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Download full textSan Francisco State Univ., CA. Dept. of Special Education. – 1982
The San Francisco Infant Program provides classroom and home educational programs for handicapped (or at-risk) infants (0-18) months and toddlers (18-36 months), parent training, preservice and inservice training, and research opportunities. The transdisciplinary training focuses on the following skills: gross and fine motor, cognitive,…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Disabilities, High Risk Persons
Braithwaite, John; And Others – 1983
This book concerns the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, which was developed to provide quality educational programs for disadvantaged children living in the western suburbs of Sydney, Australia. In order to set the subsequent discussion in broader perspective, chapter 1 addresses several key issues influencing project development. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Early Childhood Education
Woodhead, Martin, Ed. – 1976
This book describes an experimental compensatory preschool program carried out in England between 1968 and 1973. The program combined a traditional nursery program with a daily 20-minute period focusing on specific language and perceptual activities. Experimental and control subjects, 237 in all, were selected from four state supported nursery…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Phyfe-Perkins, Elizabeth – 1981
Through a selective review of the research literature this paper explores the relationship between teacher behaviors and children's behaviors. Both direct and indirect teacher effects on children's behaviors are reviewed. First, studies of verbal behavior, instructional role, management techniques, classroom structure and teacher behavior,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Environmental Influences, Literature Reviews
Chesterfield, Ray; And Others – 1982
Between 1976 and 1979, Head Start, as part of its strategy for Spanish-speaking children, funded four institutions for the purpose of developing and implementing four distinct bilingual bicultural preschool curriculum models for use with Spanish-speaking children. In 1977, the Research, Demonstration, and Evaluation Division of the Administration…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Evaluation, English (Second Language)
LANCASTER, LOUISE – 1966
THIS 28-UNIT ORAL PROGRAM WAS PREPARED AS A GUIDE FOR TEACHERS OF SPANISH-SPEAKING FOUR-, FIVE- AND SIX-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN WHO ARE LEARNING ENGLISH FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS ORGANIZED TO GIVE THE CHILDREN SOME UNDERSTANDING AND COMMAND OF SPOKEN ENGLISH BEFORE BEING INTRODUCED TO READING IN ENGLISH. A BASIC SPEAKING VOCABULARY OF FIVE TO SIX…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Bilingualism, Contrastive Linguistics, Early Childhood Education
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1979
This manual is a competency-based curriculum planning guide for nutritionists, dietitians, and foodservice specialists to use in conducting preservice and inservice training programs for foodservice personnel in Head Start, day care, and other preschool programs. After an introductory chapter, which states the purpose of the manual, defines…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Child Development Centers, Citations (References), Competency Based Education
Hanson, Helen B. – 1974
The Dale Avenue Project: A Performance Objective Curriculum for Prekindergarten through Third Grade, funded under 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III, is asserted to have been successful in raising the academic performance level of urban, educationally disadvantaged children to the national norm. The curriculum is divided into ten…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Guides, Disadvantaged Youth
Office of Child Development (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1974
This report documents the status of handicapped children in Head Start programs, the number of children being served, their handicapping conditions, and the services being provided. Children professionally diagnosed as handicapped account for at least 10.1 percent of children enrolled in full year Head Start Programs. Nearly 50 percent of the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Handicap Identification, Handicapped Children, Language Handicaps
Richmond Public Schools, VA.
This handbook of home preschool activities is designed to be used with the siblings of the children in Project Follow Through. The suggested activities are to be used by parents in the home to provide learning experiences for their young children and to reinforce concepts being taught in Project Follow Through. Most of the activities were adapted…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Games, Home Programs, Language Arts
Yawkey, Thomas D.; Aronin, Eugene L. – 1974
This paper discusses some of the new ways of looking at the growth and development of children that were pioneered by the day care and preschool movement of the 1960's, and that are currently being adopted by the elementary schools. Specifically, five premises about child development are outlined: (1) the notion that the I. Q. is flexible; (2) the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Keach, Everett T., Jr.; And Others – 1970
The process and concept of social control provide the organizing element around which this unit's activities are centered. In developing the activities, the authors have chosen situations which would help bring the process of social control to the child's consciousness. In teaching this unit, the teacher should realize the tripartite emphasis upon…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Affective Objectives, Early Childhood Education, Group Dynamics
Foundation for Child Development, New York, NY. – 2003
This annual report highlights the grantmaking program of the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) over the past 6 years, reflects on lessons learned, and shares emerging directions for the foundation. The report begins with messages from the chair and the president highlighting the organization's commitment to universal prekindergarten in the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Child Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change
Maeroff, Gene I. – 2003
Commissioned by the Foundation for Child Development, this report examines the state of universal prekindergarten in the United States and the challenges to its widespread implementation. The report describes socioeconomic and ethnic/racial differences in school readiness and maintains that policymakers need to identify mechanisms in addition to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Child Care, Classroom Environment
Ministry of Education, Wellington (New Zealand). – 2001
Noting that research in New Zealand and internationally indicates the importance of the early years for children's well-being, learning, and social participation in the present and for the future, this long-term strategic plan offers a comprehensive and cohesive policy framework, goals, and strategies for early childhood education in New Zealand…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Cooperation, Early Childhood Education
