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Download full textPepper, Joanne V. – 1985
Designed specifically for the home-based component of Head Start, this parent education program aims to foster more effective, positive, and satisfying parenting skills and relationships. Part I of the handbook provides an overview of the program as well as guidelines for working with adults. Addressed to the program leader, Part II offers…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Guidelines, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans
Robinson, Cordelia – 1981
The document describes a process-oriented strategy for assessing children with atypical motor development. The Ordinal Scales of Psychological Development in Infancy by I. Uzgiris and J. Hunt are used as the content base. The intervention program focuses on teaching parents techniques for enhancing the child's functioning in sensorimotor, motor,…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Parent Education
Rosenberg, Steven A.; Robinson, Cordelia – 1983
The competency Based Training Project was designed to validate the Teaching Skills Inventory (TSI) and assess its utility as a tool for training parents to implement educational and therapeutic activities with their handicapped children. Four studies evaluated the TSI. Teachers and physical and occupational therapists were taught to rate mothers'…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Disabilities, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Horn, Wade F.; And Others – 1984
The study investigated the potential additive effects of instruction in self-control strategies and behavioral parent training with 24 hyperactive children (7-11 years old) and their parents. It was hypothesized that the combination of treatments would provide maximum benefits by altering those contingencies in the home environment maintaining…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Elementary Education, Generalization, Hyperactivity
Weiss, Heather B.; And Others – 1988
Part of the Harvard Family Research Project's ongoing series of case studies that examine state-level policy and programs for families, this booklet reviews initiatives undertaken by the states of Connecticut, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, and Missouri to support and educate families with young children. Each of the booklet's five sections…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Parent Education, Preschool Education
Froham, A. H.; Wollenburg, Karen – 1983
To assist parents and their children in making a smooth transition when the children leave home to enter school, this handbook describes a series of school-related skills and activities. Eight brief sections compose the document, one intended for parents and seven focusing on children and reflecting common kindergarten experiences. The section for…
Descriptors: Guides, Kindergarten, Parent Education, Parent Materials
Levant, Ronald F.; Doyle, Gregory F. – 1982
A communication skills training program for fathers of school-aged children was developed and evaluated. Eleven fathers, recruited from announcements distributed by community organizations serving a Boston neighborhood, participated in the program. A "non-equivalent" control group, similarly recruited, was also utilized. The program…
Descriptors: Children, Communication Skills, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship
Tweedie, David – Volta Rev, 1969
Descriptors: Deafness, Exceptional Child Education, Group Discussion, Hearing Impairments
Gordon, Ira J. – Children, 1969
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Experimental Programs, Home Programs, Infants
Winton, Pamela J. – 1982
Intended for educational researchers, the paper stresses the importance of disseminating research knowledge to parents, particularly to parents of handicapped children. Barriers to disseminating research knowledge to parents include the low priority of this activity among members of the academic community, the trickles down theory of dissemination…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Gold, Jane R.; Bergstrom, Joan M. – 1974
This booklet offers guidelines for parents on how to assess aspects of caregiver competency and program environment that indicate quality child care. Issues briefly discussed include: (1) types of day care available; (2) choice of home-based versus center-based care; (3) caregiver characteristics such as warmth and responsiveness, encouragement of…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Guidelines
Smith, Patricia McGill – 1980
The parent of a handicapped child reviews the development of parent groups and parent advocacy internationally. Among the programs described are weekend education courses for parents in Norway, deinstitutionalization efforts in England, mass media approaches in France, and the Extend-a-Family program in Canada in which a handicapped child is…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Parent Associations, Parent Education
Fresno City Unified School District, CA. – 1965
TWO NEWSLETTERS FROM THE COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROGRAM IN FRESNO INCLUDED PLANS FOR THE PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM, THE BASIC PROGRAM, AND THE INTENSIVE PROGRAM. THE BASIC PROGRAM SHOULD REDUCE PUPIL-TEACHER RATIO, PROVIDE PRESCHOOL PROJECTS THROUGH THE USE OF EITHER SCHOOL FACILITIES OR PRIVATE FACILITIES, PROVIDE REMEDIAL AND CORRECTIVE PROGRAMS IN…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Language Arts
Elmer, Elizabeth – 1980
This pamphlet for prospective parents provides very brief discussions of the parent child relationship, the realities of being a parent, parenting techniques, parents' responsibilities, and parenting as a developmental process. Guidelines for parents of infants, toddlers, school age and adolescent children are suggested. (Author/SS)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Developmental Stages, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Education
Stiggins, Richard J. – 1980
This booklet is written in non-technical language and focuses on educational testing issues currently of interest to parents. Some of the questions parents commonly ask about tests are identified and answered. Questions include: (1) What are tests and why are they used?; (2) How are they used?; (3) How many different kinds of tests are there?; (4)…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Parent Education, Parent Student Relationship
