Entries in this annotated bibliography are recent, readily available resource materials to assist in all phases of planning and carrying out a home-based child development program emphasizing parent involvement. Most entries are abstracted. (KM)

Compiled as a project of the National Resource Center on Family Based Services, this document contains an annotated directory of a representative listing of family-based services existing in 24 of the United States. (Family-based service programs provide humane, quality and cost-efficient services to families in the least restrictive environment,…

This guide was designed for use in teaching parents of elementary school children how to provide learning experiences for their children at home. The learning activities suggested are inexpensive and simple and are intended to enhance the child's development in the areas of reading, writing, and computing. The guide contains chapters on: (1)…

This book is offered as a guide for persons interested in beginning a project where young people volunteer to work with the frail, homebound elderly. The guide presents examples of successful intergenerational projects, the lessons learned from those projects, the elements needed for a successful project, and a step-by-step approach for initiating…

The goal of this program, centered around six filmstrips, is to help parents learn new skills for teaching their young children in the home. This leaders' guide describes the purpose of the filmstrips, gives some organizational and general considerations, outlines the procedure for using the filmstrips, and enumerates some guidelines for handling…

Designed as a training and reference manual for instructors and their administrators in Adult Basic Education (ABE) home instruction programs, the handbook is based upon experience in six projects in Ohio and Kentucky. Adults receiving home instruction are functionally illiterate and, through a combined lack of transportation, child care,…

Recognizing: (1) that home schooling members have increased dramatically in the last decade, with Florida having the highest home schooled population in the country, (2) that home schoolers are among the heaviest users of the public library, and (3) that home schooling needs have not been fully understood, the University of South Florida School of…

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…

This book offers a compilation of home-education resources. The book contains brief descriptions of resources under the categories of catalogs, audiovideo resources, books, authors, and miscellaneous. The titles of the 10 chapters are: (1) "Reading and Literature: Beginners to Bookworms"; (2) "Writing: From ABC to the Great American Novel"; (3)…

A revision of the 1989 publication, this directory was compiled in order to help parents and professionals involved with Head Start home-based programming in meeting the needs of young children and families. The directory lists a broad range of guides and resources on topics related to Head Start home-based programs. Each listing provides the…

This resource booklet for home visitors was developed for use in home-based preschool programs and is part of a learning package which instructs prospective family workers, family worker trainers, and parents in the entry level skills, knowledge, and orientations needed to provide children from birth through 8 years of age with school oriented…

This guide is intended as a basic resource for preschool Spanish/English bilingual home training. It presents an overview of the bilingual project of which it is an outgrowth, and offers guidelines for setting up similar programs. The guidelines cover such topics as: (1) tutor selection, training, and evaluation; (2) recommended materials for…