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Download full textAdvocates for Children of New Jersey, 2014
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Cooperative Educational Service Agency 12, Portage, WI. – 1980
Thirteen papers (1972-1980) on the Portage Project, a home based early intervention program for preschool handicapped children, are presented. The following titles and authors are represented: "The Portage Project: A Model for Early Childhood Education" (M. Shearer, D. Shearer); "A Comparison of Paraprofessional and Professional…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Parent Education
Hill, Linda D. – A.C.E.H.I. Journal, 1984
A summer in-home signing program augments signing courses and attempts to reach more families and more family members. Secondary and postsecondary deaf students live with families for brief periods, helping parents, other family members and neighbors develop signing skills. (Author/CL)
Descriptors: Deafness, Family Programs, Home Programs, Sign Language
Peer reviewedSimon, Alexander – Gerontologist, 1984
Describes the Southeast-Bayview Mental Health Center Geriatric Services Unit, which provides a comprehensive mental health program for the elderly of San Francisco. The program emphasis is on crisis intervention, with reliance on home visits and follow-up services as well as screening and referral. (JAC)
Descriptors: Geriatrics, Home Programs, Older Adults, Program Descriptions
Peer reviewedKahn, Ann P. – Educational Leadership, 1989
A new national PTA kit, "Math Matters; Kids Are Counting on You," can help all parents make a difference in their children's education. Suggested home activities include doubling cookie recipes, surveying and graphing family ice cream flavor preferences, filling in football "stat" charts, and other tasks easily performed on a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Mathematics, Parent Student Relationship
Aprill, Kay Hodges; Schifani, John – 1983
A home based infant stimulation program for handicapped preschoolers in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, has been successful and cost effective. Home teachers help parents implement a precise, individualized curriculum. Physical and speech therapists are available as well. Other program emphases include providing emotional support to parents and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Home Programs, Individualized Instruction, Infants
Peer reviewedTertinger, Deborah A.; And Others – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 1984
The study described the Home Accident Prevention Inventory which was used to assess hazards in the homes of families under state protective service for child abuse and neglect. Followup showed that the treatment package resulted in decreases in the number of these hazards which were maintained over an extended period. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Home Programs
Peer reviewedJamieson, Marjorie; And Others – Gerontologist, 1989
Describes Block Nurse Program, in which existing resources and agencies are used to help keep elderly persons in their own homes with case management by public health nurses in community. Discusses external evaluation of program which documented that the neighborhood long-term care delivery model kept older adults in their homes at low cost and…
Descriptors: Community Services, Home Programs, Long Term Care, Nurses
Peer reviewedZarski, John J.; And Others – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1991
Discusses home-based family therapy intervention programs, designed as a preventive strategy for multiproblem, at-risk families in mental health agencies. Maintains that a review of the literature reveals little information on clinical supervision, which is a major component of home-based family intervention. Focuses on providing an alternative…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Family Counseling, Home Programs, Individual Development
Peer reviewedvan der Eyken, Willem – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1994
Voices of Pioneers section features Margaret Harrison of United Kingdom who founded HOME-START movement in Leicester, England, in 1973. Notes that HOME-START now has 150 programs throughout United Kingdom and in other countries and that program trains volunteers to offer support, friendship, and practical help to young families under stress in…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Home Programs, Mothers
Hereford, Russell W. – 1988
The Supportive Services Program for Older Persons is designed to demonstrate that a private market for home and community-based health related services can be developed in response to the demand expressed by older people and their families. The objective of the program is to expand the service options available to older people by letting market…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Home Programs, Housing, Medical Services
Garber, M.; Perry, M. E. – Special Education in Canada, 1983
A parent outreach program in Ontario uses parents of handicapped children as paraprofessionals. Parents were given 10-day training on such subjects as behavioral goals and objectives, task analysis, student evaluation and record keeping, and liaison between home and school. (CL)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Home Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2013
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Lafayette County School District, Oxford, MS. – 1983
A home intervention program for 18 learning disabled and educable mentally retarded elementary school children and their families included biweekly home visits during which parents were shown specific learning activities or games. Analysis of pre and post tests on the Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT), the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Elementary Education, Home Programs, Intervention
Barnard, Patricia E.; Pfalzer, Jacquelyn – 1979
The paper describes the T.O.T.E. (Teach Our Tots Early) Infant/Toddler Intervention Program to provide educational programing for handicapped children from birth to age 3 years. Sections address the following program components: program development, delivery model (primarily home-based), staffing, population (southeast Wayne County, Michigan),…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Handicapped Children, Home Programs, Infants
