to which gender role, number of hours worked per week, and number and age of children relate to…

Children's perceptions of the roles of mother, father, and teacher were examined in a sample of 31 boys and 28 girls attending full-time day care, half-day kindergarten, or some combination of child care arrangements. Interview data were coded into four main role categories under the headings of Domestic, Child Care, Paid Work, and Personal. The…

Ways in which parents of handicapped children can learn their rights under P.L. 94-142, The Education for All Handicapped Children Act, are considered. Specific areas of rights include prior notice (parental consent and content of the notice), record review, independent educational evaluation, parental involvement with Individualized Educational…

The paper collects data concerned with the problem of underachievement in gifted girls. The first section looks at how society limits gifted girls in the schools and in the work place. The next section examines how gifted girls limit themselves through internal barriers to achievement, attitudes, and lack of self-esteem. The final section offers…

This study, which centers on attitudes toward being a father, reports results of open-ended interviews with black fathers of infants. Findings challenge prevailing assumptions that characterize black fathers as uninvolved with their offspring and unwilling to make material contributions to support them. The 32 men interviewed were employed fathers…