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Download full textMichigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1988
This curriculum resource book provides a collection of practical ideas that preschool educators can use to provide developmentally appropriate learning experiences for children attending a high quality preschool center. The ideas are designed to concur with the format of standards C-L set forth in the related document: "Standards of Quality and…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Classroom Environment, Concept Formation, Criteria
Kamii, Constance, Ed. – 1990
The purpose of this publication, which is addressed to a variety of audiences including educators, parents, legislators, school board members, members of the press, and voters in general, is to persuade the reader to help stop achievement and readiness testing in kindergarten and first and second grades and to rethink current educational goals and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advocacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Change
Nagy, Jozsef – 1989
This case study describes an innovative school entry system in which children are registered at school according to their stage of development, not their age. The system was introduced by law in Hungary in 1986. In this study, an introduction is followed by a discussion of problems in curricular articulation. Problems are discussed in terms of the…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Classification, Developmental Stages
Washington State Office of Community Development, Olympia. – 1989
Conceived as a state-supported community-sponsored program for families, strengthened by business and service organization support, and designed to work with local educational, child care, and social service agencies, Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP, pronounced e-cap) provides a "whole child"…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, At Risk Persons, Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Hyun, Eunsook – 2001
Based on the view that the group orientation to multicultural education reinforces group stereotyping and seldom allows acknowledgement of diverse children's unique capabilities and differences or helps children build self-identity while learning to appreciate others, this paper presents and discusses contemporary cultures of young children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
Kirshenbaum, Karen – 2000
Noting that many early childhood practitioners have difficulty understanding and articulating how developmentally appropriate practices in their programs contribute to students' kindergarten readiness, this report details the implementation and evaluation of practicum experiences designed to improve preschool teachers' developmentally appropriate…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Day Care
Montague, Nicole S.; Marroquin, Christine; Lucido, Frank – 2002
This chapter is part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District and the…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Child Development, Child Development Centers, College School Cooperation
Rodriguez, Stephen; Williams, Morgan – 2002
This chapter is part of a book that recounts the year's work at the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. Rather than an "elitist" laboratory school for the children of university faculty, the dual-language ECDC is a collaboration between the Corpus Christi Independent School District and…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Bilingual Education, Child Development, Child Development Centers
Carta, Judy; Renauer, Marita; Schiefelbusch, Jeanie; Terry, Barbara – 1998
This manual presents instructional strategies developed by Project SLIDE (Skills for Learning Independence in Developmentally Appropriate Environments), a project that identified skills that general education kindergarten teachers found to be critical for students' success in their classrooms. After training in Project SLIDE strategies, students…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedSinger, Elly – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1996
Examines basic concepts forming the foundation for professional care and education of young children and how these concepts may impede interaction between teachers or caregivers and children. Critiques the concepts of natural development, developmentally appropriate curriculum, and child centeredness. Advocates increased scaffolding, increased…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
Stevens, Robert J. – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2006
The goal of the middle school organization is to create a learning environment that matches the developmental abilities and needs of young adolescents. This research attempts to operationalize that goal by integrating reading and English classes in large urban middle schools. The Student Team Reading and Writing (STRW) program reconfigured…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Cooperative Learning, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. – 1994
This volume contains summaries of 13 presentations at the PACE (Positive Approaches to Children's Education) conference. The titles are: "Fabulous Fitness Fun" (Deborah L. Arfman); "Manipulative Equipment Modified for Success" (Noel Bewley); "Fitness Play-Focus on Fun" (Noel Bewley); "Keeping Them All Moving:…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Aerobics, Childrens Games, Class Activities
Hovda, Ric A., Ed.; And Others – 1996
Based on the experiences of teachers, principals, and parents involved in the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), this book is a collection of accounts and reflections by teachers or administrators who have engaged in developing and implementing nongraded primary education programs. The articles in this book are: (1) "Reforming the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Love, John M.; And Others – 1992
This report includes an executive summary and describes results of a 1988 study of transition activities provided by public schools to enhance the continuity experienced by children as they move from preschool, day care, home, or other previous experience into kindergarten. Chapter 1 offers background information, including definitions of terms,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Community Involvement, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged Youth
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research. – 1993
This report describes the background, program implementation, student development evaluation, and recommendations for the SuperStart program of New York City. SuperStart, a comprehensive integrated prekindergarten program, is designed to provide a developmentally appropriate learning environment to enhance the cognitive, social, physical,…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Evaluation
