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Kessen, William; And Others – 1975
This report describes a comparative study of methods of home-based infant and parent education. The study involved 108 children, aged 1 to 2 1/2 years, in six groups of 18 each. In three groups a home visitor worked with the children and their mothers using a curriculum which focused on either play, language, or social development. In a fourth…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Home Programs
1973
This guide is to be used by leaders of inservice training workshops for instructors of parent study groups interested in learning new parenting skills that will foster home-based preschool education. The introduction provides suggestions on how a school might begin a program of school-sponsored, home-based early childhood education. The guidelines…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Evaluation, Filmstrips, Group Discussion
Guinagh, Barry J.; And Others – 1975
The overall purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and practicability of a home-centered preschool intervention program for cognitive, language, and personality development of mother and child, based upon the use of paraprofessional educators who are themselves members of the population served. One question considered was…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Educational Research, Educationally Disadvantaged, Home Programs
Richmond Public Schools, VA.
This handbook of home preschool activities is designed to be used with the siblings of the children in Project Follow Through. The suggested activities are to be used by parents in the home to provide learning experiences for their young children and to reinforce concepts being taught in Project Follow Through. Most of the activities were adapted…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Games, Home Programs, Language Arts
Seay, Shirley H.; Brown, Brenda
This manual, Part 1 of a two-volume series, is a compilation of instructional tasks designed to be used in the home by parents with their children. These home learning activities are one component of the Florida Model of Follow Through Programs. Each instructional task is designed for use in the home by a Parent Educator (P.E.) who has already…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Discrimination Learning, Early Childhood Education, Educational Games
Karnes, Merle B.; And Others – 1969
To determine the relative effectiveness of different methods of preschool educational intervention for disadvantaged children, comparisons were made of five programs whose levels of structure ranged from the traditional nursery school to a highly structured preschool. Subjects were 79 4-year-olds representing a wide range of ability levels.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education, Home Programs
Levenstein, Phyllis; Phillips, Juliet R. – 1973
This report examines the Family Cognitive Profile Study which provided for the collection and analysis of data regarding the IQ gains of children enrolled in the Mother Child Home Program (MCHP). The existence of siblings among the subjects of the MCHP was noted by the Verbal Interaction Project (VIP), the research organization responsible for…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cognitive Development, Diffusion, Home Programs
Nardo, Nita – 1972
This guide presents the scheme and direction for personnel training in the Home-Oriented Preschool Education (HOPE) Program, which uses three modes of instruction (televised, mobile classroom, and parent instruction) to educate 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. The importance of team instruction, the goals and methods of inservice training, and day-by-day…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Television, Guides, Home Programs
Gordon, Ira J. – 1971
Approximately 258 mothers and their children (aged 3 months to 3 years) participated in a home visit program using paraprofessionals as home visitors on a once-a-week basis in the first two years of life, combined with a small-group setting for four hours a week for children 2 to 3 years old. Findings indicate that such a Home Learning Center…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Economically Disadvantaged, Flow Charts, Home Programs
Levenstein, Phyllis – 1969
The verbal and cognitive effects of both a Toy Demonstrator and a similar home visitor who abstained from stimulation techniques were studied in the Verbal Interaction Project. Three groups of children, totalling 54, participated in the study from July 1967 through June 1968. One group received "double intervention" (Toy Demonstrator),…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis
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Hirsch, Josephine S.; And Others – Child Welfare, 1976
A description of an experimental, social agency program which helps parents cope with their children's behavior problems within the home. (BRT)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Caseworker Approach, Elementary Education
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Clark, Thomas C. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
The Sensory Impaired Home Intervention (SKI*HI) Model provides services for rural, hearing impaired children at an average annual cost of $1,400 per child. Weekly home visits are provided by nearby or local part time parent advisors, thus minimizing travel costs and eliminating employment problems associated with long travel hours. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Family Involvement, Hearing Impairments
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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
Shuttleworth, Dale – Education Canada, 1986
Describes a program to improve the reading skills of primary and junior level students by encouraging parents to listen to their child reading at home for at least 20 minutes daily. Notes program results including improved reading development, better home-school relationships, and increased circulation for school and community libraries. (JHZ)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Home Instruction, Home Programs
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Meighan, Roland – Educational Studies, 1984
Myths concerning home-based education in England are discussed. These include the myths that schooling is compulsory, that there is one right approach in education, that there is such a thing as professionalism, that local education authorities have the right to access and cooperation, and that there is consensus among home educators. (RM)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Change
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