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Download full textSaginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1998
The Saginaw Prekindergarten Program is designed to provide 4-year-olds with an environment that will enable them to develop skills needed for future success in school, and to prepare inner city children for entry into kindergarten. The objectives of the program include specific achievements in 16 cognitive skills, psychomotor skills, and parental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives, Early Intervention
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1999
The Saginaw Prekindergarten Program is designed to provide 4-year-olds with an environment that will enable them to develop skills needed for future success in school, and to prepare inner city children for entry into kindergarten. The objectives of the program include specific achievements in 16 cognitive skills, psychomotor skills, and parental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement, Cognitive Objectives, Early Intervention
Peer reviewedGreathouse, Betty; And Others – Negro Educational Review, 1988
Analyzes responses of a group of 42 unemployed Black and Hispanic mothers of children attending an inner-city Head Start Center to standardized measures of locus of control, childrearing attitudes and practices, and parent participation. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Child Rearing, Economically Disadvantaged, Hispanic Americans
Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN. Peabody Coll., John F. Kennedy Center. – 1993
Proceedings are presented of a conference which addressed services to infants and young children with developmental delays and their families in rural areas. Contents include: results of a survey of 42 respondents regarding rural service delivery; excerpts from Magnolia Circle Outreach Project newsletters; views on problems identified by rural…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Community Programs, Community Resources
Wigg, Anne – 1995
A practicum project designed a preschool science curriculum and requisite environment to improve students' enjoyment and interest in science. Based on teacher- and parent-questionnaire results, it was determined that student science attitudes were not positive; that students seldom had opportunities to explore, discover, and solve problems; and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
Goldberg, Sally – 1997
This book presents a parent involvement model built on a foundation of public school-based parent education seminars and home-based infant-toddler play-and-learn activities. The goal is to ensure that children begin their school experience ready to learn and become competent, confident learners. The book begins with a historical overview of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Child Development, Child Rearing, Home Instruction
Farber, Betty, Ed. – 1997
Parents and teachers may often have wondered how preschoolers learn, or why certain things, events, or people are more interesting to them than others? This book provides information on how young children learn, and offers activities to encourage emerging literacy, promote creativity and imagination, and enhance knowledge and development in music,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Childrens Writing
Bricker, Diane, Ed. – 1993
This first volume of the Assessment, Evaluation and Programming System (AEPS) test and its associated curriculum describes the AEPS measurement components for the developmental range from birth to 3 years. Section I provides a comprehensive description of the AEPS and how its measurement system functions for children and caregivers. Section II…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Clinical Diagnosis, Cognitive Development
Wolfe, Barbara L.; And Others – 1982
Containing content and materials for 14 workshops, this training guide has been developed to assist Head Start programs in developing and implementing individual service plans (ISPs) for high-risk preschool children. Differing from the public schools' individual education programs, the ISP addresses all educational needs of the child as well as…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Clinical Diagnosis, Educational Objectives, High Risk Persons
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1977
Daily lesson plans for weeks 11 through 20 are given in this guide which is part of the second year of the Daily Curriculum Guide preschool program for Spanish-speaking children. The program is designed to use Spanish as a means to develop basic concepts, skills and attitudes. Each lesson, written in Spanish and English, gives detailed teacher…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences
Dissemination and Assessment Center for Bilingual Education, Austin, TX. – 1978
Daily lesson plans for weeks 21 through 34 are provided in this guide, the third and last in the Year II sequence of the Daily Curriculum Guide preschool program for the Spanish-speaking child. The program is based on a language maintenance model in which Spanish is used as a means to develop basic concepts, skills and attitudes. Written in both…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Cultural Awareness, Early Childhood Education
LESSER, ARTHUR – 1964
A HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE STUDY OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS, THIS REPORT PRESENTS STATISTICS ON (1) THE NATION'S CHILD POPULATION, (2) CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, (3) ILLNESSES OF CHILDHOOD, (4) SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES, AND (5) TRENDS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN. THE REPORT EMPHASIZES THE GAPS IN CHILD HEALTH SUPERVISION…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Care, Children, Clinics
PDF pending restorationMissouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 2002
This document is comprised of four publications of the early childhood section of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: (1) prekindergarten standards related to social and emotional development and approaches to learning; (2) a teacher's guide to early social and emotional development and approaches to learning; (3) a…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Child Responsibility, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Emotional Development
Indiana State Dept. of Education, Indianapolis. – 2001
Noting that young children need early childhood settings supporting the development of the full range of capacities that will serve as a foundation for future school learning, and that adults have an opportunity and an obligation to assist children in becoming active participants in the learning process, this document details foundations to…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Child Relationship, Behavior Standards, Caregiver Role
Douglas, Dorothy, Ed. – Alaska's Children, 1996
These quarterly reports for 1996 of the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs provides information on the activities of the Alaska Head Start State Collaboration Project and other Head Start activities, as well as legal and policy changes affecting the education of young children in Alaska. The spring 1996 issue includes articles on…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Community Services
