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Dickin, Katherine L.; And Others – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Six representative intervention programs for high-risk infants are selected, and their essential features are summarized. A model for use in designing, implementing, and evaluating intervention programs for infants and/or their families is discussed. (Author/RH)
Descriptors: Guidelines, High Risk Persons, Infants, Intervention
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Gage, Molly M.; Wishon, Phillip M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Discusses the importance of parent-support groups for parents with handicapped children. Uses the case of the Mile High Down's Syndrome Association in Colorado to examine issues related to establishing and maintaining a parent-support group. (RJC)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Children, Disabilities, Downs Syndrome
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Burt, Linda McConnell; Sugawara, Alan I. – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Reviews the literature concerning children's humor. Discusses major characteristics of early humor based on the child's level of developmental mastery, and proposes a conceptual model of humorous play. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 1983
Argues that understanding of five major dimensions of normal child development can be useful for those who work with special children: child development theories, norms, research models, intervention models, and communication techniques. (RH)
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Techniques, Disabilities, Guidelines
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Kernigh, Wendla – Early Child Development and Care, 1988
Describes 10 years of curriculum innovation in a primary school, with special emphasis on the process of the innovation. Draws general conclusions which could also apply to secondary and tertiary education. (RJC)
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Curriculum
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Flynn, Timothy M. – Early Child Development and Care, 1984
Reports a study of 208 migrant children, three to four years of age and mostly Black, assessing school achievement and seven affective characteristics, i.e., delay of gratification, relationship with achievement model, dependency, motor inhibition, self-control, self-concept, and risk-taking. Suggests that findings of sex differences for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Measures, Black Youth, Compensatory Education