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Lipton, Gladys C. – 1988
Designed for teachers, supervisors, administrators, and community advocates, this book provides practical advice on how to establish, maintain, and improve foreign language programs at the primary and middle school levels. Foreign Language in the Elementary School (FLES) options are explored, ways to evaluate existing programs are explained, and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, FLES, Immersion Programs
Download full textKarnes, Merle B., Ed. – 1983
Nine author-contributed papers focus on the needs of preschool gifted and talented children. M. Karnes presents "The Challenge" of educating this population, reviews characteristics of gifted/talented children, and offers guidelines for developing programs for students, including gifted minority and gifted handicapped children. A variety of…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Gifted
Epstein, Ann S.; And Others – 1995
This guide assists public and private agencies in establishing family support programs for low-income families. The guide is based on the experience of two projects, Child Survival/Fair Start for Children (1982-89) and High/Scope Parent-to-Parent Dissemination Project (1979-84). Chapter 1 defines family support programs and describes their common…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Family (Sociological Unit), Low Income Groups
Reifel, Stuart, Ed.; Dunst, Carl J., Ed.; Wolery, Mark, Ed. – 1997
Family issues are an abiding concern for members of the profession of early education, and debate regarding government policies about families and child care continues to be timely. This volume provides a foundation for understanding programs, families, and the current social context, as well as particular areas of concern for families and child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs
Reynolds, Maynard C.; Birch, Jack W. – 1977
Intended for pre and inservice training of regular and special education teachers, the textbook offers a mainstream approach to educating handicapped and gifted students. The first two chapters give an historical overview of the development of special education and discuss some of the major conceptual shifts that seem to be inherent in the…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted
Katz, Lilian G., Ed.; And Others – 1977
This volume is a collection of informative integrative reviews of primary research and development reports relevant to workers and students in early childhood education. The articles are: (1) "Psychological Perspectives and Early Childhood Education: Some Relations between Theory and Practice"; (2) "Children's Friendships in School…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Psychology, Children
Lightsey, Debra, Ed.; Gwinner, Valerie, Ed. – 1996
The Healthy Start Initiative is a national 5-year demonstration program that uses a broad range of community-driven, system development approaches to reduce infant mortality and improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and families. This volume, fourth in the series, deals with the topic of community outreach and is based on…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Health, Community Cooperation, Community Development
