A telephone-managed home-school communication system uses an automatic answering service for recorded messages to and from parents. Prerecorded messages can be used to meet a variety of parent-teacher communication objectives. (CL)

The authors, directors of regular education inservice projects that focus on parent-professional collaboration regarding special needs students, summarize their experiences and thoughts about barriers to communication and keys to collaboration. Activities of three projects are cited. (CL)

A parent involvement model is described for organizing parent participation in preschool programs for the handicapped and identifying parent and professional training goals. The model supports planning based on specified parental needs, parent roles and activities, and professional support. (CL)