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Bittner, Marguerite L. | 2 |
KARNES, MERLE B. | 1 |
Karnes, Merle B. | 1 |
Kershner, Keith M. | 1 |
MORRIS, BERNIECE E. | 1 |
MORRIS, GEORGE L. | 1 |
Merrell, Russell G. | 1 |
Nimnicht, Glen | 1 |
Orhan, Shije | 1 |
Radin, Norma | 1 |
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Kalamazoo Public Schools, MI. – 1969
This document evaluates the first three years of a preschool project in Kalamazoo School District which was funded by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The program aims to maximize the potential of each preschool child and to involve parents and community agencies in the project. This report describes the objectives of the…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Disadvantaged, Health Services, Interviews
Karnes, Merle B. – 1969
This approach to preschool education of the disadvantaged uses a teacher training program which was developed only after each component of the program had been empirically tested. Teachers were retrained through course work and workshops to teach disadvantaged preschool children. These teachers then taught mothers and older siblings of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Involvement, Home Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Orhan, Shije; Radin, Norma – 1968
Twenty-four children attended a special half-day class when not attending regular kindergarten, and 12 of their mothers participated in a home counseling program. Children whose mothers were counseled achieved significantly higher on the Metropolitan Reading Test, and their mothers showed a significantly greater gain on the Cognitive Home…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Disadvantaged, Home Programs
Nimnicht, Glen; And Others – 1967
In an attempt to improve the readiness of 3- and 4-year-old disadvantaged Mexican-American children, the New Nursery School was developed in Greeley, Colorado. The activities are autotelic; that is, the child does something for its own sake rather than for the sake of obtaining rewards or avoiding punishments that have no inherent connection with…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Equipment, Experimental Programs, Language Skills
Bittner, Marguerite L.; And Others – 1969
Objectives of this study were (1) to determine the effect of preschool experience on the personal and social adjustment and school readiness and achievement of the deprived child, (2) to determine what combination of age at intervention and treatment intensity was most effective, and (3) to assess the effects of parent involvement on the child's…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged, Parent Participation
MORRIS, BERNIECE E.; MORRIS, GEORGE L. – 1966
THE ENVIRONMENT OF CHILDREN FROM LOW SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS MILITATES STRONGLY AGAINST THEIR SUCCESS IN SCHOOL. TO HELP THWART OR REVERSE THE DEFICIENCES OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH, THE PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WAS CREATED. THIS DOCUMENT IS AN EVALUATION OF A 1965 SUMMER HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR 4- AND 5-YEAR-OLDS IN KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. TESTS WERE…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged
Merrell, Russell G. – 1968
A project was undertaken in 1965 in 3 elementary schools in Wayne County School District, Utah, to determine if students entering small, rural schools have cultural disadvantages and, if so, to develop materials and procedures to meet such deficiencies. Pretesting revealed significant differences in vocabulary development and experiential…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Disadvantaged, Enrichment, Field Trips
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
THIS STUDY REPORTS THE FIRST PHASE OF A 5-YEAR LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION OF THE COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A HIGHLY STRUCTURED PRESCHOOL PROGRAM AND A TRADITIONAL NURSERY SCHOOL PROGRAM IN AMELIORATING THE LEARNING DEFECTS OF CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN. THE HIGHLY STRUCTURED PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO OVERCOME PARTICULAR WEAKNESSES OF…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Compensatory Education
Bittner, Marguerite L.; And Others – 1968
Five groups of children were tested, and their test performances were compared. Experimental group one (X-1) consisted of 105 children who had attended a yearlong Preschool Readiness Center program. Experimental group two (X-2) consisted of 93 children who had attended a summer Head Start program. Control groups one and two (C-1 and C-2) consisted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
Pennsylvania Preschool and Primary Education Project: 1968-1969 Final Report to the Ford Foundation.
Kershner, Keith M. – 1969
To improve the education of culturally disadvantaged children, this project focused on children's specific behavioral deficits, teacher preparation, parent attitudes, health and service agencies, and local school districts. The project was carried out in a rural Appalachian school with 122 children, 30 percent Negro and 70 percent white, and in an…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives