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Peer reviewedMcKay, Roberta A.; Kendrick, Maureen E. – Canadian Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 2001
Explored images that young children construct of literacy in their lives, both inside and outside of school. Analysis of the drawings of 48 children in grades 1-3 revealed a shift in the children's images of themselves in relation to literacy with each grade level. The influence of home and family on literacy behaviors was also noted. (Author/TJQ)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Beginning Writing, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Art
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Direct linkBarrios, Lisa C.; Sleet, David A.; Mercy, James A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2003
Approximately two-thirds of all deaths among children and adolescents aged five to 19 years results from injury-related causes: motor-vehicle crashes, all other unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide. Schools have a responsibility to prevent injuries from occurring on school property and at school-sponsored events. In addition, schools can…
Descriptors: Violence, Recreational Activities, Health Education, Safety
Leatherman, Jane M.; Niemeyer, Judith A. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2005
Early childhood teachers may express positive views about inclusive practices but are the practices implemented in their classrooms? This study examined preservice and inservice teachers' attitudes toward inclusive practices as reflected in the teachers' behaviors. This qualitative study utilized open-ended initial interviews, observations with…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Disabilities, Content Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
Garcia, Delia C.; Hasson, Deborah J. – School Community Journal, 2004
Family literacy programs reflect a recent trend in educational reform that has proven to be a successful educational model for all members of the family unit. Based on the literature that links family involvement to student achievement, these initiatives focus on empowering parents of school children. These programs have been particularly…
Descriptors: Personnel Selection, Family Involvement, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Handel, Ruth D. – 1996
This paper describes a field-based effort in which practicing teachers collaborated with a university researcher to develop, inaugurate, and maintain a family literacy program. In this context, family literacy is an intergenerational program serving all members of the family, meeting the needs of adult family members as individuals, not just as…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adult Learning, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
McWilliam, P. J.; And Others – 1996
This final report describes the Case Method of Instruction (CMI) Project, a project to develop, field test, and disseminate training materials to facilitate the use of the Case Method of Instruction by inservice and preservice instructors in developmental disabilities. CMI project activities focused on developing a collection of case stories and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Developmental Disabilities
Upshur, Carole C. – 1994
This speech reports on data collected by the Early Intervention Collaborative Study (EICS), which is a longitudinal study following the development of 190 young children with disabilities (and their families) who entered 29 publicly funded early intervention programs in Massachusetts and New Hampshire in the period from 1985 to 1987. The…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demography, Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities
Families, Disability, and Empowerment: Active Coping Skills and Strategies for Family Interventions.
Singer, George H. S., Ed.; Powers, Laurie E., Ed. – 1993
This book presents strategies for building strong partnerships between service providers and the families of individuals with disabilities. Papers have the following titles and authors: "Contributing to Resilience in Families: An Overview" (George H. S. Singer and Laurie E. Powers); "Parent to Parent Programs: A Unique Form of…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Community Services, Disabilities, Emotional Adjustment
Parette, Howard P.; VanBiervliet, Alan; Wommack, Julia – 1998
This project investigated the different perspectives of families from diverse backgrounds on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The transcripts from the focus groups and individual interviews at five national sites conducted from December 1995 to August 1996 are provided. The following focus groups were held: (1) family involvement…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Shen, Wenju; Mo, Weimin – 1990
This paper discusses some misconceptions about Asian American elementary school and secondary school students, and describes ways of building effective communication with the families of these students. The essay begins by noting the stereotyping of Asian American students as "whiz kids" and discussing the damaging effect of that…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Communication Problems, Cultural Awareness
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Bloomington, IN. – 1991
This ERIC/RCS Special Collection contains 10 or more Digests (brief syntheses of the research on a specific topic in contemporary education) and FAST Bibs (Focused Access to Selected Topics--annotated bibliographies with selected entries from the ERIC database), providing up-to-date information in an accessible format. The collection focuses on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Content Area Reading, Cooperative Learning, Family Involvement
Kirkland-Holmes, Gloria; Federlein, Anne Cairns – 1990
The incorporation of an African-American, multicultural, self-concept-building, and creative arts program into the elementary school curriculum is discussed in this conference paper. Recommendations concern the relevance to African-American children of language and communication skills, mathematics, social studies, science, positive self-concept,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Black Youth, Children, Childrens Literature
Florida State Dept. of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Tallahassee. – 1985
The guide offers information to parents of developmentally disabled children, with special focus on services available in the State of Florida, Section 1, "A Beginning," introduces the guide and states its purposes, and serves to reassure the parents and family members. The next three sections address the needs, rights, and roles of…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Child Rearing, Community Services, Daily Living Skills
Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative, Hazard. – 1978
The purpose of this project was to communicate career education philosophy, methods, program activities, and evaluation results to rural Appalachian career education practitioners and the general public. The project accomplished six major objectives: (1) refined and published 500 copies of the ten best career education units, grades 1-9, developed…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1967
UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE DANFORTH AND NOYES FOUNDATIONS, A CONSORTIUM OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND AGENCIES HAVE COLLABORATED IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTHS IN SPECIFIED RURAL AREAS. SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE--(1) EFFECTIVELY INTERVENE SO THAT A CYCLE OF…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
