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ERIC Number: ED136904
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1974-Oct-31
Pages: 91
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The Second Year of the Brookline Early Education Project: Progress Report and Plans for the Future.
Brookline Public Schools, MA.
This is the second in a series of progress reports on the Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP), a program which provides diagnostic and educational services for very young children and their families. The 1972-74 programs are described, and plans for the following 3-year period are reviewed. The purpose of this pilot project of the Brookline Public Schools is to work with families throughout the preschool years to provide optimal health and environmental conditions. During the 1972-74 period, 282 children and their families participated in the program. The document presents detailed information on current and proposed diagnostic and educational services and on program evaluation and administration. The health and developmental diagnostic services emphasize an interdisciplinary approach involving pediatricians, psychologists, social workers and teachers. The diagnostic programs consist of two basic sections: (1) an initial diagnostic battery, covering the prenatal period and the first two weeks after birth, and (2) health and developmental evaluations, given periodically through the first five years of life. Several case histories are given, illustrating BEEP's role in early detection, referral and family advocacy. The education program focuses on the family, involving home-based programs in most cases. Included in future plans is a professional training program in educational readiness and developmental health, with workshops for pediatricians, nurses and educators. (Author/BF)
Brookline Early Education Project, 287 Kent Street, Brookline, Massachusetts 02146 ($4.00)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ.; Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: Brookline Public Schools, MA.
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