Presents guidelines for involving parents in their children's reading development and offers suggestions for effective parent workshops. (JMB)

Described is a playground designed by an architectural student and built by parents of elementary school students in Kansas for a total cost of $50. (IM)

Suggestions in the areas of structure, completion of tasks, and new learning are given to help parents of learning disabled children modify the home situation. (JYC)

Parents' rights in decision making may not be exercised for many reasons, including: (1) lack of parental preparation for participation; (2) inappropriate behavior by school personnel; and (3) lack of parental interest or devaluation of their own participation. Issues influencing parental participation including limited self-confidence and lack of…

Tips for the teacher on how to establish rapport with parents are given. (DB)

General premises and specific steps in developing a successful consultation program for parents of gifted students are identifed. Procedures begin with defining specific outcomes for each session and culminate in conducting follow-through and follow-up evaluations. (CL)

Points out the importance of play for child development and indicates characteristics of effective adult participation in children's play settings. (Author/RH)

Observed the philosophies-in-action of new versus experienced parent volunteers in a community of learners elementary school, examining three philosophies-in-action: collaborating with students, directing them, and treating them in a laissez-faire fashion. Newcomers were more likely to apply a one-sided philosophy-in-action, while experienced…

Examines the influence of religious affiliation and attendance on the involvement of residential fathers in one-on-one activities, dinner with their families, and youth activities and found religious effects for each of these three measures. The study indicates that religion is related to paternal involvement in all three areas that were examined.…

Reviews support for parent-involvement practices, documents how underutilized parent involvement is in the public-school system, and examines some barriers accounting for the underutilization of this beneficial teaching practice, such as conflicting beliefs about the ways parents should be involved. (Contains 39 references.) (Authors/PKP)

Examined whether differences exist in participation in life activities, interaction with family members, and spousal conflict, by amount of time fathers spend using home computers. Findings indicated there were significant differences among fathers by amount of time fathers spent using home computers on 5 of 13 life activities, interaction with…

Youth sports can be a positive and enjoyable experience for children if sports are seen in the right perspective. This article presents guidelines for youth sports, based on the National Standards for Youth Sports, and describes a national campaign called Say Yes to Better Sports for Kids. (IAH)

Examined custodial fathers' engagement activities with minor children using data from heterosexual couples from National Survey of Families and Households. Strongest and most consistent predictors of paternal involvement with children 5-18 years of age were children's characteristics (age, number, biological status, gender composition). (Author/NB)

Examined potential impact of nonresponse on information about paternal involvement after separation by comparing sample of mothers whose children had nonresident father to sample of nonresident fathers in National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH). Findings suggest that the NSFH underrepresents nonresident fathers and that women orchestrate…