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Busse, Thomas V.; And Others – 1970
This study evaluates the effects of placement of additional equipment in preschool classrooms on the cognitive, perceptual, and social development of urban Negro four-year-old children. Two Get Set classrooms in each of six areas of Philadelphia were paired for teachers, subjects, physical facilities and equipment. One classroom in each pair was…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Development, Educational Equipment
O'Brien, Marion – 1997
With an increasing emphasis on inclusive child care, that is, care for children with and without disabilities within the same setting, there is a greater need for tested and workable approaches to provision of such care. Based on a developmental-ecological model of care and early intervention, this book is a resource for practitioners providing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Intervention
Campbell, Robin, Ed. – 1998
This collection, with contributors from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, addresses three important themes in the literacy learning of preschool children: children are active constructors of their own learning; families provide invaluable support in the early literacy learning of children; and preschool settings should reflect…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Classroom Environment, Emergent Literacy, Family Environment
Wolkoff, Sandra, Ed.; Schwartzberg, Neala S., Ed. – Parent and Preschooler Newsletter, 1998
This document consists of 47 consecutive issues of the "Parent and Preschooler Newsletter." This newsletter is variously subtitled "A Monthly Exploration of Early Childhood Topics" and "An International Resource for Professionals and Parents." Regularly appearing features are: "Library…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Brain, Child Development, Child Health
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Girolametto, Luigi; And Others – Journal of Children's Communication Development, 1995
An interactive model of language intervention that targeted specific vocabulary was evaluated in a study of 16 mothers and their preschool children with language delays. Children in the experimental group used more target words and acquired more symbolic play gestures than those in the control group. Mothers in the experimental group reported a…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Communication Skills, Interaction Process Analysis
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Horgan, Mary; Douglas, Francis – International Journal of Early Years Education, 1995
Compares case studies of early childhood education in schools in Germany and Ireland. Both schools emphasize the importance of children's emotional-spiritual development, but while Irish children are already in formal education, German schooling defers beginning of formal learning. Concludes that more teacher interaction with children in German…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Activities, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
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Goldstein, Howard; And Others – Preventing School Failure, 1995
A peer intervention program to improve communicative interaction and social integration of preschoolers with moderate developmental disabilities is described. Children without disabilities are taught facilitative strategies which are not particularly intrusive and do not obligate responses by the disabled child. The facilitative strategies…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Inclusive Schools
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Fox, Lise; Hanline, Mary Frances – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
The use of naturalistic teaching procedures in developmentally appropriate early childhood settings was evaluated in two single subject studies. Acquisition and maintenance of skills within developmentally appropriate play contexts were demonstrated by a preschooler with Down's syndrome and one with mild developmental delay. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Downs Syndrome
Farrenkopf, Carol; And Others – 1995
Social skills development of preschool children with visual impairments is discussed. A review of the literature considers the field of child development and social cognition, the effect of blindness on child development, and the effects of blindness on social cognition. Three areas concerning the development of social skills for children with…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Developmental Delays, Developmental Stages
Hadeed, Julie; Sylva, Kathy – 1995
Research in Bahrain has demonstrated that children in educationally-oriented day care centers made significantly greater gains in cognitive, social, and emotional measures than children in care-oriented centers or at home. This study provided further data and addressed the question of whether there are differences in the daily learning experiences…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Caregivers, Child Language, Cognitive Development
Podmore, Valerie N., Ed.; Swann, Fay, Ed. – 1995
This report contains six papers presented at 1993 and 1995 seminars conducted by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research. It also includes the schedules of the two seminars and a summary of a general discussion on future directions in research in early childhood education and care conducted at the 1995 seminar. They include: (1)…
Descriptors: Action Research, Case Studies, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Colcock, Kristina B. – 1992
This literature review examines the development and early language acquisition of infants with blindness or visual impairments. The paper begins with a history of public perceptions of individuals with visual disabilities, efforts to develop educational programs for them, and legislation supporting these efforts. Review of the literature on early…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Child Rearing, Educational History
Karnes, Merle B., Ed. – 1983
Nine author-contributed papers focus on the needs of preschool gifted and talented children. M. Karnes presents "The Challenge" of educating this population, reviews characteristics of gifted/talented children, and offers guidelines for developing programs for students, including gifted minority and gifted handicapped children. A variety of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Gifted
Crain, Jacqueline – 1974
Discussed in the handbook is a noncategorical, interdisciplinary approach to the provision of special education programs and services for handicapped children, 3-to 5-years-old. Among the topics covered are the importance of early intervention; communication and language development; educational intervention (including teaching methods for…
Descriptors: Blindness, Exceptional Child Education, Exceptional Child Services, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
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Fraser, Susan; Wakefield, Patricia – TESL Canada Journal, 1986
Part of a longitudinal study of the relationship of language and play in a preschool multilingual/multicultural setting indicated that not all children gain the same linguistic and social benefits from unstructured freeplay and that teachers may need to structure and individualize play according to children's social and linguistic development…
Descriptors: Correlation, Discourse Analysis, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language)
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