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Direct linkFriend, Anna C.; Summers, Jean Ann; Turnbull, Ann P. – Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 2009
The purpose of this paper is to review intervention research to determine the types of family support that are reported and evaluated in early childhood. This review includes 26 articles evaluating (a) parent training programs; (b) general family-centered practice models which offer comprehensive supports; (c) peer support; (d) two-generation…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Quality of Life, Disabilities
Download full textDelaney, Lara; Finger, John A. – 1991
This fact sheet begins with an overview of family support programs, which includes a discussion of the premises of family support programs and the assumptions on which they are based, and a list of typical program components. The remainder of the fact sheet focuses on one type of family support program, family literacy programs. These programs…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Services, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
Family Friends is a nationwide outreach program that enlists the support of senior volunteers in providing nurturing help to children and their parents. Homeless Children is a branch of the program in which volunteers are matched to homeless families with young children, and, during biweekly visits to homeless shelters, become surrogate…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Advocacy, Family Problems, Family Programs
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1992
In 1986, the National Council on Aging developed the Family Friends program, which brings older people into the homes of children with disabilities and chronic illnesses. Charter programs were implemented in eight cities. These programs are still operating, and programs in other cities are in various stages of development. Since 1989, Family…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Family Problems
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1989
This overview of intergenerational and family literacy programs in the United States consists of five sections, a bibliography, and four appendices. Section 1 presents background information and expectations for programs and describes the target populations and program designs and administration. Section 2 describes the research base and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Children
National Council on the Aging, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
Family Friends is a program that matches senior volunteers with families of chronically ill or disabled children. Rural Family Friends, which is an outgrowth of Family Friends, focuses on rural families in distress. Rural Family Friends has established pilot programs in Arkansas, Georgia, New Hampshire, North Carolina, and West Virginia. The…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Family Programs, Helping Relationship, Home Visits
Nickse, Ruth S. – 1990
Family and intergenerational literacy programs provide an opportunity to combine the agendas of adult basic skills improvement and literacy development in children. This overview of practice in family and intergenerational literacy programs identifies trends, issues, and concerns and offers recommendations. The first chapter presents background…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Child Development, Corporate Education, Cultural Differences
Irby, Terry R.; And Others – 1992
Joliet Junior College's Center for Adult Basic Education and Literacy (CABEL) is responsible for providing adult basic education and support services for adults whose skills in reading and mathematics are below the 12th grade level. Its offerings include instruction in Adult Basic Education (ABE), General Educational Development (GED), English as…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
