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Juanita Blackton; Alla McCaughey – English Teaching Forum, 2024
As the demand for opportunities to learn English grows throughout the world, parents and educators are looking for innovative ways to engage students in English-learning opportunities. Perhaps your school or municipality will seek to initiate an English Camp to be on trend with this growing need. Or perhaps, like many go-getter teachers, you wish…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Camps, Open Educational Resources
Bergen, Doris; Lee, Lena; DiCarlo, Cynthia; Burnett, Gail – Teachers College Press, 2020
This practical resource explains brain development from prenatal to age 8 with suggestions for activities educators and caregivers can use to foster children's cognitive growth. The authors begin with the basics of brain development, and the issues that affect it, and then provide information specific to infant, toddler, preschool, and…
Descriptors: Brain, Child Development, Infants, Toddlers
Betts, George T.; Carey, Robin J.; Kapushion, Blanche M. – Prufrock Press Inc., 2016
"Autonomous Learner Model Resource Book" includes activities and strategies to support the development of autonomous learners. More than 40 activities are included, all geared to the emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development of students. Teachers may use these activities and strategies with the entire class, small groups, or…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Independent Study, Personal Autonomy, Student Development
Crist, Mary Jo; And Others – 1986
One of a series intended for parents and other caregivers, this handbook on child development focuses on the first 2 years of life. Contents include discussions on (1) basic developmental principles; (2) physical development; (3) cognitive development and language acquisition; (4) personality development, temperament, attachment, and bonding; (5)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Guidelines, Infants, Language Acquisition
Crist, Mary Jo; And Others – 1986
One of a series written for parents and other caregivers, this handbook on child development focuses on children from 2 to 6 years of age. Contents describe (1) physical development in terms of body size and shape, brain and eyes, and motor skills; (2) cognitive development and language acquisition; (3) personality development, with particular…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Experience, Guidelines, Language Acquisition
Crosse, Kay – Paul Chapman Publishing, 2007
The activities and guidance in this book will help teachers to develop the confidence and meet the individual needs of young children with English as an additional language across different settings. There are also practical and varied language teaching strategies to promote learning for children working individually or in small groups. The first…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Oral Language, Second Language Learning, Preschool Teachers
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Barclay, Kathy; And Others – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1996
Observes that children's interests, especially their fascination with personal changes in height, weight, and abilities, can be used to help teach concepts of time and change. Illustrates how family and community contexts can be incorporated into this teaching. Includes suggested learning activities. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Characteristics, Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education
Hannaford, Carla – 1995
This book examines the body's role in learning, by reviewing recent scientific insights into the ways that movement initiates and supports mental processes. Part 1 focuses on the brain and physical development, emphasizing the growth of the body/mind capacities with which we learn. It explores three distinct but interconnected kinds of body/mind…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Development
Dodge, Diane Trister; And Others – 1989
A supervised, self-instructional training program for the professional development of child caregivers is offered. Included in this volume, the first of two, are orientation materials and six training modules that are organized around the first six functional areas of the Child Development Associate (CDA) Competency Standards. These areas concern…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Health, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development
Dodge, Diane Trister; And Others – 1991
This text is Volume I of a comprehensive, self-instructional training program designed to address the training needs of child care programs serving children under 3 years of age. The two volumes are divided into modules that correspond to the 13 functional areas of the Child Development Associate competency standards. The modules may be completed…
Descriptors: Caregiver Training, Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Child Health
2002
Noting that children must receive nurturing, consistent care during the first 3 years of life in order to reach their full potential as curious, confident, and able life-long learners and contributing members of their families and communities, this guide presents a framework to assist Arkansas caregivers in providing such care for infants and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Care, Child Care Quality
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1991
Two guides for practitioners, one concerning early childhood curriculum and the other concerning the early childhood identification process are presented in this document. The curriculum guide, which constitutes the bulk of this package, approaches early childhood curriculum issues from the developmental perspective. The first section of the guide…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Communication Skills, Curriculum Development
Entz, Susan; Galarza, Sheri Lyn – 2000
This book is designed to introduce teachers to digital technology and its uses in the classroom as a new teaching tool that can create curriculum, document learning, provide instant feedback, and share student growth with parents. The book's introduction details the ease in which digital technology can be incorporated into the curriculum.…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Curriculum
Dodge, Diane Trister; Colker, Laura J.; Heroman, Cate – 2002
This teaching guide provides teachers of young children with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address childrens social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children, including those…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization
Furman, Erna, Ed. – 1995
This collection of essays is written for parents, professional teachers, and caregivers to enlighten the readers about preschool children's development, the role of parent and teacher, and the nature of the parent-caregiver partnership. The essays emphasize how to observe, to understand, and to intervene with preschoolers, teachers, and parents,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development
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