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New York City Public Schools, Brooklyn, NY. – 1964
A DESCRIPTION OF THE MORE EFFECTIVE SCHOOLS PROGRAM IS PRESENTED. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATION FOR 3- OR 4-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN. PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSES SHOULD HAVE 15 CHILDREN, AND OTHER GRADES A MAXIMUM OF 22 CHILDREN. THESE CLASSES SHOULD BE HETEROGENEOUSLY GROUPED, AND INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE PROVIDED THROUGH FLEXIBLE GROUPING.…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ancillary School Services, Community Involvement, Community Relations
Download full textAmerican Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, CA. – 1969
The More Effective Schools project, an effort to make the schools better able to solve the basic reading and arithmetic problems of disadvantaged children, brought about a reorganization and expansion of the teaching and administrative staffs of elementary schools in New York City. The combined black and Puerto Rican population in the project…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Children's Television Workshop, New York, NY. – 1971
As a follow-up to a 1970 study, interviews were conducted in 1971 in four ghetto communities (Bedford Stuyvesant, East Harlem, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) to determine the extent to which Sesame Street was reaching preschool age children as compared to the previous year. The program's success was demonstrated by continued growth in audience,…
Descriptors: Blacks, Early Childhood Education, Educational Television, Elementary School Students
New York Univ., NY. Center for Field Research and School Services. – 1973
During the 1972-73 school year, Community School District 24 in New York City supplemented its regular school program with special educational services, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act. A primary objective of the Pre-Kindergarten Program was to develop children's understanding of basic concepts through a…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, English (Second Language), Guidance Programs, Mild Mental Retardation
Rafferty, Yvonne; Holmes, Ellen Gallagher – Perspectives, 1993
This monograph provides an overview of federal laws relevant to the provision of educational services to preschool children with disabilities (as well as additional laws pertaining to children who are homeless) and examines implementation of these laws in New York City. It begins with an overview of federal legislation including the Individuals…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disabilities
Harrington, Joan – 1992
This guide for New York City parents of preschool children (ages 3 to 4) with possible disabilities is intended to provide necessary information about legal rights as well as a description of the evaluation and placement processes. Specifically addressed are the following topics: the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE); timing of…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution, Disabilities, Due Process
Gunther, Phyllis E. – 1976
This report describes an after school pre-kindergarten program which sought to upgrade the reading and math readiness, and develop English-as-a-second-language skills for 45 pre-kindergarten neighborhood children. Pupils were selected for the program on the basis of family background information and pupils' inability to speak English because of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Blacks, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language)
Glantz, Frederic B.; And Others – 1991
This paper reports on the findings of an evaluation of Project Giant Step, a program funded by New York City to provide comprehensive services to all 4-year-olds in the city, beginning with low-income children who are unserved by existing programs. Both the costs and effects of Project Giant Step are examined. Effects of the program on children…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Measurement, Cost Effectiveness
Thackray, John; And Others – 1970
The "Open Door" Program began in Spring 1968 at PS 123 and in Fall 1968 at PS 84, and has been expanded in these schools in the 1969-70 school year. It seeks, within the large urban school, to set up a flexible and intimate learning environment, to provide greater continuity between grade levels, and to enrich the curriculum so that…
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Corridors, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary School Curriculum
Mobilization for Youth, Inc., New York, NY. – 1964
IN A REPORT ON THE CURRENT STATUS OF PROGRAMS BEING COOPERATIVELY DEVELOPED BY MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH AND THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION, THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES ARE DESCRIBED--(1) INSERVICE EDUCATION COURSES FOR TEACHERS, (2) DEVELOPMENTS IN TEACHER TRAINING, (3) CURRICULUM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, (4) CORRECTIVE READING PROGRAMS, (5) THE…
Descriptors: Attendance, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Counseling
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. – 1964
THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS SEVERAL PLANS FOR ACHIEVING BETTER ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION IN THE SCHOOLS--(1) TRANSFERRING EIGHTH GRADERS IN 10 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS TO MORE INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOLS, (2) SHIFTING SIXTH GRADERS TO THE 10 JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS, (3) PAIRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS UNDER COMMUNITY ZONING PLANS, (4) CHANGING FEEDER…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Quality, Emotional Disturbances, Ethnic Distribution
Fahs, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1993
The Center for Comprehensive Health Practice in the East Harlem area of New York City operates an early intervention program called the Infant School to promote the healthy development of high-risk children from birth to 2 years of age, including those of mothers who had been users of cocaine and/or crack. The Infant School curriculum is designed…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Cocaine, Cognitive Development
Goldberg, Melvin; And Others – 1980
This Title VII Bilingual/Bicultural Program was conducted in a New York City community school district in 1979-1980. It served limited English speaking Hispanic students in grades K-9. It provided subject area instruction in the students' native or dominant language, with an emphasis on reading instruction. The introduction of the report describes…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teachers, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
FOURACRE, MAURICE H.; AND OTHERS – 1962
AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM FOR EDUCABLE RETARDATES, AGES 4 TO 6 YEARS, WAS CONDUCTED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF PLANNED GROUP PARTICIPATION UPON INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURED TRAINING PROGRAMS UPON INDIVIDUAL LEARNING, THE PRECEDING TWO ACTIVITIES UPON LATER SCHOOL ADJUSTMENTS AND LEARNINGS, AND PARENTAL ATTITUDES UPON OVERALL CHILD DEVELOPMENT. THE…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Child Development, Curriculum Development
Holzman, Lois; Strickland, Gloria – 1988
The STOP Abusive Behavior Syndrome (STOP ABS) Project attempts to implement a community-based discipline model for inner-city elementary schools that avoids both physical and emotional abuse by teachers and students, while contributing to the students' overall development. Prevailing disciplinary models either relate to children as objects to be…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Discipline, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
