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Nelson, Olga G., Ed.; Linek, Wayne M., Ed. – 1999
The 38 essays in this book look back at language experience as an educational approach, provide practical classroom applications, and reconceptualize language experience as an overarching education process. Classroom teachers and reading specialists describe strategies in use in a variety of classroom settings and describe ways to integrate…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, English (Second Language)
Metlina, L. S. – 1991
This is volume 5 in the series of translations of books from the Soviet literature on research in the psychology of mathematics instruction and on teaching methods influenced by the research. The heart of this volume is the need to establish a continuity between sensory perceptions and conceptual development as children progress from work in…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Educational Psychology
Johnson-Martin, Nancy M.; And Others – 1991
This revised curriculum is designed to provide intervention strategies for both professionals and paraprofessionals to use with children with disabilities who are functioning in the birth to 24-month developmental range. The curriculum is based on normal sequences of development but does not assume even development across domains. The curriculum…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Basic Skills, Child Development, Curriculum
Haight, Wendy L.; Miller, Peggy J. – 1993
This book describes the emergence and early development of pretend play in its sociocultural context. It traces the development of pretend play in nine children growing up within educated, middle-class European-American families. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the social and cultural aspects of pretend play. Chapter 2 describes the children and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Family Environment
Slavin, Robert E.; And Others – 1989
Much more is known about how to best prevent and remediate learning deficits than is being applied. However, much remains to be learned about effective programs for students at risk of failure. Major restructuring of compensatory and special education programs in the early grades is needed to ensure all students an adequate level of basic skills…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades

Wardle, Francis – 1989
This book, which is based on the personal and professional experience of a Head Start program director, presents a detailed argument against funding early childhood programs through local school districts. Chapter I examines the fact that so many children in the wealthiest country of the world have such a small chance to succeed. Chapter II argues…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Environment
Berry, Gordon LaVern, Ed.; Asamen, Joy Keiko, Ed. – 1989
This collection examines the history and current status of the economic, political, social, and psychological factors that influence the academic achievement of low-income African Americans. The introduction, "Afro-American Students and Academic Achievement" (J. K. Asamen), outlines the historical development of black education and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Education, Black Students, Cultural Influences
Graves, Ruth, Ed. – 1987
Based on the notion that reading is both fun and fundamental, this book contains a stimulating array of activities that parents can use to engage their children in reading from the toddler stage through primary school. The first section provides information on how to use the guide, and some tips for encouraging young readers. The second and major…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Learning Activities, Motivation Techniques
Gartner, Alan, Ed.; And Others – 1977
Included are articles on the Education Professions Development Act, an inside perspective (Don Davies); paraprofessionals in education for handicapped children (Mary-Beth Fafard, Musette El-Mohammed, Alan Gartner, Gina Schuster); paraprofessionals in preschool program, especially Project Head Start (A. Carla Drije); the paraprofessional in follow…
Descriptors: Career Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
Ross, Mark, Ed.; Nober, Linda W., Ed. – 1981
Viewpoints of an audiologist, speech-language pathologist, special educator, classroom teacher, and parent are presented in the book on the implications of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, for hard of hearing students. In the introduction, M. Ross considers the status of many hard of hearing students, noting the…
Descriptors: Audiology, Elementary Secondary Education, Handicap Identification, Individualized Education Programs
Robinson, Nancy M.; And Others – 1979
This book looks at major issues in day care and child care services from an international perspective, argues for a national child care policy, and makes recommendations for action. The first two chapters provide the context for the current issues in child care in terms of the history of child care, the need for child care outside the home, the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Child Care, Cross Cultural Studies, Day Care
Parker, Ronald K., Ed. – 1972
This book is a collection of papers on curriculum development in early childhood education. In Chapter 1, Bruner examines what is known about the effects of poverty on child development in Western culture, considers whether modern developmental theories aid in understanding the impact of culture (and specifically) poverty on children's growth, and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Cognitive Objectives, Curriculum Development
Rudolph, Nancy – 1974
The playgrounds pictured and discussed in this book are called Workyards. They are places where children play--in any way they elect. Limitations are set only by the space that is available and by the always changing and abundant supply of materials: lumber, nails, tools, old machinery, rope, sinks, stoves, pickets from an old fence, barrels, and…
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Child Development, Community Programs, Construction Materials

Van Olst, Ofelia; And Others – 1974
This is book two in a series of beginning readers in Spanish for preschool and grade one. The program is designed to prepare children to read in Spanish by teaching the sound-symbol relationship in sequential order with simple reading selections. This book introduces "d" and "t" and reinforces the sound-symbol relationships…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Consonants, Early Reading, Instructional Materials
Hast, Fran; Hollyfield, Ann – 2001
Based on experiences gained at the Palo Alto Infant-Toddler Center and the view that quality child care for infants and toddlers depends upon nurturing, long-term connections with their caregivers, other children, and their families, this book presents strategies for interacting with young children that support the developing child as well as the…
Descriptors: Activities, Activity Units, Child Caregivers, Child Development