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Diet, Environment and Children's Development.
Senemaud, B. – Children in the Tropics, 1988
This report describes the relationship between maternal malnutrition and child development. The report is divided into three sections. The first section, which describes child development, focuses on brain, mental, and psychomotor development. The second section describes the methodological difficulties of measuring effects of malnutrition on the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dietetics, Disadvantaged Environment, Early Childhood Education
Welfare Reform: The Special Case of Young Children with Disabilities and Their Families.
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Rosman, Elisa A.; Knitzer, June – Infants and Young Children, 2001
A framework is provided for thinking about how welfare reform affects young children with disabilities and their families and strategies are presented for addressing their unique needs. The article documents the relationship between disability and poverty, reviews major changes in the law, and highlights challenges. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Early Childhood at Risk: Actions and Advocacy for Young Children.
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Dimidjian, Victoria Jean – 1989
This monograph examines the phenomenon of young children who lack the socialization and academic preparation needed to meet the demands of schooling and take advantage of educational programs. Such children have inadequately nurtured bodies and incompletely or inappropriately stimulated minds. The changing nature of childhood is portrayed in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children. Second Edition.
Ramsey, Patricia G. – 1998
This book introduces new themes to the multicultural conversation, including moral development, economic diversity, environmental concerns, and consumerism. The book explains that multicultural education is not just about racial and ethnic diversity, though it still focuses on racism and other biases in education for children who are poor and of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Evidence-Based Practices and Programs for Early Childhood Care and Education
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Groark, Christina J., Ed.; Mehaffie, Kelly E., Ed.; McCall, Robert, Ed.; Greenberg, Mark T., Ed. – Corwin Press, 2006
School and district administrators, as well as policymakers, are increasingly recognizing that early education and intervention services for young children have a direct and positive impact on later school performance and quality of life. But which programs and services should be operated and funded? To answer that question, this book highlights…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Second Language Learning, Special Needs Students, Demonstration Programs
Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children. The Report of the Carnegie Task Force on Meeting the Needs of Young Children.
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Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY. – 1994
This report outlines what is known about the requirements for optimal development during the first 3 years of life, considers the ways in which society might reverse the trends toward risk for families and children, and describes the necessary conditions for families to function well in the interests of their young children. Part 1 describes "the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Health