The guide is designed to facilitate communication training in the classroom and at home through involvement of parents in the education of their severely multiple handicapped child. Section 1 addresses the advantages of family involvement in the areas of assessment, programing, classroom assistance, and advocacy. The next three sections deal with…

The article discusses six needs fundamental to research and intervention with families: (1) defensible rationale for family involvement, (2) caution in defining desired family outcomes, (3) developmental perspective, (4) ecological contexts, (5) allowance in variability in family composition or structure, and (6) adequate systems for assessing…

Provides a framework for developing family literacy programs. Explains the characteristics of effective family literacy activities. Shares a compilation of family literacy goals and activities recently developed by a group of Ohio teachers. (RS)

Presents actions that parents can take to help children prepare to return to school after summer vacation. Ideas highlight reading, writing, vocabulary, computers, family night, television, video games, communicating, music, study habits, encouragement, decision making, behavior, setting limits, modeling, grooming, nagging, toys, equality, school…

Presents advice from researches and practitioners on how schools can cultivate parent involvement that improves student achievement: Redefine parent involvement, train teachers to work with parents, reach out to parents, stay in touch, encourage parents to advocate for their children, and invest in family involvement. (Contains 10 online…

This brochure presents ideas for creating a special place for a family's reading materials--a"family library"--and for helping children build their own personal collections. The brochure offers a sampling of activities that will help families display and keep track of a growing collection of newspapers, magazines, and books. The brochure…

This booklet identifies four critical areas for alcohol and drug abuse prevention strategies: communities, parents and families, schools, and the workplace. Under each area, specific ideas for action and pertinent resource materials are described. The community strategies described include youth organizations, policies and laws, counseling, the…

Critiques conclusions made by Shirley Brice Heath and Milbrey McLaughlin in their April 1987 Phi Delta Kappan article, "A Child Resource Policy: Moving Beyond Dependence on School and Family." The author takes issue with assumptions about the family that she feels are misleading, unclear, and in need of additional information. (MD)

Discusses the stress that service on the board of education places on board members' families and the ways some members cope with the stress. (IRT)

Presents detailed descriptions of two intergenerational literacy programs currently functioning to meet family literacy needs. (MG)

Presents a scheme for organizing the various dimensions of parent-school involvement. Discusses four aspects of the model: monitoring, informing, participation, and empowerment. (MG)

The article presents family systems concepts to provide rehabilitation counselors with practical guidelines for working with families of persons with disabilities and describes techniques for encouraging family participation. (Author/DB)

Identifies 20 ways to enable families to be involved in education, help teachers and schools build family involvement, mobilize community support for schools and families, and share information about effective methods. (SK)

One Virginia elementary school conducts workshops for parents and children to enhance students' learning in the core subject areas. Families Learning At School/Home (FLASH) is supported by the PTA, which helps by designing and distributing flyers, making and displaying presentation boards, and following up with local newspapers. The PTA also…

Discussion of family involvement in functional assessment (FA) with individuals who have autism or related disabilities first provides a rationale for family involvement, then reviews the literature and offers guidelines including: recognize, respect, and accommodate families' individuality; create a context for family centered participation; take…