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Laughlines: The Role of Humor in Children's Books.
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Fein, Linda Abby; And Others – Catholic Library World, 1987
Reports on the 1987 Drexel University/Free Library of Philadelphia Conference on Children's Literature. The edited text of the keynote address by Alvin Schwartz, "Children, Humor and Folklore," and the acceptance speech by Deborah Kogan Ray, recipient of the 1987 Drexel Citation, are included. Observations on humor from workshop sessions are…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Literature, Classification, Conferences
Learning through Play. Pediatric Round Table: 3.
Chance, Paul – 1979
Summarized in this volume are concepts, presented and developed at a roundtable discussion by scientists and child health professionals, focusing on aspects of children's play behavior. Participants sought to answer three questions: (1) What is play behavior and what is known about it? (2) How does play contribute to infant and child development?…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Criteria
Guidelines for Early Intervention Programs, Based on a Conference: Health Issues in Early Intervention Programs (Washington, D.C., May 1980).
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. School of Public Health. – 1980
The monograph presents guidelines for early intervention services for handicapped infants and their families. Guidelines are the result of a 1980 conference on health issues in early identification programs. Three state of the art papers are included: "Infancy, What We Know and What We Need to Know as a Basis for Intervention" by A. Korner; "Child…
Descriptors: Child Development, Disabilities, Health, Infants
Infants at Risk: Assessment and Intervention. An Update for Health-Care Professionals and Parents. Pediatric Round Table: 5.
Brown, Catherine Caldwell, Ed. – 1981
Summarized in this book are conference presentations focusing on new approaches to developmental screening of infants and strategies for early intervention with children at-risk. Summaries concerning assessment describe characteristics of an "optimality scale" for neurological assessment; a five-step neurological assessment for…
Descriptors: Cerebral Palsy, Child Development, Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods
Issues in Discipline-Based Art Education: Strengthening the Stance, Extending the Horizons. Seminar Proceedings (Cincinnati, Ohio, May 21-24, 1987).
Getty Center for Education in the Arts, Los Angeles, CA. – 1987
The rationale for this seminar was to strengthen the discipline-based art education (DBAE) stance and extend its horizons. The format of the proceedings featured a speaker followed by a respondent and group discussions on each of the four issues addressed by the seminar. Dennie Wolf explained how current research in child development and cognitive…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art History
Parenting, Teaching, Counseling, Gifted and Talented. GIFTS Anniversary Symposium.
Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Guidance Inst. for Talented Students. – 1982
This collection of papers for school personnel and families who deal with gifted and talented children addresses teaching and counseling strategies as well as the role of the family in educating these children. "Instructional Strategies for the Gifted and Talented," by Donna Rae Clasen, emphasizes questioning as an instructional strategy. "Using…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Child Development, Children
A Forum for Foster Children.
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Rice, Dale L.; McFadden, Emily Jean – Child Welfare, 1988
Summarizes the dialogue and issues of a joint conference on foster children attended by foster children 5-20 years old. The group explored the children's thoughts and feelings about foster care. A subsequent meeting attended by foster parents and caseworkers is also discussed. (RWB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Emotional Experience
Reading and Writing Connections.
Mason, Jana M., Ed. – 1989
This collection of papers, from a conference on reading and writing connections held at the University of Illinois in October 1986, reflects the value of demonstrating connections between reading instruction and writing. The book shows practitioners how writing can be blended with reading instruction and how writing activities can be used not just…
Descriptors: Child Development, Elementary Education, Emergent Literacy, Expository Writing
Story: From Fireplace to Cyberspace. Connecting Children and Narrative. Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute (Monticello, Illinois, October 26-28, 1997) Allerton Park Institute, Number 39.
Hearne, Betsy, Ed.; Del Negro, Janice M., Ed.; Jenkins, Christine, Ed.; Stevenson, Deborah, Ed. – 1998
The papers included in this volume emphasize the need to connect the child and the narrative as a way to affect children's development in evaluating literature and information in all forms. Children are lively agents who create meaning as readers, viewers, and listeners. These proceedings address the myriad aspects of storytelling--practical,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Creative Expression
The First Eight Years Pathways to the Future: Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice. Proceedings of the Head Start National Research Conference (6th, Washington, DC, June 26-29, 2002).
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Lamb-Parker, Faith, Ed.; Hagen, John, Ed.; Robinson, Ruth, Ed.; Rhee, Hezie, Ed. – 2003
This document summarizes the proceedings of Head Start's Sixth National Research Conference on early childhood and family research. The first part of these proceedings compiles presentations from special sessions, including plenary sessions on promoting young childrens eagerness to learn in educational settings, self-regulation, and policies and…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Development, Child Health, Early Intervention