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Grollman, Sharon; Brady, Joanne P. – 1994
This guide presents and describes six effective teaching strategies for use with children affected by substance abuse before birth. This introduction provides information on the scope of the problem and the educational implications. It is noted that even without intervention when the child is still very young, teachers can improve the educational…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Bureau of Publications. – 1994
This guide was developed to provide effective and practical strategies to meet the needs of prenatally substance-exposed children in preschool or day care settings. Techniques are based on good child development practices and are equally effective for both teachers and parents. The first chapter outlines information about prenatal substance…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Congenital Impairments, Day Care Centers, Drug Abuse
Wentz, Thomas L.; Larson, Julie – Insights, 1993
This primer on fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) distinguishes between the syndrome and fetal alcohol effects (FAE), offers a history of FAS, outlines medical criteria for diagnosis, rates of incidence, factors influencing incidence and severity, developmental stages of children with FAS, clinical features, and educational implications and approaches.…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Attitudes, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1998
This training package helps Florida educators working with substance-exposed children in day care programs and prekindergarten, kindergarten, and elementary school classrooms. The workbook was developed to be used within a 1- or 2-day training session facilitated by trainers or as a self-instruction learning tool used in conjunction with a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Child Caregivers
Monroe County School District, Key West, FL. – 1992
Intended for use in Florida training programs for caregivers of infants and toddlers with disabilities, this guide presents an overview of the Model of Interdisciplinary Training for Children with Handicaps (MITCH); offers a user's guide to the series; and provides specific information for presenting Module 13, which focuses on interventions for…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Child Caregivers, Child Development, Child Rearing
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Special Education Branch. – 1997
This guide provides a review of the characteristics of children with fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) or possible prenatal alcohol-related effects (PPAE) and describes specific intervention strategies. Section 1 offers a general review of the diagnostic procedures, the prevalence of FAS and the physical, educational, and behavioral characteristics of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Behavior Patterns, Child Development