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Peer reviewedEiserman, William D.; And Others – Journal of Special Education, 1995
This study, involving 40 preschool children with speech/language disorders, compared the costs and effectiveness of a home parent training intervention and a clinic-based, low parent involvement intervention. Longitudinal effects were comparable, supporting the feasibility of offering options to parents and the need for broadly trained…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Home Programs
Scannapieco, Maria – Children and Youth Services Review, 1994
Presents an exploratory, descriptive study on family-centered, home-based services, involving a secondary analysis of an existing database. Suggests that both these services are effective in the prevention of placement for both high- and low-risk clients. Notes, however, that home-based services seemed to be more effective with multi-problem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
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Direct linkRansdell, Lynda B.; Eastep, Eric; Taylor, Alison; Oakland, Darcie; Schmidt, Jenny; Moyer-Mileur, Laurie; Shultz, Barry – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
This study compared two interventions in terms of impact on physical activity participation and mother-daughter relations. Previously sedentary mothers and daughters (N = 34) were randomly assigned to a 12-week university-or home-based physical activity group. Program activities were designed using focus group information, aspects of the social…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Physical Activities, Mothers, Daughters
Edith Cowan Univ., Perth (Australia). – 1994
This document consists of an overview and five papers examining the findings of a comparative analysis of literacy practices in urban and rural Australian communities. The study included case studies of 23 families in 6 communities and documentation of the literacy practices within the 9 schools attended by the children of those families.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices
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
Ramey, Craig T. – 1988
This study examined the efficacy of two educational practices designed to prevent learning difficulties in children from high risk families (N=64) during the first 8 years of life. The preventive treatments included: (1) educational daycare plus family education from birth to age 5 followed by a home/school resource program from kindergarten…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
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
Edwards, A. D. N. – 1988
The monograph reports on two surveys conducted by the Open University (United Kingdom) to evaluate the likely consequences of the university's new home computing policy (which requires access to a microcomputer for certain courses) on students with disabilities. A telephone survey was taken of 23 disabled students, and questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), College Students, Computer Uses in Education
Thompson, Marie – 1989
The paper addresses the development of early intervention programs with hearing impaired infants and toddlers and their families. It stresses the importance of working cooperatively with parents, the multidisciplinary approach, appropriate assessment of both child and family, appropriate intervention including monitoring of progress, and…
Descriptors: Auditory Training, Check Lists, Communication Skills, Curriculum
Ostenson, Alan; Kemp, Margaret R. – 1984
This booklet contains suggestions for parents (or teachers) who teach children at home (grades K-3) to use in providing information on careers. The booklet covers the following topics: appreciation and attitudes, self-awareness, decision making, educational awareness, career awareness, economic awareness, beginning competency, and employability…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Awareness, Career Education, Correspondence Study
Cadman, Lois A.; And Others – 1977
This handbook describes the organization and implementation of a home based program for handicapped preschool children. The handbook is designed for use by teachers working with parents and is based on an exemplary program called Project PEECH (Program for Early Education of Children with Handicaps). The program emphasizes the role of parents and…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavior Change, Communication Skills, Curriculum Design
Moles, Oliver; Collins, Carter – 1981
This paper reports the results of an ongoing study of home school programs incorporating the fourth through twelfth grade levels of large urban school districts. It examines the nature and scope of programs designed to improve student learning through parent involvement in tutoring, managerial and socializing activities as they relate to…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Influence, Family School Relationship
Lombard, Avima D. – 1981
Israel's Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, a nationally administered home-based program of early childhood education, is discussed in this book. In addition to presenting information regarding the social conditions that necessitated development of the program, this book describes the theory and planning behind the program, its…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Concept Formation
Lutz, John E.; And Others – 1978
The degree of success of the computerized Child-Based Information System (CBIS) was analyzed in two areas--presenting, delivering, and managing a developmental curriculum; and recording, filing, and monitoring child tracking data, including requirements for Individualized Education Plans (IEP's). Preschool handicapped and high-risk children and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Computer Managed Instruction, Data Collection, Educational Objectives
LIMBACHER, JAMES L. – 1967
THIS HANDBOOK FOR PROGRAM PLANNERS HAS CHAPTERS ON EVERY TYPE OF FILM USE, WRITTEN BY PEOPLE ACTIVE IN THE FILM FIELD IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES--PROGRAM PLANNING, FILM EVALUATION, PRESENTATION AND PROMOTION, FILMS IN SMALL TOWNS, IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, IN MUSEUMS, USED FOR DISCUSSION GROUPS, COMMUNITY AND COLLEGE FILM SOCIETIES, SCHOOL, CHURCH, AND…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Church Programs, Colleges
