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Campbell, Ann L. – Exceptional Parent, 1988
The parent of a cerebral palsied child with spastic quadriplegia relates the process of arriving at the decision to utilize tube feeding via a surgically placed gastrostomy. (DB)
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Decision Making, Medical Services, Neurological Impairments
Thorson, Kristine Hoy – School Library Journal, 1988
Describes public library policies and restrictions on children's library usage, which may include requirements such as name-writing performance tests or enrollment in first grade to qualify for a library card. Such policies are criticized as discriminatory. (MES)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Library Circulation, Library Policy, Public Libraries

Egan, Kieran – Harvard Educational Review, 1987
The author traces oral forms of expression used in nonliterate societies and states that children, before they become literate, also depend on the spoken word for learning and communication. The author suggests that a better understanding of orality helps educators gain a fuller sense of the cognitive tasks that children undertake. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Cultural Context, Literacy

Kagan, Jerome – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Reply by Jerome Kagan to a recent article by Block, Gjerde, and Block (1986) which questions the validity of the construct of reflection-impulsivity. Kagan alleges flaws in the logic of the authors' (Block, Gjerde, Block) position and in the inferences drawn from their data. (Author/RWB)
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conceptual Tempo

Block, Jack – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Responds to the arguments and evidence adduced by Kagan (1987) in his reply to the Block, Gjerde, and Block (1986) study questioning the validity of the Matching Familiar Figures Test (MFFT) as a measure of "reflection-impulsivity." (Author)
Descriptors: Character Recognition, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Development, Conceptual Tempo

Pickering, Larry K. – American Journal of Public Health, 1986
Prevention and control of diarrhea in day care settings depends on: maintenance of hygienic standards; disease surveillance; adhering to a policy for exclusion of children with diarrhea; and education of staff. When diarrhea afflicts several children, isolating together can stop the spread of disease without interrupting normal operation. (KH)
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Day Care Centers, Disease Control, Hygiene

Feeney, Stephanie; Magarick, Marion – Young Children, 1984
Discusses the value of play and play materials, safe and good toys, and characteristics of children between the ages of two and six. Includes the National Association for the Education of Young Children's brochure "Choosing Good Toys for Young Children." (AS)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guides, Instructional Materials, Media Selection
Committee for Economic Development, New York, NY. – 2002
The Committee for Economic Development (CED), an independent research and policy organization of approximately 250 business leaders and educators, issued this report as a statement calling on federal and state governments to make early education available to all children age three and over. The statement maintains that in order to ensure that all…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Position Papers, Preschool Education
Newman, Sanford; Brazelton, T. Berry; Zigler, Edward; Sherman, Lawrence W.; Bratton, William; Sanders, Jerry; Christeson, William – 2000
This report presents findings relating the reduction of crime and violence with access to good educational child care programs. The report discusses the affordability of such programs, suggests that federal and state governments are not adequately funding educational child care programs, and argues that investing in high-quality child care and…
Descriptors: Crime, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Government Role

Howard, Douglas P. – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1982
Believes extra attention must be focused on language and cultural differences in preparing Individualized Educational Programs. Reports observations from working with Spanish speaking exceptional children in Costa Rica. Describes pilot study conducted to attempt to discover problems associated with administration of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Diagnostic Tests, Exceptional Child Research, Spanish Speaking

Sprod, Tim; Jones, Brian L. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1997
Interviews with 4- to 8-year olds indicated that children's understanding of how it is that they can see object develops gradually. This article presents a map of this development in terms of two distinct modes of cognitive functioning, the ikonic mode and concrete symbolic mode, drawn from the interviews and the SOLO (Structure of Learning…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching

Fang, Zhihui – Reading Horizons, 1996
Delineates the main functions of illustrations in relation to text in picture books. Examines the significance of illustrations to readers. Focuses on picture storybooks because they are most common among young children. Notes that illustrations in picture books are meant to delight, capture attention, amplify or tell a story, teach a concept, and…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Illustrations, Literature Appreciation, Picture Books

Radford, Jo; Anderson, Maggie – Early Child Development and Care, 2003
Outlines problems faced by parents and caregivers of a child with encopresis. Differentiates between knowledge, skill, and volition issues when dealing with the encoprectic child; and suggests possible causal frameworks for the behavior. Concludes with suggestions for managing the teaching/learning situation arising from this behavior. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Problems, Developmental Disabilities, Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Hyson, Marilou – Young Children, 2003
Introduces a position statement developed jointly by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education to identify criteria for developing, adopting, and using early learning standards. Identifies features of effective early learning standards.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Organizations (Groups), Position Papers, Preschool Education

Koste, V. Glasgow – Stage of the Art, 1996
Contains excerpts from unpublished research which illuminate aspects of the play/drama/theatre continuum--research representing over 20 years of study of college students reflecting on their own childhood performance experiences. Focuses on young performers--how children practice the adult art form of theatre through dramatic play. (PA)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Childhood Interests, Drama, Higher Education