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Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1992
The Illinois Model Early Childhood Parental Training Program was implemented to help parents develop skills needed to foster their children's health and enhance their children's readiness for school. This report presents a summary and analysis of the annual evaluation data obtained from school districts participating in the program for the 1990-91…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Check Lists, Child Rearing, Child Welfare
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, Dept. of Planning, Research and Evaluation. – 1993
The Illinois Model Early Childhood Parental Training Program was implemented to help parents develop skills needed to foster their children's health and enhance their children's readiness for school. This report presents a summary and analysis of the annual evaluation data obtained from school districts participating in the program for the 1991-92…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Family Characteristics
Mills, Belen C.; And Others – 1989
The purpose of the study was to identify maternal child rearing practices and socioeconomic factors that promote young children's school readiness and achievement. The subjects were 68 children enrolled in kindergarten through third grade at The Florida State University Developmental Research School and their mothers. The mothers completed the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Rearing, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
Educational Planning and Research, Boston, MA. – 1978
The Title I Early Childhood Component of Boston's Elementary Enrichment Program (1977-78) was intended to provide children (including the hearing impaired) with enriched educational experiences that would contribute to socialization skills and general readiness for school and later life experiences. The Component was also intended to provide…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
Simner, Marvin L. – 1983
The claim that the incidence of school failure can be greatly reduced by increasing kindergarten entrance age from 57 to 60 months was investigated in three related studies. In the first study, subjects ranging in school entrance age from 57 to 68 months were drawn from five elementary schools in an urban lower socioeconomic area. A total of 114…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Background, Family Environment, Foreign Countries
Foundation for Knowledge in Development, Littleton, CO. – 1986
The study reported here sought to establish the predictive validity of the Miller Assessment for Preschoolers (MAP), an instrument designed to identify preschool children at risk for school-related problems in the primary years. Children (N=338) in 11 states who were originally tested in 1980 as part of the MAP standardization project were given a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discriminant Analysis, Handicap Identification, High Risk Students
Center for Successful Child Development, Chicago, IL. – 1989
Described are characteristics of the Center for Successful Child Development (CSCD), a family-oriented early childhood intervention program serving 6 of 28 buildings of the Robert Taylor Homes (a public housing project inhabited by 20,000 people on Chicago's south side). After an introductory section providing background information, discussion…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs, Developmental Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
Devine, Jan – 1978
The bilingual Spanish-English book contains 61 learning activities and educational games that parents can use to help their preschool children develop readiness skills. The activities are generally intended to develop gross and small motor skills, an awareness of the world around, independence, social awareness, and curiosity, although some are…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Educational Games, English
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1977
This is the second of two volumes developed by Project CONNECT in order to enable local program personnel to determine the appropriateness of a test for a particular child. For 71 preschool tests the following information is presented, when available: title, whether the test is for screening or verification, bibliographic information, descriptive…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Diagnostic Tests, Handicap Identification, Norms
Darnell, C. Deane; Goodwin, William L. – 1975
The purpose of this longitudinal study was to describe kindergarten children's abilities, evaluate the effect of teacher expectations on kindergarten performance, and explore the predictive validity of kindergarten performance for later reading ability. An original sample of approximately 450 kindergarten children was tested with a school…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Educational Television, Expectation, Kindergarten Children
Bogatz, Gerry Ann; Ball, Samuel – 1971
To determine the effectiveness of Sesame Street in imparting basic facts and skills to children aged 3-5, data from the first year study was reanalyzed and a second-year research study was undertaken. The second-year study included a new study of 283 disadvantaged children and a followup study of 283 disadvantaged children from the first year…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Childhood Attitudes, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Swigart, Olive – 1962
Reflecting the mood of educational planners of the early 1960's toward the establishment of language courses in public elementary schools, this leaflet considers factors vital to the success of proposed FLES programs. Discussion centers on: (1) school readiness for the program, (2) justification for the proposed program, (3) scheduling, (4) choice…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Chauncey, Caroline, Ed.; Sadowski, Michael, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2005
"Harvard Education Letter" is published bimonthly at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. This issue of "Harvard Education Letter" contains the following articles: (1) Early Childhood Education at a Crossroads: Access to Preschool Has Come a Long Way, but Critical Choices Lie Ahead (Deborah Stipek); (2) Bridging the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Early Childhood Education, Newsletters, Preschool Education
I Am Your Child Foundation, Beverly Hills, CA. – 1999
Asserting that children who are exposed to a rich variety of literary experiences at home are far more likely to enter school ready to learn than those not exposed, this booklet for parents and caregivers discusses 10 guidelines to help them promote literacy in young children. The guidelines are: (1) talk and sing with your child; (2) read to your…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role
Hemmeter, Mary Louise; Townley, Kim; Wilson, Stephen; Epstein, Ann; Hines, Huyi – 1999
This evaluation of the Kentucky Preschool Program (KPP) focused on two broad areas: (1) readiness for kindergarten; and (2) promotion of language and literacy in the classroom and at home. Key findings include the following: (1) most children who were ineligible because of family income status successfully transitioned to kindergarten; (2) several…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Eligibility, Emergent Literacy, Family Literacy
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