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Download full textBergen, Doris – 2001
Although pretend play has long been part of the early childhood curriculum, recent emphasis on accountability in education seems to have led to a decline in the general understanding of the contribution that high-quality play can make to children's cognitive development in the early years. This digest defines the cluster of concepts related to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Educational Policy
Bergen, Doris – 2002
Although pretend play has long been part of the early childhood curriculum, recent emphasis on accountability in education seems to have led to a decline in the general understanding of the contribution that high-quality play can make to children's cognitive development in the early years. This Spanish-language Digest defines the cluster of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions, Educational Policy
Council for Exceptional Children, Reston, VA. – 1992
This digest provides basic information and resources on visual impairments. Legal and educational definitions are given for "legally blind,""partially sighted,""visually handicapped,""blind," and "low vision". Typical characteristics of individuals with visual impairments in the areas of cognitive…
Descriptors: Blindness, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Definitions
Roedell, Wendy C. – 1990
The digest addresses ways that parents and educators can nurture giftedness in young children. Problems in appropriate school placement for young gifted children with uneven development are discussed and illustrated with examples. In selecting a program, parents need to look for a highly individualized program in which children are encouraged to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1996
In educational research and evaluation, a sample of subjects usually received some type of programmatic treatment. Outcome scores for these students are then compared with outcome scores of a control or comparison group. M. Lewis and H. McGurk (1972) have pointed out that there are some implicit assumptions when this approach is applied to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Research
Schweinhart, Lawrence J. – 1997
This digest discusses the findings of empirical studies on teacher-directed and child-initiated preschool programs. Three long-term preschool curriculum comparison studies--the High/Scope Preschool Curriculum Comparison, the Louisville Head Start Study, and the University of Illinois Study--were started in the 1970s. These studies indicated that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Dunn, Loraine; Kontos, Susan – 1997
Those who advocate for developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) do so based on the conviction that these classroom practices enhance children's development and facilitate learning. This ERIC Digest examines recent research on DAP and social-emotional and cognitive development, and describes what we have learned about DAP in early childhood…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment
