This study offers a look inside one school community. The school implemented Let Grow Play Club and a recently expanded 40-minute recess period. Data are from observations of children's play periods, child interviews, and teacher interviews. We argue that play has significant cognitive, emotional, and social benefits for elementary school…

The authors used qualitative case study methodology to explore parents' perceptions of their children's readiness for kindergarten. The authors interviewed parents, focusing on their children's experiences during their transition from a child-centered, play-based preschool setting guided by an emergent curriculum into a range of diverse…

Research Findings: As policymakers expand access to preschool, the sociodemographic composition of preschool classrooms will become increasingly important. These efforts may create programs that increase the concentration of children from low-income families or, alternatively, foster the creation of socioeconomically diverse preschool classrooms.…

This study examines the relationships among third and fourth grade teacher practices in cognitive development: understanding, application, synthesis, and judgment; emotional/social development; their students' self-reported opportunities for emotional/social development; and academic self-concept. In addition, this study investigates the…

Highlights four years of experience at a day care center serving 80 children, between three and six years of age, on Manhattan's West Side. Center uses small groups as a modality for improving learning. (Authors/JM)

Supporting earlier research evidence showing that participation in school activities is related to later positive cognitive, social, and personality development, the findings of this study suggest that the advantages for the well rounded development of the individual student in small schools--those graduating 150 or fewer students per year--may…

A FULL-DAY, YEAR-LONG, EXPERIMENTAL NURSERY SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR POOR CHILDREN FROM THE ITHACA, N.Y. AREA WAS CONDUCTED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION ON THE OPERATION OF THIS TYPE OF PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE FOR THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN OF POOR FAMILIES AND TO DETERMINE SOME OF THE EFFECTS OF THE PROGRAM ON THE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN WERE TESTED WITH…

This report contains a description and evaluation of a program for prekindergarten children who are identified as needing compensatory or corrective treatment. The program, in operation for nearly 8 years, can accommodate 60 children. Description of the instructional program was obtained through participant observation, photography, and audio tape…

Evaluated was a New York City summer enrichment program for 357 educable, trainable, or brain damaged elementary and secondary school children. Objectives of the program were measured improvement in social and emotional development, cognitive development, hobby skill development, and physical fitness. Evaluation consisted of observation,…

Written in response to requests from local school districts in New York State, this document provides information about the middle grades (grades 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9) and the changing nature of students in these grades. The first section reports results of studies on this difficult developmental period that were conducted by three New York school…

This article explores the theoretical foundations and practical application of Teaching for Intellectual and Emotional Learning (TIEL), a pedagogical model that codifies a powerful way of thinking about the intellectual and social-emotional processes that underlie teaching and learning. It is is organized in three sections, and begins by offering…