Article describes changes that occurred in children and parents who participated in a preschool intervention program. (Author)

A model Home and School Association is described. (DB)

Teacher in the role of listener at weekly group meetings with eight mothers helps them gain confidence as she herself gains understanding of mothers' goals for their children. (NH)

This paper describes a process of involving the family in a residential treatment center program, a treatment modality to which the Wisconsin Children's Treatment Center has become committed. (Author/WY)

Summarized are several theoretical positions on identification, together with one application in a case study. An autographed picture of their hero was presented to each of six uncerachieving and disruptive boys in an effort to provide an interested" adult role model for them. The school staff reinforced this identification with projects in which…

A recreational family night, developed at Randolph Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia. (Author)

Lunch time can provide nutritionally adequate meals and also create settings in which children learn mechanical and social skills. Editor/DR

The authors assert that parents may choose, for a number of reasons, not to be involved with the education of their mentally retarded child. Factors that may affect the advisibility of involvement include the severity of the child's disability, the parents' energy, family relationships, and life-styles. (CL)

The article describes and compares four models of parental involvement that reflect aspects of current professional practices in planning individualized programs for disabled children: (1) uninformed consent, (2) uninformed participation, (3) informed consent, and (4) informed participation. Positive effects of and ways to achieve informed…

Argues that, as the new minority in the United States, parents of school-age children must actively involve themselves in the decision-making process to assure the adaptation of appropriate communal and educational services. (MP)

A paraeducator model uses community volunteers, including parents, to implement individualized educational programs for gifted and talented students. (CL)