The ability of preschool-age children to modify their verbal communication as a function of listener attributes was explored. (JMB)

Presents guidelines for a safe, creative, and appealing play environment for preschool children. (Author)

A study compared the content of children's drawings and verbal descriptions of a house. Drawing and verbal descriptions were collected in two sessions separated by a 1-week interval Participants were 16 children of 5 and 6 years of age who were in day care. Comparison of defining features in verbal and graphic descriptions revealed a distinction…

This ERIC Digest discusses public schooling for 4-year-old children and other preschoolers. Sections concern: (1) conditions presently creating a need for child care and early education; (2) the population to be served; (3) program types, including the traditional preschool, the academic preschool, and a hybrid form; (4) program sites; and (5)…

This paper provides a historical and philosophical basis for parent involvement in the education of their children. It also furnishes a rationale for programs in Oregon which combine aspects of the classroom-oriented Standard Center-Based Model and the Home-Based Head Start Mode. Section One places Head Start development in Oregon in the…

This paper outlines a sample format for a fast-moving, enjoyable, half-hour television show designed to introduce infants to the academic areas of self-awareness, colors, letters, numbers, shapes, and reading. As envisioned, the program will also include music, information aiding parents in developing their infant's gross and fine motor abilities,…

Differences in toy selection and play behavior of five preschoolers with Down's Syndrome and nonretarded preschoolers matched for mental and chronological age were examined. Toy selection was determined by length of time and frequency with which the child played with 12 toys in two 15-minute sessions. Analysis of play behavior considered child and…

Reviewed are some of the steps taken by Sesame Street staff in developing initial educational television programing for children with retarded development and having mental age of 3 to 5 years old. Three programing objectives are outlined: (1) to make selected elements of Sesame Street's curriculum more comprehensible to mentally retarded (MR)…

THIS IS A REPORT OF A USOE CONFERENCE ON PLANNING PRESCHOOL FACILITIES. THE DISCUSSION COVERED AREAS OF SPACE RELATIONSHIPS, SPACE NEEDS, INDOOR AND OUTDOOR AREAS, AND NEEDS AND ACTIVITIES OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. A CHECKLIST OF MAJOR AREAS NEEDED FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING (INDOORS AND OUTDOORS) WHICH HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PLANNING OF…

The report details the accomplishments and slippages of Project PUSH-Outreach, a program for the early education of handicapped children, during the year June, 1977 to July, 1978. It is explained that the staff conducted five workshops during the years and the objectives, methods of presentation, number of contract hours, agency, number of…

Intended for Head Start staff and providers of professional diagnostic services, the document presents diagnostic criteria for the reporting of handicapped children in the Head Start Program. The diagnostic process at the local level is explained. Included are definitions of the following handicapping conditions: blindness, visual impairment,…

New Jersey preschools which accept handicapped children are listed. These fall into two categories: those primarily for children with specific problems but also accepting the multiply and minimally handicapped; and those primarily for average children but also accepting some children with problems requiring special help. In addition, child…