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Direct linkCatalino, Tricia, Ed.; Meyer, Lori E., Ed. – Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, 2016
Environment is an essential area of attention for practitioners who support young children with disabilities and their families. Decisions about the environment impact the quality of care and education for young children with disabilities showing measurable influence on expected outcomes. Environment impacts true access, quality participation, and…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Students with Disabilities, Educational Environment, Assistive Technology
Download full textRule, Sarah; And Others – 1986
The paper describes the 26-unit program called "Let's Be Social Home Program" intended to encourage parents to teach social skills to young handicapped children. The program was developed to supplement the "Let's Be Social" preschool program. The home program allows parents a choice in the amount and type of teaching activities…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Disabilities, Home Programs, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedBryant, Donna; And Others – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1991
This paper addresses several major ethical issues faced by early intervention home visitors in their helping relationships with clients: maintaining a client focus, client independence, honesty, confidentiality, limits of intervention, and termination. Examples of home visiting dilemmas from two early intervention programs illustrate the issues. A…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Codes of Ethics, Early Intervention, Ethics
Clark, Thomas C.; Watkins, Susan – 1985
The manual describes the SKI*HI Model, a comprehensive approach to identification and home intervention treatment of hearing impaired children and their families. The model features home programing in four basic areas: the home hearing aid program (nine lessons which facilitate the proper fit and acceptance of amplification by the child), home…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Communication Skills, Curriculum, Handicap Identification
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1994
Developed to provide assistance in the building of an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook may serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their special needs. Chapter one focuses on the home visitation model for providing services to families and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Programs
National Institute for Literacy, 2008
The National Early Literacy Panel (NELP) was appointed in 2002 and carried out its work under the auspices of the National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL). NELP's primary goal was to identify interventions, parenting activities, and instructional practices that promote the development of children's early literacy skills. The National Institute…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Home Programs, Young Children, Program Effectiveness
Strong, Carol J.; Clark, Thomas C. – 1990
This program evaluation report presents information on Project SKI*HI, a home-based program for infants and young children with hearing impairments and their families. The program's major goals are early identification of hearing-impaired infants and a home program to facilitate child development. A parent advisor makes weekly home visits to each…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Early Intervention, Handicap Identification
Klass, Carol S. – 1996
Written from a multidisciplinary perspective, this handbook for home visitors provides functional, field test guidance techniques for working with parents and children from birth to 5 years. The guide offers techniques to enhance children's development in conjunction with educating and supporting families. Firsthand account of home visits…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Family Programs, Home Programs
Wolfe, Barbara, Ed.; Herwig, Julia, Ed. – 1986
Developed to help the home visitor build an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook is intended to serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their full potential. The first chapter lays a foundation for the program that includes a home-based…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Family Counseling, Family Environment
Peer reviewedHall, Winnifred M.; Andrews, Sharon A. – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1989
The article describes activities and outcomes of a home-based early intervention project in Jamaica which helped two mothers learn to communicate with their young congenitally deaf children. The program suggests a pragmatic approach to help Third World parents who are unable to participate in structured sessions in the school environment. (DB)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communication Skills, Deafness, Developing Nations
Nezol, A. James – 1992
This final report describes a 3-year project to provide services to all children (approximately 144) between 0-21 years with deaf blindness in Colorado. The project addressed seven areas: (1) information for identification, (2) technical assistance to develop services, (3) home-based services to infants and toddlers, (4) transition services, (5)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Children, Consultation Programs
Gibbs, Elizabeth D.; And Others – 1990
The project evaluated the effectiveness of using Total Communication (simultaneous use of sign language and speech) with six infants with Down syndrome as a means of fostering communication while verbal skills and articulatory proficiency develop. Each child was seen within the home environment every second week through 24 months of age and once a…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Downs Syndrome, Early Intervention, Expressive Language
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1985
This guide for operating the Head Start home-based program option is based on experience gathered in the initial Home Start program and in the decade spanning 1974 through 1984. Its purpose is to offer the tested ideas and procedures gained in those years to organizations wanting to provide home-based child/family development services. The Guide…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Family Programs
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Parenting and Community Education Office. – 1991
This document, which is designed to serve as a resource for school districts that are formulating comprehensive parent involvement programs, provides a representative sampling of parent involvement programs in California. Section 1 lists programs operating at the local educational level that: (1) help parents develop parenting skills and foster…
Descriptors: Community Services, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Family School Relationship
