An elementary school principal suggests ways to get and keep parents involved in schools. Among these are workshops on curriculum and being a parent, parents serving as volunteers and instructors, and an annual breakfast for fathers. (MLF)

Telephone interviews with representatives of 15 early childhood special education programs revealed that fathers were involved in a wide variety of educational, therapeutic, and ancillary support activities; that fathers' work schedules may be an important factor in participation; and that a variety of special activities were offered for fathers.…

This guide presents useful research findings and best practice information about developing parent and family involvement programs. The first chapter focuses on reporting research findings on parent involvement and highlights pertinent findings on how parent involvement benefits students, parents, teachers, school quality, and program designs.…

This article reviews the activities of a very popular teacher, Kay Goines. Ms. Goines' methods in teaching kindergarten include emphasis on language, (as a means of tying together the various experiences of the school day), communication, and parental participation. (JA)

The Bill Wilkerson Hearing and Speech Center Program for hearing-impaired children emphasizes the value of detecting hearing impairment in infancy, followed by immediate intervention in the form of an intensive parent teaching program which stresses the maximization of residual hearing to enhance natural language acquisition. (Author/JA)

Describes a railroad caboose that is the favorite piece of playground equipment at Cunningham Elementary School in Denver, Colorado, and a caboose at the Mount Vernon Elmentary School in Alexandria, Virginia, that was used by the city's public library and which will serve as an instructional and educational center for 1,000 pupils. (Author)

Parent Visitation Night'' is a new approach to the Open House that overcomes the resistance of parental visitation and guarantees successful and meaningful community involvement in the schools. (Author)

Parents in an educational toy-lending program learn all about some unusual toys and how to use them while playing with their children. (Editor)

Emphasize the importance of a positive diagnosis of perceptual handicap, rather than a wastebasket" diagnosis. The tendency to separate the child's handicap from his feelings about it is reflected in the treatment process. There exists little concern with the totality of the child's development in his total environment. (Author)

Implementation of the school-within-a-school idea is discussed as to progress made and problems encountered. (DB)