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ERIC Number: ED295728
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1988-Apr
Pages: 6
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All-Day Kindergarten: One Model That Works.
Ambrose, Richard P.
The Central School, Field Local School District, which is located in rural Brimfield, Ohio, has been participating since 1980 in an ongoing demonstration project featuring all-day kindergartens. The school contains only kindergarten classrooms (7 classrooms with approximately 210 children). Central School has implemented a "Strategies in Early Childhood Education" program, which is based on the premise that learning is developmental and sequential. Children's developmental levels are determined through a criterion referenced test, and from this test individual learning profiles and programs of study are developed. Children progress at their own pace. They are aided by high school and parent volunteers. The school has received very favorable evaluations. A grant to produce a videotape of the Central School program was obtained through the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. The project focused primarily on: (1) development of a slide and tape package describing Central School's kindergarten program; (2) development of demonstration materials; and (3) documentation, by means of formal and informal discussions, of teacher involvement with and response to the development of the other two components. A summary of a questionnaire assessing the project participation of the kindergarten teachers concludes the report. (SKC)
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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