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Belme, Jillian – 1981
The influence of five programs of the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project on the development of preschool children's vocabulary and syntactical skills was assessed in a pretest/posttest design. Programs differed in the amount of structure they imposed on the language experiences of the children and in the content they specified. Different measures…
Descriptors: Child Language, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Metham, John – 1978
This paper reports upon the evaluation and implementation of a 30-item Likert-type rating scale for teachers to use in assessing children's behaviors within preschool classrooms. The Preschool Observation Scale (POS) was developed to evaluate programs of the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, North Ryde, Australia. Items were constructed on the…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Behavior Rating Scales, Child Language
Download full textBennett, J. V.; And Others – 1972
This evaluation report presents the details and results of an experimental, compensatory language program designed to improve the standard English language facility of young aboriginal children on the assumption that this would contribute to improvement in reading and other aspects of academic performance. The pilot program was administered during…
Descriptors: Child Language, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educational Experiments
