This document describes a model for regional training of Head Start personnel. It reports on a training symposium convened to clarify the objectives and methods involved in Head Start's commitment to serving handicapped children. Participants were divided into small groups and were encouraged to actively discuss, question, and share their…

This paper states the basic assumptions underlying the philosophy and methods used in a parent-infant education program at the Parent Child Development Center in New Orleans designed to teach and emphasize all aspects of a child's development. The assumptions discussed in relation to program content are: (1) some parents have child-rearing styles…

This workbook, directed toward the non-reader, was designed for the New Orleans Parent Child Developmental Center's Infant Program. It offers parents day-by-day suggestions for stimulating infants from birth to six months. Experiences related to the child's visual, auditory, muscular and language development, as well as hints on routine and…

A report of the second national Home Start Conference, held in Houston in September 1972, is presented. The report is designed to serve Head Start programs around the country which are considering the inclusion of a home based program in their services. Directors and key staff of the demonstration Home Start programs discussed evaluation…

A discussion of parent behavior antecedents, cognitive correlates, and the multidimensionality of locus of control in young children includes reports of several different experiments. Results indicated that development of internal control expectancies is correlated with cognitive-intellectual development. Maternal behaviors were studied through a…

The Toy Library program trains parents to use a limited number of educational toys to teach specific skills, fundamental concepts, and problem solving behaviors to their own three- and four-year-old children. The program is designed to fill the educational needs of the many three- and four-year-old children who are not participants in some other…

Intended for the parents (mothers) of children with behavior problems in a diagnostic intake preschool, the training manual instructs parents in methods of observing and interacting with the children. Parents are instructed in classroom observation techniques involving the collection and recording of data on rating sheets. Detailed are how to rate…

Written as a guide for parents of preschool visually handicapped children, the booklet provides background information and some basic facts thought to be necessary to help the child grow into a happy, well-rounded and successful adult. Guidelines are presented concerning the following: the need for positive parental attitudes toward the young…

Provided is the script for a presentation of 90 slides on a staff training model for cerebral palsied children of preschool age. The training program in early childhood intervention is said to have three parts involving teacher training, parent education which involves reciprocal sharing of information among parents and staff, and student…

Intended for parents of handicapped children, the guide is designed to provide information on obtaining guidance and training for individuals served by the Northeast Area Learning Resource Center. Listed are the names and addresses of six national and six state organizations in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode…

Research on interaction and environment as factors in infant development is reviewed, descriptions of developmental stages and their implications for curriculum are discussed, and suggestions for using the "developmental roles" perspective in handicapped and normal infant education are outlined. Optimal experiences for infants and…

How can I help my children do better in school? Parents invariably ask this question. Here are 25 clip-out suggestions for parents to help their children and, in the process, become partners in learning with the school. (Author/RK)

Two experiments involving four mothers of seven autistic children (4 to 13 years old) were conducted to assess the generalized effects of several different parent/teacher training programs. (Author/SBH)

Reviews the changing role of parent education and discusses ways to involve parents in policy making, administrative tasks and teaching. (SB)

Describes the Parent As A Teacher Inventory (PAAT), a composite attitude scale in which parents describe: (1) their feelings about various aspects of the parent-child interactive system, (2) their standards for assessing the importance of various aspects of child behavior and (3) their values concerning child behavior. (SB)