School-based day treatment is an intensive mental health service for children with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. Research on day treatment is scarce and descriptions of program models are lacking. We used stimulated recall interviews to explore the moment-to-moment processes and strategies of classroom staff in a day treatment…

This article describes a visit to the Maison des Petits school in Geneva, Switzerland where Piaget had observed young children. (PD)

An approach which utilizes early intervention followed by individualized programing as a preventative measure against reading failure has been successfully carried out with kindergarteners in a large, urban bilingual public school system. The program is determined by identified problem areas followed by individualized instruction based upon…

The purpose of this review is to present factors that impede and promote successful transition to kindergarten, with a focus on the specific needs of students with problem behavior. The review addresses competencies that teachers report are critical for success in kindergarten, traditional transition practices, and challenges in implementing…

This booklet is intended to stimulate sharing of ideas and successful kindergarten programs among Individually Guided Education (IGE) schools. Four selected schools which have integrated kindergarten into a nongraded approach to education are described in terms of organization, the different curricula followed, the kinds of assessment used, and…

This report is the second from a 3 1/2-year project. The prekindergarten research involved matched groups of children (91 experimental, 115 control), representative of the local population, whose developmental needs (motor, auditory, language, visual retention) were identified by a test battery. Half-day classes focused on specific need for 20…

Project Genesis is a preventative program which tries to identify potential learning deviancies before children enter kindergarten, and which provides individualized programming to offset future learning problems. Clinics held in the spring test each child entering kindergarten the following fall on perceptual-motor abilities, hearing, speech,…

Emerging trends in the administration of Canadian school systems is the subject of this address. The topic is restricted to three major areas of educational change: the expansion of the function of education in society, the fundamental reorganization of educational programs, and the new organizational problems centered around increasing…

This final report describes a personalized kindergarten program which has three main features: (1) systematic observation of the individual learning needs of kindergarten children, (2) staff training to assist teachers in developing and using methods for personalizing their classroom programs, and (3) involvement of parents in implementing at-home…

This study compares the performance of pupils in the individualized early childhood program at the University of California at Los Angeles Elementary School with that of kindergarten pupils in the more conventional program of the Los Angeles City Schools. Programs of both institutions are analyzed and relationships between school program and…

This handbook describes an application of the learning centers concept at the kindergarten level. The "learning centers approach" refers to a unique and systematic way of organizing for learning. Each separate "learning center" is a compact, transportable instructional package keyed to at least one specific learning outcome.…

The prediction of achievement provides teachers with necessary information to help children attain optimal achievement. If some skill prerequistites to learning which are not fully developed can be identified and strengthened, higher levels of achievement may result. The Metropolitan Readiness Tests (MRT) are routinely given to all University City…

A project undertaken by the Snake River School District, Blackfoot, Idaho provided children with an educational experience geared to their individual needs. The project was designed to assure that they made continuous progress in subject matter areas such as reading and math and toward the development of a positive self-concept. A team leader,…

The Porter Elementary School in Syracuse, New York introduced individually prescribed instruction (IPI) for its kindergarten through 6th grade pupils, most of whom came from lower socio-economic backgrounds. Student individual differences relating to social background physical and personality development, intellectual capacity, and school…