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Tregaskis, George K.; And Others – 1977
This guide was designed for use in teaching parents of elementary school children how to provide learning experiences for their children at home. The learning activities suggested are inexpensive and simple and are intended to enhance the child's development in the areas of reading, writing, and computing. The guide contains chapters on: (1)…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Elementary Education, Family School Relationship, Home Programs
Drash, Philip W.; Stolberg, Arnold L. – 1977
This pilot study trained parents in behavior modification techniques and attempted to evaluate the impact of this training on the rate of cognitive, linguistic and social development in infants. A second goal was to identify significant areas in infant development which might be influenced by the teaching strategies used. Subjects were four…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Development, Developmental Programs, Early Experience
Download full textFlorida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1974
This booklet was written for parents of children in the Follow Through Program. It provides useful tips on money management, home-school relationship, and health and nutrition. The section on money management discusses food stamps, social security, insurance, buying on credit and installment, budgeting hints, and shopping hints. The section on…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Health, Home Management
Price, Marianne; And Others – 1978
The final report describes "Project Partners in Education", a Montgomery County (Pennsylvania) project, designed to create a corps of resource persons composed of parents and teachers who would be knowledgeable about the entire IEP (individualized educational plan) process; and to obtain data on the extent of actual IEP implementation on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Handicapped Children, Individualized Programs, Inservice Teacher Education
Chapman, Barbara Holland – 1979
This report represents a synthesis of data related to the impact of the Parent Education Follow Through (PEFT) Program in the Yakima (Washington) School District. It was compiled from reviews of written documents and interviews with both model sponsor staff and parents, teachers, community leaders and others within the Yakima School District. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Ethnography, Intervention, Interviews
CANNON, DOLLY N. – 1965
THE FIRST OF THE FOUR REPORTS IN THIS PUBLICATION IS A DISCUSSION OF THE METHODS USED BY THE CHILD STUDY ASSOCIATION TO RECRUIT LOW-INCOME PARENTS FOR ITS FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE SECOND REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF TWO PARENT EDUCATION CLASSES OPERATED BY THE LOS ANGELES PUBLIC SCHOOLS. ONE OF THESE CLASSES IS AN EVENING CLASS FOR…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Family Life Education, Family Planning
Nevius, John R.; Filgo, Dorothy J. – 1977
This guide was designed for use in home education programs aimed at helping both children and parents improve their self-confidence, as a preliminary step toward helping children succeed at school. Specific behavioral goals for the parent trainer, the parent, and the child are presented in five areas: (1) relationship to self, (2) relationship to…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Group Dynamics, Home Programs
Jenkins, Offa Lou Harris – 1978
Week-end college offerings provided more than 360 paraprofessionals, parents, and professionals with opportunities for comprehensive study of ways to meet the developmental needs of children with handicapping conditions. The program was initiated through the cooperative efforts of a college special education department, a university affiliated…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Course Descriptions, Handicapped Children, Higher Education
Stoker, W.M., Ed.; Splawn, Robert E., Ed. – Studies in Education, 1976
This journal contains articles on the following subjects: parental attitudes toward the elementary school principalship; parents as educators: a comparative study of two Adlerian parent education programs; a tribute to A.S. Neill, founder of Summerhill School in Leiston, Suffolk, England; the certain demise of private education; and achievement…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Culture Conflict, Elementary Schools, Mexican Americans
Robin, Fay – 1976
This report is an evaluation of selected New York City Umbrella Programs funded under a special grant from the New York State Legislature. The 1975-76 Education in Action Program, a community health education program, served 427 elementary and junior high school students and 105 community parents in the Harlem and East Harlem communities. The…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Health Education, Health Programs, Minority Groups
Lapides, Joseph – 1977
This presentation discusses a rationale and set of procedures that increase parent involvement in decisions concerning their children. Decision making is viewed here as a process by which parents choose, among conflicting considerations, courses of action which are in the best interests of their children. Decisions usually imply a power…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Counseling Objectives, Decision Making Skills
Bourcier, Marilyn; And Others – 1974
Intended for parents of hyperactive children, the two booklets provide general information on the management of hyperactivity and a summary of a video taped parent discussion group. Sections are on the following topics: what is hyperactivity? what causes hyperactivity? traits of hyperactive children, concerns and feelings of parents, behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Child Rearing, Etiology, Exceptional Child Education
Brout, Betty Lea; Krabbenhoft, Ken – 1975
This paper describes the Family Day Care Program, a publicly funded service with 1,800 providers serving 8,000 children in the five boroughs of New York City. The children, ranging in age from 2 months to 12 years, are cared for from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. In each of the private licensed homes are a maximum of 6 children including those of the provider.…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Education Service Centers, Educational Programs
Bell, T. H. – 1975
The United States educational system has a responsibility to provide adults with the necessary education to raise healthy, productive children. Learning how to be a parent does not appear to be a routine part of the growing-up process today. Therefore, in order to maximize the essential early development of children, parenthood training becomes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Community Health Services, Educational Policy
Clifford, Howard – 1974
In this guide for parents the process of children's growth is emphasized in discussions of values, permissiveness, independence, honesty, judgements, self-image, and discipline. Chapter titles are: (1) Anxiety About Child Rearing, (2) Valuing, (3) A Process Orientation, (4) The Value of Mistakes, (5) A Way of Looking at Things, (6) Reopening…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development
