IN THE PREKINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM, THE YOUNG CHILD DEVELOPS POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL, ADULTS, AND FELLOW CLASSMATES. THESE ARE THE FOUNDATIONAL LEARNINGS UPON WHICH REST HIS FUTURE ATTITUDES TOWARD EDUCATION AND SOCIETY. AMONG THE IMPORTANT GOALS OF A PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM ARE THE BROADENING OF INTELLECTUAL HORIZONS, THE STIMULATION OF…

The Task Force on Early Childhood Development for New York City examined early childhood services and explored the feasibility of establishing an office for early childhood services. This report assesses the effectiveness of early childhood services in meeting the needs of children and their parents and recommends changes in the quantity and…

Describes a program at an inner-city day care and after-school program (Brooklyn, New York) designed to help children express, share, and take pride in their family cultures, and to respond to increasing hostility toward new immigrant groups. Includes an annotated bibliography of resources for teaching about immigrants to the United States. (DSK)

This guide is one of a series designed for teachers, supervisors, and curriculum specialists in communication arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. The series incorporates new topics and concepts from the corresponding New York State Education syllabi, and is intended to give educators a sense of the continuum within a particular subject…

THE CURRICULUM SHOULD ATTEMPT TO RAISE ALL CHILDREN TO A LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO FUNCTION WITH EQUAL CHANCE OF SUCCESS. THIS PROCESS SHOULD BEGIN AMONG CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AT THE AGE OF FOUR. BEGINNING IN THE FIRST GRADE, THE CURRICULUM SHOULD GIVE ALL CHILDREN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CIVIL…

THE MAJOR OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN AN URBAN AREA WITH PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE ARE BETTER ADJUSTED IN THE PRIMARY GRADES THAN ARE SIMILAR CHILDREN WITHOUT SUCH EXPERIENCE. A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE DIFFERENCES IN ADJUSTMENT BETWEEN THOSE HAVING NURSERY SCHOOL AS OPPOSED TO…

A DESCRIPTION IS GIVEN OF A NEW APPROACH TO EDUCATION IN THE GHETTO, WHICH INVOLVES CHILDREN FROM THE LOWEST SOCIOECONOMIC GROUP OF SOCIETY, AND WHICH DEALS WITH CHILDREN AT THEIR MOST CRITICAL AGES. CAREFULLY SELECTED METHODS FOR EACH AGE GROUP ARE EMPLOYED. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FIT THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF PRESCHOOLERS, CHILDREN BETWEEN…

SIX NEW YORK CITY DAY CARE CENTERS WITH PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO HEAD START WERE SELECTED AS STUDY SAMPLES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A MEASURABLE LONG-RANGE EFFECT OF PRE-SCHOOLING UPON READING ACHIEVEMENT. EACH CENTER WAS CONSIDERED TO HAVE A GOOD PROGRAM, HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR AT LEAST SIX YEARS, AND HAD RACIALLY MIXED POPULATIONS. DAY CARE…

THIS SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINS WORKS ON THE PRESCHOOL EDUCATION OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILD. GENERAL DISCUSSIONS OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION ARE FOLLOWED BY SEPARATE SECTIONS ON RELEVANT RESEARCH, DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIFIC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS OF PROJECT HEADSTART. THE MORE THAN 130 WORKS CITED INCLUDE JOURNAL ARTICLES,…

This group of articles examines various library programs and services for the disadvantaged. Among the activities which the articles describe are--(1) library programs in metropolitan areas which can reach and motivate the poor in the slums, (2) Federal programs which support library services, (3) ways in which libraries can reach senior citizens,…

Since New York States Universal PreKindergarten (UPK) program was enacted, New York City has made tremendous strides in providing quality early childhood education to its children. Noting that the legislative requirements for UPK are designed to foster collaboration with community-based organizations, this report discusses the need for…

This report evaluates a nursery program for pre K pupils in New York City. The program emphasized oral language, sensory motor coordination, conceptual training and the development of a strong self concept. Fifteen pre K pupils participated in the program. An intake diagnosis was used to help specify areas of deficit which needed attention.…

In 1970, three studies were conducted for the Children's Television Workshop in the ghetto areas of Bedford Stuyvesant and East Harlem in New York City and Washington, D.C. The Bedford Stuyvesant study was designed to establish a reliable reading on the penetration of Sesame Street in low income areas and to determine whether or not the program…

This working paper examines why Project Giant Step, a well-received policy initiative for universal preschool for 4-year-olds in New York City, was discontinued after overcoming many of the challenges it faced. Project Giant Step forced collaboration between large public agencies differing in their institutional structures, funding sources, and…

Challenges educational practices, mandated by court decisions and federal and state regulations, as they relate to a specific group of children who are of limited English proficiency and are educationally handicapped and, therefore, at risk for educational failure: deaf preschool children from non-English-speaking homes. (63 footnotes) (MLF)