Offered as a supplement to the House Corner Curriculum Manual (HCCM) this trainer's guide for center directors and others responsible for teacher training and parent education focuses on developing and presenting workshops. The guide is divided into five sessions, each of which corresponds to the five chapters in the HCCM. Topics include the…

In response to the interest in the potential good that may result from the development and implementation of parent education programs, the Dooly County (Georgia) school district organized several parent education efforts beginning in 1973-74. During the 1976-77 school year, the reading coordinator decided to conduct a parent education program…

This paper reports on secondary analyses of data collected in March 1978 by the Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment Program, which was designed to examine television viewing and the amount of school assigned homework in relation to student cognitive and noncognitive outcomes. Also examined were television viewing and homework patterns for…

The author, a producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), discusses the nature of the problems involved in producing several educational television series intended to advise parents on the subjects of child rearing and child development. (LS)

PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING THE SHOWING OF A COLOR AND SOUND FILM DESIGNED TO EDUCATE PARENTS CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL SPEECH HABITS IN THEIR CHILDREN, TWO FORMS OF AN ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE (APPARENTLY NOT TESTED FOR RELIABILITY) WERE FILLED OUT BY AN AUDIENCE OF 56 PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH ARTICULATION…

This handbook describes the home visiting program of the Jefferson County, Colorado public schools, in which teacher assistants, under supervision of the head teacher, visit parents of the children they are responsible for in the preschool center. Section I is an overview of the goals and purpose of the program. Section II describes the program in…

This pilot study examined a lecture/discussion approach toward educating upper middle class mothers in child rearing. Mothers ranged in age from 24-45, their children from 1-14 years. Five lectures were given over a 5-week period. Topics included: (1) how a parent can contribute to the growth of a child's intelligence; (2) how language develops in…

Presented is an instructional guide designed for use in training young people and adults who may have children with learning problems. Included are five modules dealing with the following topics (with sample sub-topics in parentheses): child development (toilet training), home activities to enhance school performance (language development),…

The bibliography contains approximately 90 citations of publications for and about parents of handicapped children. Citations are listed alphabetically by author within the following categories: "On Being the Parent of a Handicapped Child--Writings by Parents", "Information, Teaching Suggestions, and Training Guides for…

This paper examines the problem of teenage women who, because of deep-rooted pathological, psychological reasons, become pregnant repeatedly. All too frequently after giving birth to a series of unwanted, uncared for children these women and their children become psychiatric casualties. Attempts by helping agencies to deal with these adolescents…

Presented is an instructional guide for parents of severely and profoundly retarded and multiply handicapped children. Developed by 20 graduate students during a summer institute at Duquesne University, the guide suggests activities in communication, self-help and physical development. An introduction provides a definition of the severely involved…

This booklet discusses the Community Cooperative Nursery School, a program of preschool education for children from a wide range of socioeconomic levels. The involvement of mothers in the classroom, in special classes, and in decision-making, is an integral part of the program. Sources of more detailed information are provided for this program,…

The Florida Parent Education Model, working with 5- to 7-year-olds enrolled in Follow Through programs, is based on the premise that a child's home environment has the most lasting influence on his adaptation to school and to the world around him. The program works with the mother, who, as educators are discovering, has more influence on the child…

This booklet was written to help parents understand their teenagers. Chapter One discusses changes in teenagers, both physical and emotional. The importance of peer groups is discussed. The changes in the world since the parents were teenagers, are discussed in Chapter Two including: (1) the school and (2) the emphasis on planning for the future.…

This report describes the longitudinal research conducted in an early intervention program since 1966. The program is characterized by the use of paraprofessionals serving as home visitors and parent educators. Data collection has included measures of children's behavior and development, parent-child interactions, and parent variables such as…