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Download full textKaul, Venita; And Others – 1991
Noting a developmentally inappropriate trend toward earlier instruction in mathematics, a study examined the effects of a systematic, process-based, developmentally appropriate program for the development of number readiness in Indian kindergarten (preschool) children aged 4 and 5. An experimental group of 20 children received the process-based…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Missouri Univ., Columbia. Missouri LINC. – 1991
This Vocational Instructional Management System (VIMS) module addresses general information related to the instructional/teaching strategies and cognitive/learning strategies for special needs students in marketing and distributive education. In addition, specific strategies are suggested as they relate to Access Skills objectives for some of the…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Competency Based Education
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Compensatory, Urban, and Supplementary Programs. – 1983
Designed for teachers and others involved in the development of early childhood education programs, the resource guide presents a model for teaching children, ages four through seven. Part 1 presents a brief overview of the growth and background of early childhood education in Maryland. Part 2 traces the origins and development of kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization, Classroom Design
Crawford, Patricia; And Others – 1982
The North York Board of Education established an Early Identification Committee, as directed by the Ministry of Education in 1978, to develop procedures for early identification of children's learning needs and abilities. An initial examination of how Early Identification Procedures were being received in the schools is presented, assessing the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Early Childhood Education, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis
1979
Used as an integral part of the migrant student skills system operated by the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), the math skills list contains a catalog of math skills typical of the K-9 grade range. This catalog includes a sample of the MSRTS transmittal record, a reporting form which permits teachers to report the math skills…
Descriptors: Decimal Fractions, Developmental Tasks, Elementary Secondary Education, Fractions
Lewis, Jed – 1978
Four text passages varying along the dimensions of the number of propositions unifying one or more text paragraphs and text length were constructed. The text content pertained to nine concepts in the area of operant conditioning psychology. Fifty-eight university students were pretested and then blocked on prior text-related knowledge, and read…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Concept Formation, Content Analysis, Content Area Reading
Newman, Anabel P. – 1980
As part of a longitudinal study, student and parent interviews were conducted to collect data on the research question, "What is the impact of literacy on the occupations/schooling of 20 1976 high school graduates who had been classified as low readiness students in the first grade?" Of the 20 students originally in the "Twenty Lives" longitudinal…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Research, Followup Studies, Learning Readiness
HILL, IONE A. – 1967
PREPARED BY THE LOUISIANA STATE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION, THIS KINDERGARTEN GUIDEBOOK IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE DIRECTION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF EXISTING PROGRAMS AND IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS. THE FIRST OF FOUR PRINCIPAL SECTIONS INCLUDES (1) A SUMMARY OF THE RATIONALE, HISTORY, AND STATUS OF KINDERGARTEN…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Concept Teaching, Facilities, Family School Relationship
White, Sheldon H. – 1972
This appendix includes seven papers which focus on various aspects of the learning processes of children ages 5-7: (1) S. Thompson, "Transitions to concrete operations: A survey of Piaget's writings" (in outline form); (2) S. H. White, "Changes in learning processes in the late preschool years," an examination of cross-cultural…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Attention Span, Auditory Discrimination, Cognitive Development
Fraser, Lowrie A. – 1975
The purpose of this study was to measure the self-concept of students enrolled in "Man: A Course of Study" and compare those results with students enrolled in other social studies classrooms. Seven-hundred and twenty-one MACOS students and 736 non-MACOS students in Atlanta public elementary schools participated in the survey. The…
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Education, Instructional Innovation
Chomsky, Carol – 1969
In this research monograph, several areas of disparity between child and adult grammar are examined to discover at what ages the child, who is on the border of adult language competence, achieves a certain mastery of complex syntactic structures. Chapters include (1) a discussion of current notions on the nature of the linguistic process and a…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Child Language, Comprehension, Context Clues
Chaplan, Abraham A.; Platoff, Joan – 1967
This program evaluation of the 1967 summer Head Start Program examines data in these areas: (1) program functioning; (2) student gains and school readiness; (3) parent involvement; and (4) ancillary services. The report evaluates 720 classrooms which contained 23,000 children and utilized 51 supervisors, 260 head teachers, 728 group teachers, and…
Descriptors: Achievement, Ancillary Services, Compensatory Education, Educational Strategies
Michel, Joseph – 1971
This paper makes the following points concerning the teaching of Spanish reading to the Spanish dominant child: (1) Encourage parents to begin teaching their children to read as early as possible, (2) teach reading first in the mother tongue of the child, the language the child knows best, (3) isolate and solve the difficulties the child finds…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingualism, Early Reading, Language Ability
Barnett, John – 1972
A learning model is designed to provide underprivileged children, aged 2 to 5, with opportunities and experiences to help develop academic skills, develop a positive self-image, develop confidence in capability to achieve, and provide essential physical necessities. Evaluation of the preschool educational system indicates that the program provides…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Guides, Disadvantaged Youth
Hayes, Cheryl D.; Flynn, Margaret J.; Stebbins, Helene – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
Ensuring that children enter school ready to learn is now a well-established national goal. Dramatic changes over the past three decades in U.S. families and the economy, as well as emerging research on the importance of early brain development, have increased the demand for public investments in early childhood supports and services, especially…
Descriptors: Private Sector, Human Capital, Learning Readiness, Brain
