Explains that if the ability to read in the fullest sense can be fostered from infancy in and out of school, children will grow to be the highly literate society of tomorrow. (DF)

This study examined the role of parents in students' early driving experiences and travel as passengers and its effects on students' crash and injury rates. Over 50,000 high school students responded to a questionnaire covering obtaining a license, learning to drive, vehicle access, parental rules, and student attitudes on parental role. (BS)

Describes a program in which parent volunteers tutored disadvantaged students in reading. Shows how such tutoring is beneficial to both students and parents. Provides insights into ways of coordinating and supporting volunteers. (EL)

Children are profoundly affected by the threat of a nuclear holocaust, and parents and educators ought to address their fears in a structured way. Specific classes on war and peace should be taught, and parents should take advantage of opportunities at home to discuss war and peace. (RM)

High school students trained in test-taking skills performed markedly higher on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test than did controls. On two subtests, vocabulary and comprehension, controls scored significantly lower than the experimental group. A relationship was noted between parental help with test-taking preparation and level of test performance.…

Describes a study of spontaneous speech from two young children and their mothers to examine how children learn some of the inflectional/syntactic possibilities for individual verbs. Multiple regression analyses were used. Maternal variety of use was a highly significant predictor of the children's use of the same verbs. (Author/SED)

Examines the extent of role strain among husbands and wives in 69 dual-career couples. Results indicated that, for wives, number of children and importance of the parental role were significant predictors of role strain. For husbands, role strain was related to age of the youngest child and the extent to which child-care tasks were shared.…

Surveyed 141 single fathers about their experience as homemakers, the nature of their father/child relationship, and overall role satisfaction. Most men felt comfortable and competent as single parents, regardless of the reason for custody or their financial status. Both economic status and reason for custody influenced the father/child…

In presenting an outline of parent education activities, discusses the nature of parent education and describes a life cycle approach to interventions. (RH)

This article presents information to help the teacher recognize and teach children with special learning needs. Suggestions for diagnosis, classroom strategies, and ideas for home use are offered. Resources for teacher use follow the article. (DF)

Challenges previous studies concluding that masculinity and femininity fluctuate as a function of the individual's family life stage. Findings from 582 Australian survey respondents showed that involvement in work and study has a greater impact on masculinity and femininity scores than does the presence of children. (Author/CB)

Presents evidence that reading can be learned by the same informal and unstructured methods as speech, and calls for a concentration on slow readers. (CRH)

Poses and answers several questions parents and teachers have about the value of invented spelling. (FL)

Explores the social determinants of the timing of the first birth in a nationwide sample of 6,752 women. Results showed education at marriage is the most important predictor. Although a few social determinants (i.e., race and religion) have a direct effect, most affect age at first birth through education. (JAC)

Teacher comments show that the family-school relationship is fundamentally a relation between mother and the school. A feminist perspective is thus central in the education of teachers, if they are to understand the position of mothers in the family and the articulation of particular families to the schools. (Author/GC)