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Resource-Based Intervention: Success with Community-Centered Practices
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Torrey, Michelle Kerber; Leginus, Mary Anne; Cecere, Susan – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2011
In this commentary the authors share their experiences on the design and implementation of community-centered early intervention programs in Prince George's County, MD. Their aim in designing community-centered programs was to provide infants and toddlers opportunities for learning, language, and motor development in natural environments with…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Child Care Centers, Motor Development
Providing High Quality Care in Low-Income Areas of Maryland: Definitions, Resources, and Challenges from Parents and Child Care Providers' Perspectives. Publication #2012-45
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Forry, Nicole; Simkin, Shana; Wessel, Julia; Rodrigues, Katherine – Child Trends, 2012
Early life experiences are critical to a child's development. Research has shown that, for a variety of reasons, children born into low-income families are at a disadvantage when compared to their higher-income peers. Fortunately, research has also shown a positive association between high quality child care and the academic and social-emotional…
Descriptors: Child Care, Definitions, Low Income Groups, Focus Groups
Dialogic Reading. What Works Clearinghouse Intervention Report
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2006
"Dialogic Reading" is an interactive shared picture book reading practice designed to enhance young children's language and literacy skills. During the shared reading practice, the adult and the child switch roles so that the child learns to become the storyteller with the assistance of the adult, who functions as an active listener and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Reading, Urban Areas, Intervention