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Download full textTrohanis, Pascal L. – 1985
Designed to help state administrators acquaint local educators and parents to the importance of short- and long-term planning for young handicapped children, the paper examines issues for local planning teams. An introductory section provides an overview of the challenge of working with young handicapped children. Five interactive planning…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Intervention
Wilson, Richard W. – Executive Educator, 1987
Describes application of a preschool education program in an Ortonville, Michigan, school district. The six programs are grouped in the same location, meet a variety of needs, and are part of a larger community cluster. Combining programs benefits both children and adults. (CJH)
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Early Childhood Education, Individual Needs
Featherstone, Helen – Principal, 1986
Long term studies of students who participated in preschool education programs show that the differences and effects are not in test scores but in children's ability to meet teachers' expectations and to avoid being labeled failures.(MD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research
Principal, 1985
Nine graphs and tables present data on past and projected preschool enrollment, birth rates, participation by women in the work force, and effects of preschool programs on first grade achievement. (PGD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Linda; And Others – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1989
Parents of 25 infants/toddlers with handicaps were surveyed to gain perspectives on easing the transition from home-based infant programs to preschool programs. Analysis of the results led to 4 major recommendations and a series of steps that infant program staff can follow to facilitate transition to preschool program options. (JDD)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Planning, Home Programs, Infants
Direct linkPianta, Robert C., Ed.; Cox, Martha J., Ed.; Snow, Kyle L., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2007
The follow-up to Pianta & Cox's groundbreaking "The Transition to Kindergarten," this book updates readers on what has happened in early childhood education in the past seven years; clarifies influential changes in demographics, policies, and practices; and describes promising early education programs and policies. More than 30 highly respected…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Educational Policy
Hebbeler, Kathleen – 1993
This study compiled descriptive information about what states are doing or planning to do with early intervention data systems, a component of early intervention systems as specified in Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The study examined the uses of data systems in eight states: Colorado, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Data Collection, Databases, Disabilities
Morgan, Janet L.; Swan, William W. – 1988
This information packet is designed to assist local interagency councils to implement Public Law 99-457's requirements concerning the provision of high quality services to preschool children with disabilities and their families. The model described provides a framework for continual coordination of agency programs as well as use of collaboration…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Coordination, Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Hanline, Mary Frances; Bair, Marilyn – 1988
The paper describes Project STIP (Supported Transition to Integrated Preschools), a demonstration project in San Francisco, California, which is developing and evaluating a model for integrating preschool children with special needs into regular education preschool programs. Project STIP also developed and evaluated a district-wide model for…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Mainstreaming
Brodhecker, Shirley G. – 1987
This practicum report addresses the need to supply Head Start teachers with: (1) specific preschool music objectives; (2) a sequential preschool developmental program in music to match the child's cognitive level; (3) how to choose instructional material to encourage specific basic school readiness skills; and (4) workshops to accomplish these…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Movement Education, Music Activities
Adams, Paul R.; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The literature on in-service training needs of regular teachers teaching handicapped children in the mainstream is reviewed and a proposal…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Quintero, Maria; And Others – 1987
The paper is a product of the 3-year project, "Functional Mainstreaming for Success," designed to develop a model for instructional mainstreaming of handicapped children (3-6 years old) in community settings. The paper reviews research on parent involvement in their children's mainstreaming along with variables that may promote or discourage…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Mainstreaming
Toole, Amy L.; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1986
The C.A.S.E. model (Conceptualization, Acquisition, Staff Development, and Evaluation) provides a management model for introducing computers into a preschool program for handicapped children over a period of 4 years. Each of the four model components are described and practical applications provided. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Disabilities, Educational Innovation, Management Systems
Winter, Mildred M. – Principal, 1985
The Parents as First Teachers project successfully teaches Missouri parents to enhance their children's cognitive development. The project recruited 300 first-time parents in its first year, then provided them with educational support and guidance during their children's first three years, while monitoring the children's progress. (PGD)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, College School Cooperation, Parent Education, Parent Role
Weikart, Phyllis S. – 2003
The ability to feel and maintain steady, rhythmic beat is important for children to develop in early childhood and will assist them in mastering concepts in language and literacy, mathematics, and other content areas as well as increase body coordination and related physical abilities. Designed as an activity supplement to High Scope movement and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Kindergarten, Motor Development, Movement Education
