The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The paper reviews research on parent involvement in their children's mainstreaming along with variables that may promote or discourage…

The document contains information presented at a conference session on crucial learning strategies and approaches for Black preschool handicapped children by school personnel involved with the Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, school system. Introductory information is provided on the following topics: speech and language remediation; parent…

THE FAMILY IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTAL COOPERATION IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IS IMPORTANT. HOW TO INVOLVE PARENTS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS, BENEFICIAL TYPES OF PARENT PARTICIPATION, PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN TO ASSURE THE SAFETY AND PROTECTION OF THE CHILDREN, AND SUPPLEMENTARY PARENT PROGRAMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE…

CHILDREN FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY IMPOVERISHED CIRCUMSTANCES TEND TO ENTER SCHOOL WITH PERCEPTIBLY DIFFERENT PREPARATION FOR THE RIGORS AND DEMANDS OF THE LEARNING AND SOCIALIZING EXPECTATIONS OF THE SCHOOL. INITIAL FAILURES ARE ALMOST INEVITABLE. ONE OF THE GOALS OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP A POSITIVE READINESS TOWARD LEARNING AND TO…

A PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES ENRICHED LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN FROM ECONOMICALLY IMPOVERISHED HOMES IS PRESENTED. THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM ARE (1) TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO FACILITATE LANGUAGE, COGNITIVE, PERCEPTUAL AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTS, (2) TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT AND FOR…

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…

The checklist and manual are designed to measure changes in parental skills as a result of both group and individualized programing in a home based prescriptive infant program. Guidelines are also given on setting behavioral goals for parents that can be addressed by program activities. The inventory is divided into seven skill areas: parental…

This booklet discusses the Community Cooperative Nursery School, a program of preschool education for children from a wide range of socioeconomic levels. The involvement of mothers in the classroom, in special classes, and in decision-making, is an integral part of the program. Sources of more detailed information are provided for this program,…

GRADES OR AGES: Not specified. It appears to be for preschool and primary grades. SUBJECT MATTER: Motor skills, sensory experiences, thinking, and language. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into four sections, one for each of the above areas. Each section lists materials and describes activities; illustrations are…

The Toy Library program trains parents to use a limited number of educational toys to teach specific skills, fundamental concepts, and problem solving behaviors to their own three- and four-year-old children. The program is designed to fill the educational needs of the many three- and four-year-old children who are not participants in some other…

Presented is an evaluation of a pre-placement program designed to improve the performance of 15 multi-handicapped blind children (4-10 years old) in activities of daily living, and to involve the parents in the children's education. Among findings reported are that all but one of the Ss improved in activities of daily living as measured by the…

In this study, mothers predicted their preschoolers' prereading skills beyond chance expectation. (MKM)

Reviews the changing role of parent education and discusses ways to involve parents in policy making, administrative tasks and teaching. (SB)

Describes the Parent As A Teacher Inventory (PAAT), a composite attitude scale in which parents describe: (1) their feelings about various aspects of the parent-child interactive system, (2) their standards for assessing the importance of various aspects of child behavior and (3) their values concerning child behavior. (SB)

In 1984, Jefferson County Public Schools (Kentucky) intitiated a preschool program emphasizing before- and after-school care, multi-age grouping, a developmental curriculum, actively involved parents, and integration of special needs children. Other than district support with space, administration, and bookkeeping services, this successful program…