Phase III, Volume I is a progress report of Project NECESSITIES to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The report lists curriculum materials prepared as of June 1970. No provisions were made for distribution of materials at the end of Phase III. Phase IV, which was originally envisioned as having materials distribution and corollary training programs in…

The guide describes the components of a comprehensive infant program for hearing impaired children 0-3 years of age and their parents. Primary focus is upon a home-centered, parent-guided, natural language approach to learning, based upon the child's daily activities. An interdisciplinary professional staff guides the parents in the individually…

This micromonograph, concerned with beginning reading readiness, is one of a series designed to answer for parents questions about their children's reading development. The development of the concept of reading readiness is briefly discussed, and four major factors involved in reading readiness are identified: mental factors, physical factors,…

Described is a project in which parents of profoundly and severely mentally retarded children were taught techniques of operant conditioning to be used in training their children in self help skills such as feeding, toileting, and dressing, with the end goal of reducing the anxiety level of parents. Involved were 25 parents whose children were on…

The main objective of the Sesame Mother Pilot Project was to increase the effectiveness of the television program with preschool children in densely populated, low-income, inner-city areas. Volunteer Mothers selected from the inner-city areas of Los Angeles and Chicago were trained to conduct viewing sessions in their own homes. Following the…

Approximately 100 junior and senior education majors in a basic reading methods course answered these questions: (1) from what you can recall, what did your teachers (on any level) do that you feel promoted your competence and interest in reading? (2) was there anything that your teachers did that detracted from your interest in reading? (3) was…

Mother-child pairs in a small Mexican town and in Los Angeles, California, were observed in two experimental situations in which the mother either controlled the rewards given to the child for success or failure or selected achievement goals for the child. The results of Experiment 1 were that mothers of both groups rewarded their children for…

Five studies investigated the interaction between language acquisition abilities and environmental factors. Subjects aged 5 to 20 imitated synthetic speech stimuli representing English and novel categories. All except the 5-year olds imitated better than was predicted from studies of categorical perception. The 12-year olds performed optimally.…

The intent of the programs described in publications cited in this bibliography is to help parents in the home setting to become better parents of their young children. Studies show that home programs in which the parent is involved as teacher benefit not only the target child, but also result in a beneficial diffusion effect to siblings. A total…

The proceedings of the First National Home Start Conference are presented, based on reports of the sessions and activities of the meeting which was aimed at strengthening and supplementing child development in the home. Topics discussed include parent education, toy lending libraries, use of television, contributions of Head Start, early reading,…

The first of seven conference papers on early childhood education considers environmental influences and environmental space planning as related to early childhood education centers. New teaching roles in early education of handicapped children are defined and implementation of programs in the public schools for aurally handicapped children under…

Intended for parents and educators, the conference proceedings focus on the influence of the nutritionist, social worker, and public health nurse on the feeding of the deaf-blind child. Included are entries with the following titles: "Improving Nutrient Supply for Deaf-Blind Children" (J. Heffley), "Nutritional Care for the Handicapped" (M.…

Intended to be a practical guide for administrators, teachers, and parents on how to meet the individualized education program (IEP) requirements of Public Law 94-142, the primer provides 10 author contributed chapters to aid the reader in developing, implementing, and monitoring an IEP for every handicapped child. Chapters have the following…

This paper examines the issue of parental supervision of after school time, documents levels of participation in after school activities among 11 and 12 year olds, and summarizes parental attitudes and behaviors concerning after school services. Also discussed is the impact a reduction in these services would have. (EB)

This study was designed as a pilot effort to generate hypotheses for future investigations of continuities and discontinuities in socialization role perceptions of Mexican American families and their schools. (Author/NCR)