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Download full textTreme, Cindy Gehron – 1994
A practicum was conducted at a rural hospital-subsidized child development center to reduce the inappropriate responses of teachers in meeting the needs of children from 6 weeks to 6 years of age. Informal observations indicated that staff members of the center were not using child development knowledge in guiding and responding to children. The…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Discipline
Hardacre, Jennifer F. – 1991
This practicum was designed to develop learning experiences for teachers which would improve their ability to be accountable for children's progress in play-oriented educational programs. The primary objective was to increase teachers' competence with regard to knowledge about play, and their skill in assessing and reporting developmental progress…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Dramatic Play, Early Childhood Education
Cepeda, Aurora – 1991
A practicum was designed to provide an intervention for preschoolers who were at risk for academic difficulties. A developmentally appropriate curriculum was used to increase the developmental levels of the children, and training was provided to parents to enhance their parenting skills and knowledge, and consequently to guarantee the stability of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Persons, Compensatory Education, Developmental Stages
Lange, Renee T. – 1995
As a practicum project, a developmentally appropriate training model was designed and implemented in a day care facility with 6 staff members, serving 40 children. Following documentation of the problem areas that inhibited application of developmentally appropriate practices in the particular day care setting, appropriate actions were…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment, Day Care
Sweigman, Lou – 1994
A training program was implemented for teachers to increase the quality and quantity of developmentally appropriate multicultural education for 2-year-olds at a child care center in which the children and teachers were predominantly Euro-American. The 10-week training program used readings, videos, discussions, and guided imagery to: (1) raise…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Child Caregivers, Classroom Environment, Cultural Awareness
Smith, Susan L. – 1996
Concerns about the quality of a before- and after-school program on an overseas military installation arose due to low staff morale, caregivers' lack of training and experience, and child behavior problems. This practicum project devised and implemented a 10-week training program to increase staff knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Behavior Problems, Caregiver Training, Child Caregivers
