Descriptor
Source
Author
| Di Lorenzo, Louis T. | 1 |
| Jones, Shuell H. | 1 |
| KARNES, MERLE B. | 1 |
| Karnes, Merle B. | 1 |
| MORRIS, BERNIECE E. | 1 |
| MORRIS, GEORGE L. | 1 |
| Merrell, Russell G. | 1 |
| Nimnicht, Glen | 1 |
| Parker, Ronald K. | 1 |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Metropolitan Readiness Tests | 8 |
| Stanford Binet Intelligence… | 8 |
| Frostig Developmental Test of… | 3 |
| Illinois Test of… | 3 |
| Peabody Picture Vocabulary… | 2 |
| California Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Gates MacGinitie Reading Tests | 1 |
| Metropolitan Achievement Tests | 1 |
| Peabody Language Development… | 1 |
| Preschool Inventory | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textJones, Shuell H. – 1969
The purpose of the study was to determine the effectiveness of a "packaged" language development program, on the general cognitive, intellectual, and language development of preschool children. A selected basic language program (Buchanan Language Readiness Program) and supplementary materials (other language programs), were used to…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Compensatory Education, Language Arts, Language Skills
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
Di Lorenzo, Louis T. – 1969
This report presents the results of a study from July 1965 to July 1969 on the effects of year-long prekindergarten programs for disadvantaged children involving eight school districts in New York State and approximately 1,800 children. The study focused on factors which the schools considered important and major objectives of their programs.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Parker, Ronald K. – 1969
This study's purpose was to develop and evaluate programs based on psycholinguistic theory for rural black disadvantaged 4-year-olds. The treatment conditions, administered in mobile labs, were (1) a 9-month general enrichment curriculum, GE (N=8 comparatively advantaged white children), (2) a 3-month structured Peabody curriculum, P3 (N=8…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Language Ability
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
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
