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Mulligan, Vicki – 1996
Intended as an aid for students on their way to becoming professional teachers and caregivers, This book encourages the student to contemplate his or her own ideas regarding play, including the concept of play and specific memories of play in their own past, and then use these thoughts to reshape the student's ideas about play. This book deals…
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Attitude Change, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Behavior
Dwyer, M. Christine; Lash-Freeman, Bonnie – 1996
This paper discusses: (1) the importance of building a comprehensive web of support for families in family literacy programs (such as Even Start) that communicate consistent values and messages essential for educational success; and (2) how integration of program components can be developed and strengthened. The paper is organized around four…
Descriptors: Adults, Cooperation, Educational Principles, Family Attitudes
Segal, Marilyn; Adcock, Don – 1993
This book is a resource guide that provides examples of cooperative activities and techniques that teachers can incorporate in and adapt to their own classrooms. The premise upon which the book is based is that a cooperative environment stimulates children to explore the aspect of school life that appeals to them--the chance to play with…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Cooperation, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Guides
Pollock, Jack – 1993
The 1992-93 Grade One Teacher Training Program was designed to provide first-grade classroom teachers an opportunity to increase the effectiveness of their initial instruction and first line of intervention so as to reduce the number of pupils needing a second level of intervention, such as the Reading Recovery or Early Literacy intervention…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Language Services Branch. – 1991
This report puts forth the position of the Ministry of Education of Alberta, Canada, with respect to education for the social development of the elementary school student. The report provides a brief and selective overview of the literature on normal social development during the first 15 years of life in the domains of affective, interpersonal,…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Cohen, Ruth; And Others – 1994
This report describes early childhood development (ECD) in Africa and the Bernard van Leer Foundation's strategies for early childhood programs in African nations. Chapter 1 examines the context in which Africa's children are growing up, focusing on the hardships that many children face, as well as the efforts made by families, communities, and…
Descriptors: Caregiver Role, Child Development, Community Role, Early Childhood Education
Minnesota State Dept. of Health, Minneapolis. Services for Children with Handicaps. – 1991
This booklet contains guidelines to help families coordinate health care of a child with asthma. The first section provides general information covering what asthma is, the signs and symptoms of asthma, effects of asthma, and the use and effects of various medications. A section on health care focuses on the use of the Family Centered Health Care…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Asthma, Child Development, Children

Vilchez, Katherine A.; Tinsley, Barbara J. – 1993
In an effort to compare the socialization of Latino and White children with regard to health, a study was undertaken of 94 Latino and White mothers, 75 Latino and White fathers, and their fourth-grade children attending Catholic schools in a mid-sized west coast city. A questionnaire was administered to the children, assessing their locus of…
Descriptors: Child Health, Childhood Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies
Troccoli, Karen B. – 1993
Noting that children of all socioeconomic levels are at risk for poor nutrition, and that hunger and poor nutrition in America are on the rise, this report reviews what is known about the link between nutrition and learning in children and between nutrition education and eating habits. It describes several federal and non-federal government…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Development, Child Health, Community Involvement
McArthur, Edith K.; Bianchi, Suzanne M. – 1993
Using a subsample of data relating to 4,668 first- and second-graders and their families from the 1991 National Household Education Survey, a study examined different ways of measuring whether a child is behind in grade and compared these measures with data about children who are below modal grade levels. Several profiles emerged. Children delayed…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Age Grade Placement, Differences, Grade Repetition
Gruskin, Susan; Silverman, Kim Schied – 1998
This booklet for parents of young children with special needs provides a variety of child-rearing suggestions as well as an updated listing of resources. After an introduction which defines special needs and summarizes basic principles, the following chapters address: (1) the family as the most important support for a child; (2) the evaluation…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Developmental Stages, Disabilities
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, Arlington, VA. – 1997
Materials included in this annotated bibliography cover topics related to child care and children with special health needs. Included are 68 resources that address: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act and implications for child care; (2) nutrition of children with special health needs specific to the child care setting; (3) materials for…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Day Care Centers
Bullock, Lyndal M.; And Others – 1992
This paper defines issues concerned with the needs of children prenatally exposed to alcohol and drugs, delineates solutions, and identifies obstacles and barriers. The primary issue is seen to be identifying those individuals and services likely to contact these infants and young children and to provide such individuals with appropriate training…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Alcoholism, Children, Community Programs
Department of Education, Washington, DC. Office of Planning, Budget, and Evaluation. – 1991
This paper discusses major issues having to do with definition of terms and implementation strategies implicit in the first national education goal, which states: "By the year 2000, all children in America will start school ready to learn." The principles articulated in the paper by a collaboration of agencies and the private sector are…
Descriptors: Child Health, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
DeBaryshe, Barbara D. – 1992
This document describes a study of a home-based language stimulation program for disadvantaged children. The project sought to train parents to act as the primary change agents during a period of expected rapid developmental progress in their children's language skills. The subjects were 73 two- to five-year-old children and their parents,…
Descriptors: Black Mothers, Black Students, Change Agents, Disadvantaged Youth