This teaching guide suggesting specific art experiences for preschool and elementary children, is based on the assumption that visual perception is fundamental to learning in any field and that visual thinking (perception) in young children can be facilitated through teaching specific art concepts. More than 200 basic concepts identified,…

This guide provides a set of qualitative and quantitative procedures and criteria for determining if a preschool handicapped child is talented in any of 6 areas: intellectual, academic, creative, leadership, visual and performing arts, and psychomotor. The guide developed by the RAPYHT project (a model program for Retrieval and Acceleration of…

Presented is the handbook for volunteers at the Community Developmental School (Goldsboro, North Carolina), a program serving moderately, severely, and profoundly retarded children (with a chronological age ranging from birth to 21 years and developmental age ranging from 1 month to 5 1/2 years). Section I focuses on the program's organization and…

This guide was designed for use in home education programs aimed at helping both children and parents improve their self-confidence, as a preliminary step toward helping children succeed at school. Specific behavioral goals for the parent trainer, the parent, and the child are presented in five areas: (1) relationship to self, (2) relationship to…

This guide is a basic reference tool for the paraprofessional working in a preschool Spanish/English bilingual program in a home setting. Characteristics of 3- and 4-year-olds are discussed, followed by procedures for working with parents and with children. Understanding and interpersonal rapport are stressed. A sample home interview form is…

This collection contains Child Development Associate (CDA) training materials from the Fall River, Massachusetts, training program, including a booklet for trainers, a chapter on curriculum planning, and three modules covering the areas of preschool environment, daily schedule and transitions, and observations of children. Each module contains a…

This handbook on parent involvement, designed to be used with preschool programs, was developed by the Jefferson County Public Schools in Lakewood, Colorado. Included are: (1) a general statement about parent involvement in an early childhood program, (2) a description of the Jefferson County Early Childhood Program, (3) a description of the…

Reprinted from "Teaching Exceptional Children" (Volumes 1 through 7), and presented on individual cards suitable for filing, are 103 ideas from the Teacher Idea Exchange (TIX) -- helpful hints for teachers of handicapped or gifted children from preschool through secondary level. Each TIX is numbered and identified by title, author, and those…

This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging intellectual talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides, developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no handicaps.…

Intended for parents and teachers of multiply handicapped preschool children, the booklet provides lesson plans in three major areas--basic concepts, motor activities, and language activities. Each lesson plan is broken down into four parts: purpose (a descriptive statement of what the lesson hopes to accomplish), materials (list of materials…

This manual contains information on how to start and operate a toy lending library. Chapters and their subsections are: (1) Purpose of Toy Lending Libraries; (2) Types of Toy Libraries (independent libraries, libraries as part of other community services, and libraries mostly for parents); (3) Selecting Appropriate Toys and Equipment (general tips…

Detailed in the final report of the 4-year project designed to provide home preschool education for handicapped and non handicapped Appalachian children are organization arrangements, project objectives, curriculum design, dissemination methods, program findings and recommendations. Administration is explained to involve a regional board of…

The fourth of 4 volumes on the Home-Oriented Preschool Education Program presents a curriculum base of behavioral competencies for normal preschoolers in the categories of classification, communication, coordination, habits and attitudes, and social relationships. Provided with in each category are competency, general goal, performance, and…

This resource guide is a collection of recommended health education materials concerning the preschool child. It has been developed to strengthen and to expand the skills and knowledge of Head Start staff members, and to provide them with communication tools to reach preschool children and parents of preschoolers on the importance of the health…

This handbook describes the origins and activities of a community parent education committee which was formed to encourage the nationwide dissemination of information and services to help parents give their children the experiences necessary for reading readiness. Activities designed to promote positive self-concepts, psychomotor skills, sensory…