An updated empirical and conceptual review of preschool mainstreaming is presented. Specific topics addressed include rationale, program outcomes, child outcomes, teacher variables, and effects on parents. Among conclusions is that the effects of mainstreaming on severely handicapped children are largely unknown. (Author)

Three national evaluation efforts--Head Start, Follow through Planned Variation, and Head Start Planned Variation--are reviewed to examine their effectiveness concerning the trainability of intelligence in disadvantaged children during preschool and elementary grades. The evidence on the effectiveness of these projects is highly controversial, but…

The article focuses on the integration of the visually impaired and hearing impaired children in the normal preschool setting in Hong Kong. Included is a description of techniques which can be utilized in the activities of the preschool setting. (Author)

The author stresses the importance of toileting instruction as an educational function for severely handicapped and preschool handicapped students and reviews traditional and intensive methods of teaching bladder and bowel control. (CL)

Discusses five studies of early reading which suggest that oral language does not necessarily have to precede reading and that if both are learned at the same time they enrich the child's total language base. (DD)

Examines the research findings of the April 1994 issue of "Child Development," which focused on research and intervention studies of children and poverty. Also discusses other studies that focus specifically on the effects of Head Start on students' subsequent development and academic achievement over time. (MDM)

Examines the cluster profiles obtained using the Differential Ability Scale (DAS) for preschool children diagnosed with cognitive delay. These profiles were compared with DAS profile patterns previously reported for school-aged children diagnosed with learning disabilities. Cluster comparisons indicated profiles of cognitively delayed preschoolers…

Authorities offer conflicting viewpoints on whether animal foods are essential to the health of young children or whether they can ingest the nutrients they need from plant sources. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) contends that because of the small capacity of young children's stomachs, they are not likely to consume all of the…

Piaget's studies clearly highlight two qualitative advances made during the preoperational period. The first is the breakthrough of representational intelligence, beginning around 2 years of age. The second is the emergence of coordinated representational thought, beginning around 4 years of age. This paper focuses on the second advance, which…

Intended for state education agencies and State Implementation Grant directors and coordinators, the booklet provides basic information on providing educational services to preschool handicapped children. Major premises include the following: the effectiveness of early education of handicapped children is supported by research; and early childhood…

The document results from part of the Policy Options Project which identified and analyzed policy issues related to the delivery of appropriate services to preschool handicapped children and their families in terms of the need for assuring appropriate services, the factors affecting such policies, and policy approaches for the implementation of…

Analyses of state policy regarding the impact of age provisions of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, on eligibility at preschool and postschool levels were conducted. Changes were found (compared to a 1973 survey) in 28 states, including 10 states with expanded eligibility and 18 with narrowed eligibility statutes. The…

The report focuses on the education of visually handicapped children in Western Australia. Chapter 1 deals with the medical terminology of visual impairment and related educational issues. An historical review is the content of a second chapter, and Chapter 3 provides information on educational programs for visually handicapped children at the…

This paper explores child humor from the early years to adolescence. The immature child's humor is crude, rude, and hostile and gradually evolves into sophisticated, socially acceptable adult humor in the same way that the immature child in general evolves into the sophisticated adult, becoming decreasingly creative along the way. (JDD)

Longitudinal research indicates that high levels of overactivity, limited attention span, and impulsivity (diagnostic indicators of Attention Deficit Disorder) observed at preschool age are likely to be associated with continued difficulties at school age. However, the prediction of outcome for individual children is not straightforward.…