ERIC Number: EJ1134951
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-May
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Family Fun Nights: Collaborative Parent Education Accessible for Diverse Learning Abilities
Knowles, Christen; Harris, Anne; Van Norman, Renee
Early Childhood Education Journal, v45 n3 p393-401 May 2017
Quality early childhood education programs have a responsibility to provide enriched educational services to preschool students paired with parent support, education, and outreach. Pearl Buck Preschool, a non-profit organization devoted to the delivery of preschool services for children of parents with intellectual disabilities or learning difficulties, created a unique parent program titled Family Fun Night. This six-session series was developed with a strengths-based, collaborative framework and was connected to the Program-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports implementation in the preschool. The following paper discusses the development, facilitation, implementation, logistics, and assessment of the Family Fun Night series. Barriers to implementation are also discussed.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Parent Education, Preschool Children, Outreach Programs, Intellectual Disability, Positive Behavior Supports, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Family Programs, Learning Problems, Parents with Disabilities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Adult Education
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Language: English
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