Presented is the participant's manual for a minicourse in communication with parents of the developmentally disabled. The manual is divided into five units (with sample topics in parentheses): parent teacher conferencing (typical sequences of parent reactions), reporting to parents (methods and scheduling), the home training program (developmental…

This publication presents a curriculum designed to develop the communication skills of preschool children by introducing parents to a number of learning activities which might evolve from excursions in their neighborhoods and communities. The activities suggested are not closely, complicated, or overly time-consuming. In each section, background…

This booklet contains suggestions for suitable play activities for preschool children. In an attempt to answer the questions of homemakers and mothers an explanation of the place of play in a child's life, and some ways that an adult can help are presented. Also discussed is the vital importance of play in the total development of the child.…

This report, prepared by the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information, discusses the Free Clinic Movement--its philosophy, characteristics, background, and problems. The Free Clinic Movement developed because the existing health care system was not providing services to a large number of racial, philosphical, and cultural minorities due…

A comprehensive community environmental inventory is an ongoing process of investigation and study to compile and evaluate information about the natural and man-made environmental features and characteristics of an area, as well as related social, political, and economic information. Such information is important to the community in developmental…

As a first step toward making the library more responsive to the needs of the community's children, a guide was developed to help libraries compile a community information file. The guide provides a list of sources of information, a list of possible subject areas to be covered, and forms and letters to be used in collecting and verifying data from…

This paper presents a brief examination of the factors involved in planning for and providing services to people, especially children, in light of diminished public funding. It is suggested that new services be related to existing services and that a consolidated system of service delivery be developed. Emphasis is placed on reevaluating the…

The greatest obstacle facing the park, recreation, and conservation movement today and in the future is adequate financing. Competition for both tax dollars and contribution dollars is so intense that park and recreation agencies must develop more effective finance programs and requirements attuned to total community needs. Although the need to…

To determine the value of summer programs in relation to the total programs of vocational agriculture in Iowa, this study, representing 80 percent of the vocational agriculture departments in the state, utilized the data from completed annual reports and the monthly activity reports. The summer programs and total programs were rated by four…

This set of instructional guidelines for adult basic education stresses understanding of the characteristics and problems of disadvantaged adults; developing basic communication skills (listening, speaking, writing); selection of instructional materials and equipment; effective classroom techniques for arithmetic and reading instruction; and an…

This handbook was written for parents and staff of day care centers in the New York City area who are planning to include handicapped children in preschool programs. Although the manual has been developed specifically for New York City groups, it also contains information that will be useful to any day care staff and parents as they develop a…

National Humanities Faculty working papers are the result of faculty members' participation in or visits to humanities projects in schools across the country. The papers included in this document are reports to those schools and to the faculty on particular visits. Further documents in this collection, SO 007 915-918, have different…

The objective of the three-year project was to synthesize career education concepts from the literature and from practice into a continuous occupational information program for grades one through twelve. A variety of methods was used to implement the program: teacher-made lesson plans, "hands on" activities, and in-service workshops…

This exposition of the activities of school administrators and teachers for uniting the school and community presents career education as a new system of public education. Basic changes suggested in the organizational and administrative structure of local education agencies focus on the following requirements: (1) a director of school-community…

This report of PROBE (Planning Resource Opportunities for Better Education) summarizes and evaluates activities from the time the project began its operation in March, 1967, through May 1968. Major objectives are: 1) to involve teachers in the enrichment of their curriculum programs; 2) to bring together the faculties in colleges and school…