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Shen, Wenju; Mo, Weimin – 1990
This paper discusses some misconceptions about Asian American elementary school and secondary school students, and describes ways of building effective communication with the families of these students. The essay begins by noting the stereotyping of Asian American students as "whiz kids" and discussing the damaging effect of that…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
This ERIC/RCS Special Collection contains 10 or more Digests (brief syntheses of the research on a specific topic in contemporary education) and FAST Bibs (Focused Access to Selected Topics--annotated bibliographies with selected entries from the ERIC database), providing up-to-date information in an accessible format. The collection focuses on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning, Family Involvement
Kirkland-Holmes, Gloria; Federlein, Anne Cairns – 1990
The incorporation of an African-American, multicultural, self-concept-building, and creative arts program into the elementary school curriculum is discussed in this conference paper. Recommendations concern the relevance to African-American children of language and communication skills, mathematics, social studies, science, positive self-concept,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Youth, Children, Childrens Literature
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1985
The guide offers information to parents of developmentally disabled children, with special focus on services available in the State of Florida, Section 1, "A Beginning," introduces the guide and states its purposes, and serves to reassure the parents and family members. The next three sections address the needs, rights, and roles of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Child Rearing, Community Services, Daily Living Skills
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, Hazard. – 1978
The purpose of this project was to communicate career education philosophy, methods, program activities, and evaluation results to rural Appalachian career education practitioners and the general public. The project accomplished six major objectives: (1) refined and published 500 copies of the ten best career education units, grades 1-9, developed…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1967
UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DANFORTH AND NOYES FOUNDATIONS, A CONSORTIUM OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES HAVE COLLABORATED IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS IN SPECIFIED RURAL AREAS. SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE--(1) EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE SO THAT A CYCLE OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
Driscoll, Margaret E.; And Others – 1978
The curriculum presents concepts and skills needed by special education assistants to implement early intervention programs for handicapped students (birth to 6 years old). Included are an instructor's guide, objectives, outline, references, handouts, worksheets, suggested assignments and suggested test questions for the following 13 units:…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum
Thomas, Janet K. – 1968
Suggestions are made for teaching language arts to mentally retarded children. The nature of language arts, the effect of mental retardation on the learning of language arts, and the need for home-school cooperation are treated. Also described are language arts areas, the school program, methods of beginning instruction, speech training,…
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Curriculum, Educational Games, Exceptional Child Education
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2005
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" discusses the role of culture in children's development and mental health, disparities, and cultural competence in children's mental health services. Access…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Social Environment, Health Services, Cultural Background
Danaher, Joan, Ed.; Kraus, Robert, Ed. – 2002
The 11th edition of the Section 619 Profile describes services provided under the Preschool Grants Program for Children with Disabilities (Section 619 of Part B) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). It presents current and/or historical information for all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, which are all…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Morrison, Donna Ruane; Glei, Dana – 1993
This study sought to construct a set of family strengths using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth - Child Supplement (NLSY-CS), and, if the family strengths' construct was possible, to discern whether the presence of these family strengths predict better outcomes for children. The original NLSY sampled approximately 12,000…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales
Fowler, Susan A.; Lewman, Beverly – 1998
This final report discusses the activities and outcomes of the SPARK (Skills Promoted through Arts, Reading, and Knowledge) demonstration project, a project designed to provide inservice training and a preschool curriculum to enable professional early childhood staff to use literacy and the arts to promote the skill development of young children…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Classroom Techniques, Creative Art
Melner, Joan; Shackelford, Jo; Hargrove, Elisabeth; Daulton, Deb – 1997
This document identifies resources that serve young children and their families affected by alcohol and other drug use. The resources are organized into three sections: National Training and Information Resources, State Programs and Agencies, and Federal Funding Sources. Information on locating grant funds from federal agencies, private…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcohol Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Delivery Systems
Missouri School for the Blind, St. Louis. – 1999
This final report describes activities and accomplishments of a federally supported program to provide services for children with deaf-blindness in Missouri. The project focused on the development of partnerships to coordinate service networking and to provide systematic training to build local capacity for early intervention, educational,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Deaf Blind, Delivery Systems, Early Identification
Taylor, George – 2000
Considerable attention has been given to parental involvement in education in the last decade, and the movement has empowered parents and given them a moral and legal right to be involved as partners with the schools and community agencies in the education of their children. This text provides a collaborative model which parents, teachers, and…
Descriptors: Confidentiality, Counseling Techniques, Cultural Awareness, Disabilities
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