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Giving Mrs. Jones a Hand: Making Group Storytime More Pleasurable and Meaningful for Young Children.
Peer reviewedConlon, Alice – Young Children, 1992
Presents a rationale for engaging in regular storytime and offers guidelines preschool teachers can use to conduct read-aloud sessions that support children's interactions with literature. Also lists questions for evaluating picture books for early childhood education and books that teachers can read aloud. (BB)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Personal Space
Peer reviewedBryant, Donna M.; And Others – American Educational Research Journal, 1991
The extent of developmentally appropriate practices was studied in 103 kindergarten classrooms across North Carolina. Ninety-three teachers and 93 principals were also surveyed to determine predictors of classroom quality. Only 20 percent of the classes met criteria for developmental appropriateness, and quality was predictable from teacher and…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedTobin, Joseph Jay; And Others – Comparative Education Review, 1987
Japanese preschool teachers and administrators watched and commented on videotapes of Japanese and U.S. preschools. In contrast to American notions of home-school continuity and the mothering role of the preschool teacher, Japanese educators saw their large preschool classes (of approximately 30 students) as teaching overly individualistic,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Peer reviewedJenne, Mary – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 1999
Discusses the implications of research findings that responsive teaching techniques improve the classroom interactions of preschool children with learning disabilities for classroom-based early intervention. Considers the use of responsive strategies in writing Individualized Education Plan and Individualized Family Service Plan goals and…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Classroom Communication, Educational Planning, Individualized Education Programs
Download full textRenwick, Margery; McCauley, Lisa – 1995
This study examined kindergarten teachers' perceptions of the impact of changes in group-size policy on 3- and 4-year-old children in New Zealand's Wellington Region Free Kindergarten Association. Data were collected through a series of interviews of Wellington kindergarten teachers from 54 kindergartens and focused mainly on the perceived effects…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Class Size, Classroom Environment, Educational Policy
Feakes, Darrel R. – 1996
The preschool teacher is in the unique position of being able to identify children who have developed language and speech problems during their early years. This paper is a detailed resource for preschool teachers on hearing and speech problems. Its purpose is two-fold: to emphasize the important role the preschool teacher plays in the lives of…
Descriptors: Audiology, Auditory Evaluation, Auditory Tests, Child Health
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1991
In addition to the appropriate equipment and curriculum, a necessary ingredient of an effective preschool program is the quality of the interpersonal climate within the classroom. This interpersonal aspect of the preschool program is the focus of this paper. It begins by discussing the role of the early childhood educator in establishing the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Family School Relationship, Inservice Teacher Education
Torstenson-Ed, Tullie – 1994
This Swedish language report describes a preliminary study to test a retrospective life-history-inspired approach to studying children's experiences in a day care center, and whether children's experiences vary in different educational contexts and in relation to the teachers' experiences. The theoretical part of the study dealt with theories of…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Classroom Environment, Day Care Centers
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
In light of proposed changes in federal support for early childhood programs in the United States, this report provides an overview of the ways in which Denmark, France, and Italy provide early childhood programs to large numbers of children, promote high quality, and finance such programs. It reports that among 4-year-olds, 76 percent in Denmark…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Quality, Faculty Mobility
Fisher, E. A. – 1991
In 1988, UNESCO conducted a follow-up survey to a 1974 survey of early childhood care and education (ECCE) programs. In 1988, questionnaires were sent to UN member states in order to obtain information about ECCE programs worldwide, ascertain trends in ECCE, and compile information relevant to the further development of ECCE programs. This report…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Day Care, Educational Facilities, Educational Legislation
Sherman, Jane C. – 1991
The state of Washington requires a master's degree for new teachers to receive continuing education certification and allocates substantial salary incentives for experienced teachers to complete master's degrees. This document reports on a study that focused on supply and demand issues related to graduate education for teachers in the state of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Masters Degrees
Silbermann, David J. – 1977
Prekindergarten Head Start teachers were trained to administer the Learning Accomplishment Profile (LAP), an objective check list of development in seven areas: gross motor, fine motor manipulation and writing, social, self help, cognitive, and language skills. Data were collected from separate groups of 3, 4, and 5-year old children to ascertain…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Rating Scales, Check Lists, Criterion Referenced Tests
Opravilova, Eva, Ed. – 1980
This three-volume annotated bibliography cites 986 articles covering a variety of issues related to preschool education in several Eastern and Western countries, including England, France, Italy, Russia, Czechoslovakia, and Germany, as well as the United States. Entries are classified into 13 main categories: social and ideological basis of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Child Development, Educational Environment
Lasher, Miriam G.; And Others – 1978
This guide to mainstreaming emotionally disturbed preschoolers is one of a series of eight manuals on mainstreaming preschoolers developed by Project Head Start. The guide is addressed to parents, teachers, and other professionals and paraprofessionals. Chapter I presents information on the meaning, benefits and implementation of mainstreaming and…
Descriptors: Aggression, Anxiety, Child Development, Emotional Disturbances
SCHWARTZ, SYDNEY L. – 1967
A STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLE OF 20 SCHOOLS WITH 35 PREKINDERGARTEN ROOMS SERVING 500 CHILDREN WAS USED IN AN EVALUATION OF AN EXPANDED PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM OF COMPENSATORY EDUCATION FOR DISADVANTAGED 4-YEAR-OLDS. THE EVALUATIVE EMPHASIS CENTERED ON ONGOING CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL, AND A FAMILY-COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Disadvantaged Youth, Evaluation Methods
