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SCHWARTZ, ANTHONY N.; AND OTHERS – 1965
AN INTENSIVE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM OF HOME TEACHING AND GUIDANCE WAS CONDUCTED WITH 30 RURAL AREA DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. THE SAMPLES WERE GROUPED INTO (1) AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP THAT RECEIVED 21 WEEKS OF HOME TEACHING, (2) A CONTROL GROUP THAT RECEIVED ATTENTION THROUGH HOME VISITS, AND (3) A CONTROL GROUP THAT RECEIVED ONLY THE TESTING. THE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Television, Home Instruction, Home Programs
Hutinger, Patricia L.; And Others – 1978
Three papers describe parent and staff resources from the Macomb (Illinois) 0-3 Regional Project, a home based program for rural handicapped and high risk infants and toddlers. The development of toy workshops to help parents construct materials for their children is described. Two bibliographies are presented. The first, intended for parents,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Handicapped Children

Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Describes a program that trains parents as support personnel in classrooms serving handicapped preschoolers, a program that combines computer technology and professional expertise to assist families without access to early intervention programs, and a program that uses parents to mediate an instructional program for handicapped children from birth…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum, Delivery Systems
Rosenthal, Kristine – 1970
This document describes 19 Appalachian day care centers, operated by the Kentucky Child Welfare Research Foundation, serving 639 preschoolers for nine school months and 247 during the 9-week summer session. The centers,located in churches, abandoned school houses and store fronts are staffed largely by paraprofessionals from the community. Social…
Descriptors: Bus Transportation, Creative Expression, Day Care, Health Programs
Lehnhoff, Nora; And Others – 1976
Intended to suggest types of early childhood education programs which may be implemented in rural areas at reasonable cost and which capitalize upon the rural environment's unique characteristics, this booklet describes 12 programs (many of which use Elementary and Secondary Education Title I or III funds) currently operating in rural areas. The…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Group Instruction
Reese, E. Rosalie – 1983
Hearing impaired children from birth to age 5 in rural areas throughout the state of Utah are served by a home-based program which trains parents to communicate effectively with their hearing impaired child. The program is based on the following premises: (1) the preschool years are critical for developing communication skills; (2) the home is the…
Descriptors: Communication Disorders, Communication Skills, Delivery Systems, Hearing Impairments
Black, Talbot, Ed.; Hutinger, Patricia, Ed. – 1981
Using a common format outlining program settings, agencies, children/families served, staff, services, delivery strategies, and program costs, descriptions of four cost-effective rural service delivery programs for young handicapped children provide evidence that good rural programs are affordable. The Early Lifestyle Program at King's Daughters'…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Services, Coordination, Cost Effectiveness