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Downes, Toni – 2000
This paper reports the results of a 3-year study of children's use of computers in their homes and examines the implications of such use for educators. Subjects were over 400 children between ages 5 and 12 who came from a variety of social, economic, and cultural backgrounds in urban Sydney (Australia). The study aimed to develop knowledge and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Computer Attitudes

Guilmet, George M. – Human Organization, 1981
A comparison of frequency and directionality of 13 Navajo and 7 Caucasian preschool children's oral-linguistic and nonoral-visual behaviors in an urban classroom and playground revealed Navajo children to be far less oral-linguistic, considerably less oral-nonlinguistic, and strikingly more nonoral-visual than the Caucasian children. (NEC)
Descriptors: American Indians, Classroom Communication, Cultural Background, Language Research

Strandell, Harriet – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1997
Presents results from ethnographic study on children's everyday life in Finnish daycare centers. Raises question of the relationship between play and real life, and analyzes play and playfulness as communicative resources used by children in creating everyday routines. Argues play is not a separate children's world; by using play, children also…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Child Behavior, Daily Living Skills
Rapin, Isabelle, Ed. – 1996
This monograph presents 11 papers on a study of the problem of specific diagnosis with children who do not communicate effectively. About 500 children with inadequate communication skills, selected as having a developmental language disorder, autism, or low IQ without autistic features, were studied by a multidisciplinary team. Data collected…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Patterns, Check Lists, Classification
Derscheid, Linda E. – 1995
Prior research concerning young children's moral development has been conducted primarily in same-age environments. This study investigated whether preschool children's moral (helping) behaviors are related to younger peer-directed internal state language (talking about younger peer's feelings, wants, and abilities), perspective-taking skills, and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Day Care Centers, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)

Reinhartsen, Debbie, Ed. – 1995
This guide presents suggestions and materials for providing inservice training about assistive technology for parents and professionals working with infants and toddlers with or at-risk for disabilities. An introduction provides an overview and includes a variety of forms and surveys, a sample inservice agenda, and a list of workshop materials.…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Golda Meir Mount Carmel International Training Centre, Haifa (Israel). – 1993
This report describes a course on early childhood education methodology and practice that was held at Machakos, Kenya, for 28 Kenyan early childhood teachers, social workers, and teacher educators. In addition to presenting developmental profiles of preschool children, the 12-day course addressed language enrichment activities as precursors to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, Courses, Curriculum Development
Sher, Allen – 1976
Play is the spontaneous or organized recreational activity of children; it is at the heart of the preschool curriculum. Play aids in the development of physical, intellectual, and social skills. Children's play progresses through three developmental stages: solitary, parallel, and social. Preschool teachers should arrange for four kinds of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Concept Formation, Creativity, Developmental Stages
Birch, Jack W.; Birch, Jane R. – 1970
The New Zealand early childhood education experience is studied in order to discover practices which might be adapted for use in the United States. Data are presented on social and governmental factors influencing the development of early childhood education in New Zealand. Preschool education is conducted by private volunteer groups subsidized by…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Admission (School), Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum
Nalbandian, Myron K. – 1971
Two curricula, Englemann-Becker and New Nursery School, were analyzed for effectiveness with Head Start children over a period of eight months, using the Slosson and Merrill-Palmer tests, a socialization scale and classroom observations. In congnitive development, there are no significant differences between the two curricula as used by teachers…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation

Dixon, Glen; Fraser, Susan – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Describes social behaviors of preschool children in relation to second-language development observed in a multicultural preschool program. The discussion includes examples of behaviors observed early in the year and of early stages of cooperative and sociodramatic play, and observations on the children's cultural adjustments and individual…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Communication, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cultural Activities
Graves, Michelle – 1996
Recognizing the importance of teaching based on young children's interests, this book describes the High Scope Demonstration Preschool approach to helping teachers plan early childhood education learning activities, based on specific observations of children, rather than a predetermined set of topics. Each chapter includes the following sections:…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childhood Interests, Class Activities, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Wolkoff, Sandra, Ed.; Schwartzberg, Neala S., Ed. – Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 2000
This document consists of 11 monthly newsletter issues, in English and Spanish language versions, exploring topics related to early childhood behavior and parenting. Regularly appearing features are "Library Resources,""Preschoolers in the Kitchen,""Websites for Parents," and "The Doctor's Corner." Major…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Rearing, Dreams, Emergent Literacy
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1999
Incorporating information and perspectives from national and state preschool education standards and other resources, this document presents the guiding principles, program goals, content standards and performance standards for domains of development for preschool children in Connecticut. The four domains are: (1) personal and social development;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Benchmarking

Evaldsson, Ann-Carita; Corsaro, William A. – Childhood: A Global Journal of Child Research, 1998
Examines children's production and participation in play and games in an Italian preschool and a Swedish after-school program. Considers play as part of a process of interpretive reproduction in children's lives, and demonstrates how children at play use a range of communicative skills, collectively participate in and extend their peer cultures,…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Child Development, Childrens Games, Communication Skills