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Download full textHarris, Barbara; Petersen, Dana; Wulsin, Claire Smither – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2017
The brief explains how exposing young children to early math concepts supports their development of reasoning and problem solving skills and later success in and out of school. It describes the unique ways each of five family engagement programs funded by the Heising-Simons Foundation developed, tested, and integrated early math learning into…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Family Involvement
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Research Findings: In an effort toward developing a comprehensive, effective, scalable, and sustainable early childhood education program for at-risk populations, we conducted an experimental evaluation of the value added by 2 family involvement programs to the Texas Early Education Model (TEEM). A total of 91 preschool classrooms that served…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs, Family Involvement
Des Moines Area Community Coll., Ankeny, IA. – 1975
The Des Moines family learning project, begun in 1972, involves parents, young adults, and children in a program which shows parents effective methods of helping their children learn to read and which helps them discover solutions to many of the conflicts that occur in family situations. This booklet describes the program and explains the various…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Education Service Centers, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1994
Describes two initiatives of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) to help children become life-long readers. The AFT/Chrysler Learning Connection Reading Grants program awards grants to schools for family involvement reading programs. The booklet "Helping Your Child Learn to Read" contains activities parents can use. Some booklet…
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Involvement, Family Programs
Handel, Ruth D. – 1991
This manual reflects the experiences of participants in the Partnership for Family Reading a collaborative project between Montclair State College (New Jersey) and a group of Newark, New Jersey public schools, and is designed to serve as a guide to those who wish to start Family Reading Projects. In 1988, the Partnership for Family Reading began…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, College School Cooperation, Elementary Education, Family Involvement
Edmundson, Martha; Ash-Geisler, Viki – 1992
This manual for the 1992 Texas Reading Club aims to use books as the major focus of all reading club activities and to provide a holistic view of library programing for the reading club and other summer library activities. Following an initial chapter called "Prepare To Set Sail" containing ideas for launching the club, particular…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Books
