An overall rationale for the early identification of strengths and possible developmental weaknesses in school beginners is presented in Part I, with the research-based areas of assessment of tests for auditory analysis skills, conceptual skills and language skills. The general purposes of diagnostic assessment and a model of a behavioral…

The study reported in this document was undertaken to determine the effects of Black Studies on Afro-American five-year-old preschool children, especially the changes which might occur in Afro-American pupils' self-concepts after exposure to Black Studies. In addition, this study sought to measure readiness gain in relation to improved…

SUPPORTIVE EVIDENCE IS GIVEN AGAINST PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS CREATING INTERFERENCE IN LEARNING. THE CONTENTION THAT A PERCEPTUAL FIGURE GROUND DISTURBANCE NECESSARILY INTERFERES WITH THE LEARNING PROCESS IS NOT SUPPORTED BY THE EVIDENCE. THERE ARE INDICATIONS, HOWEVER, THAT BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE SEEMS TO AFFECT SOME CHILDREN MORE THAN OTHERS. TWO…

A discussion of the rationale for early intervention programs, including the critical role of early experiences and the prevalence of language deprivation among children from lower socioeconomic groups, begins this paper. The distinguishing characteristics of three structured curriculum models for early intervention are reviewed: the structured…

The aims of this symposium were "to consider problems relevant to education, to allow researchers already in this area to communicate directly about common problems and to suggest new ideas and directions for research in the field of psychology in education." The proceedings were published because, in addition to the fact that there is no text or…

This chapter examines the scope of the mathematical content educators expect students to understand after they have participated in mathematics courses. It is organized under four headings: (1) Traditional School Mathematics, to clarify what the shift is away from; (2) Mathematics as Human Activity, to portray the direction the shift is toward;…

This guide is intended to help collaborative groups work together more effectively to promote children's readiness for school and provides useful information on the many factors that affect school readiness. The guide notes North Carolina's definition of school readiness as the condition of children as they enter school, based on five…

Noting that kindergarten entry is an exciting time requiring adjustments for children and their parents, this Smart Start brochure gives parents ideas on how to help their children be successful in school and what to expect when school starts. The brochure defines readiness and offers suggestions for parents to help their children develop in the…

This paper focuses on how parents, childcare personnel, preprimary and primary educators, and governments all have a role to play in supporting children's early literacy development. For two decades early childhood and literacy education journals have been filled with explorations about the perennial questions which relate to the relationships…

Describes a program for identifying potentially noncategorical disabled children while still at the preschool ages (3, 4, 5) and appropriate corrective programs. (Author/RK)

Considers the philosophy underlying learning and needs in adult education. (RK)

Research was done to investigate the interfunctional relationships between a child's ability to order a set of objects and the development of language descriptives used to describe differing aspects of a group of objects which had been ordered. Results show that mean age of concrete operation acquisition is 7.1 years. (Author/JB)

TRANSITION is so named because it allows children to make a gradual passage from kindergarten into first grade. One school year is spent between these two grades in a success-oriented atmosphere. (Author)