The paper describes a data collection system to record children's progress and to encourage parents of young handicapped children. The system consists of a calendar with blank spaces in which parents place stickers listing developmental behaviors and record comments about their child. The approach has four main objectives: to supplement…

In response to overwhelming demand, Poland (Ohio) Schools proposed a pilot program to demonstrate that people wanted preschool and day care services that could pay for themselves. The program integrated early childhood programs with the regular school curriculum to stimulate children's interest in art, music, health, and sciences and develop motor…

The Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center Program for hearing-impaired children emphasizes the value of detecting hearing impairment in infancy, followed by immediate intervention in the form of an intensive parent teaching program which stresses the maximization of residual hearing to enhance natural language acquisition. (Author/JA)

Twenty-five mothers of preschoolers with Down's syndrome completed a questionnaire about their experiences in early intervention programs. Results showed this sample to be quite actively involved, with notable variation in reactions to various program activities. (Author)

Describes successful efforts made at the Head Start Program in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana to involve parents in their children's preschool education. (Author/RH)

The article describes a parental involvement program that is an integral component of an early intervention program for preschool moderately and severely handicapped children. (Author)

Intended for administrators of preschool special education programs, the manual provides guidelines concerning the administrative processes accompanying transition to the elementary program. These include: (1) procedures for establishing communication and information exchange between the preschool program and the local education agency; (2)…

Describes the playcentre, a parent-based center resembling the preschools of Western societies, but serving a wider age range, from 2 1/2 to 5 years. Includes a section on parent training. (BR)

Describes preschool education in Australia and New Zealand. (ST)

A description of a comprehensive educational system designed to enhance the learning of preschool children through involvement of both the children and their parents." (Author/AA)

Discusses the role of the psychological consultant in nursery schools for disadvantaged children as it differs from the service provided for more economically advantaged children. Special attention is focused on staff tensions and staff-parent relationships. (AJ)

Reports results of a study concerned with the vegetable preferences and dislikes of preschool-aged children in which 12 vegetables were rated on a 3-point facial hedonic scale. Compares children's responses with those of their mothers. (CS)

This collaborative study examined barriers to parent involvement in the Head Start program among 68 mothers in New York City. Results revealed the presence of many difficult life experiences for mothers, but few were reported as barriers by many mothers. Five out of 20 experiences were associated with staff ratings of mothers' participation level.…

A total of 25 parents who participated in the Head Start program provided testimony to the Silver Ribbon Panel of the National Head Start Parent Association in a hearing held in Phoenix, Arizona in 1989. Their stories tell of the problems they faced, the benefits of program participation to them and their children, and the nature of services the…