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Landa, Rebecca J.; Gross, Alden L.; Stuart, Elizabeth A.; Bauman, Margaret – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2012
Background: Siblings of children with autism (sibs-A) are at increased genetic risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and milder impairments. To elucidate diversity and contour of early developmental trajectories exhibited by sibs-A, regardless of diagnostic classification, latent class modeling was used. Methods: Sibs-A (N = 204) were assessed…
Descriptors: Siblings, Autism, Classification, Receptive Language
Tobin, Tierney; Boulmier, Prairie; Zhu, Wenyi; Hancock, Paul; Muennig, Peter – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
There are 25 million displaced children worldwide, and those receiving schooling are often educated in overcrowded classrooms. Montessori is a child-centred educational method that provides an alternative model to traditional educational approaches. In this model, students are able to direct their own learning and develop at their own pace,…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Foreign Countries, Refugees, Questionnaires
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Sleeuwenhoek, H. C.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1995
This article presents a literature survey and conceptual model of the perceptual-motor performance of children with visual impairment, in relation to their social development. The relationships between visual impairment and orientation, visual impairment and mobility, and motor performance and social integration are examined. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Models, Motor Development, Orientation, Perceptual Development
Littman, Karen; Leslie, Lin – 1978
The document--two thirds of which consists of appendixes--presents the final report of Project PREP (Preschool Recreation Enrichment Program), which evaluated a handicapped preschool children's recreation program emphasizing motor, socialization, self concept, and language development. The need for preschool recreation programs for handicapped…
Descriptors: Child Development, Conceptual Schemes, Enrichment Activities, Handicapped Children
O'Brien, Rosemary, Comp. – 1976
Provided is a manual describing a model for early childhood services for visually impaired children (birth to school readiness) developed in Montgomery County, Maryland; presenting the philosophical framework from which the services were developed; and providing some field-tested strategies for intervention with the children and their families.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conceptual Schemes, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research
Littman, Karen; Leslie, Lin – 1978
The document--half of which consists of appendixes--is intended as a guide for developing and implementing preschool recreation programs for handicapped children, based on the Preschool Recreation Enrichment Program (PREP) model. Information on the growth and development of both normal and handicapped preschool children is presented, touching upon…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Conceptual Schemes, Educational Diagnosis
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1972
The Alaska Model for Early Childhood Education is an attempt to bring major ideas into focus for neighborhood programs. Suggested specifications for staff, facilities, equipment, activities, and parent involvement are presented. Sections deal with: (1) needs, objectives and activities; (2) child development activities and environments--physical…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment, Educational Equipment