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Download full textClaus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1995
The Saginaw Prekindergarten program for educationally disadvantaged children is designed to provide 4-year-old children with an environment that will enable them to develop skills needed for future success in school. The process evaluation conducted in 1995 consisted of an on-site, half-day classroom observation at 8 of the 15 prekindergarten…
Descriptors: Educationally Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Language Acquisition
Meyen, Edward L.; And Others – 1968
To assist teachers and administrators in the selection of materials, the Peabody Language Development Kits (PLDK), Levels 1 and 2, are reviewed and evaluated. The PLDK contain 180 daily lessons, teaching manual, and materials for an intensive language training program for mentally retarded and culturally deprived children. Level 1 can be used in…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Education, Instructional Materials, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
Karnes, Merle B.; and others – Amer J Orthopsychiat, 1970
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Intellectual Development, Language Acquisition
Bradley, Doris – 1978
Eleven selected language programs made available between 1967 and 1975 are described. The introduction explores the theoretical perspectives at work during the past 15 years and discusses the factors which should influence language program choice, how children acquire language skills, and techniques for evaluating the success of language…
Descriptors: Delayed Speech, Evaluation Methods, Intervention, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedSchneeberg, Helen – Reading Teacher, 1977
Reports on a Listen-Read Program exposing children to a variety of language in sound and print through the coordinated use of books and listening centers; a study of the program indicated higher scores on a standardized reading test resulted from children's listening to the text while they read. (HOD)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Language Acquisition, Learning Laboratories, Listening
Peer reviewedCalvert, Donald R., Ed. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1981
The special issue with 21 articles reports a study by the Central Institute of the Deaf (Missouri) to design a small, "ideal" program for elementary age deaf children, given the condition that cost, staff, materials, and space were no problems. (SB)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum, Deafness, Demonstration Programs
Showalter, Robert G. – 1975
The final report describes the organization and evaluation of a 2-year prototype project which utilized multipoint closed-circuit interactive television as a means of providing continuing career education to specialists working with language disordered children. Listed among the subjects covered by the television programing are language and the…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Educational Media, Handicapped Children, Inservice Education
American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
This preschool program concentrated on language development, self-concept, perception, and concept formation. Also, a vertically organized program of reading, math, science, and creative dramatics, along with parent activity, inservice training, and dissemination, covered prekindergarten through the third grade. Individual and small group work…
Descriptors: Blacks, Compensatory Education, Concept Formation, Educational Games
Grigonis, Dorothea F.; And Others – 1970
The project purpose was to develop and field test a program of instruction for young deaf children which could be used in existing classrooms. The main program contained two areas of instruction in written language: verb vocabulary at a high level of generalization and sentence structure. The program materials were field tested with 78 children in…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Programs, Exceptional Child Research, Hearing Impairments
Lucas, Christine W. – 1980
Operation Rewrite, a program developed for use in English instruction in Quebec (Canada), is a constructive teaching-learning method for increasing students' linguistic competency in written discourse. The program provides middle and secondary school students with structured exercises to study and rewrite, using the author's exact format but with…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Imitation, Language Acquisition
South Central Region Educational Lab. Corp., Little Rock, AR. – 1969
This manual evaluates and describes an educational day care model after 1 year of development. The model was designed for 3- and 5-year-old disadvantaged youngsters who exhibit low scores on intelligence, linguistic, and perceptual tests. Model objectives were based on the following criteria: (1) effectiveness of the curriculum with children, (2)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Guides, Day Care
Askins, Billy E.; And Others – 1974
The Responsive Environment Program for Spanish American Children (REPSAC) is a group educational program for "high risk" (of low birth weight and with various handicaps) Spanish American children. It aims to provide successful experiences for these children in both English and Spanish language learning and in improving cognitive and…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Attitudes, Bilingual Students, Community Involvement
Hartford Public Schools, CT. – 1973
An evaluation of the School Readiness Program is presented in detail. Each of four objectives is examined: (1) To provide effective teaching-learning settings; (2) To determine and alleviate health problems; (3) To develop language skills; and (4) To develop Spanish language skills for children in bilingual centers. The accomplishments of the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment
Gochenour, Theodore, Ed. – 1993
This book provides a collection of essays on the practical applications of experiential cross-cultural education, as well as specific exercises, simulations, and other activities. Its intent is to provide a guide in assessing the educational impact of this type of experience. The essays are divided among three parts: Ideas; Activities; and…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Methods
Kalman, Marjorie, Comp. – 1974
Of the 31 migrant projects funded in fiscal year 1974 (FY 74), 27 (11 regular term and 16 summer term) were classroom programs. There were 365 children enrolled during the regular term and 1,601 during the summer. Children were recruited through: visits by school personnel to the migrant camps, information supplied by other project participants,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Educational Assessment, Elementary Education
