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An Observational Study: Examining the Relevance of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Classroom Adaptations, and Parental Participation in the Context of an Integrated Preschool Program.
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Brown, Mark S.; Bergen, Doris; House, Marcia; Hittle, Jane; Dickerson, Tina – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
Examined developmentally appropriate practices in learning centers in an integrated preschool classroom, noting how special education teachers made adaptations for their special needs children, and explored the role of parents. Found that special needs children developed their own voice in learning centers and self-regulatory behaviors through…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Parent Participation
Teachers' Perceptions of Integrated Kindergarten Programs in Hong Kong
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Cheuk, Jenny; Hatch, J. Amos – Early Child Development and Care, 2007
This article reports findings from a qualitative interview study that examined the provision of integrated kindergarten education for children with disabilities from the perspectives of general education teachers implementing integrated kindergarten programs. Analysis of interviews with eight informants led to the identification of two broad…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Disabilities
Cooperative Learning: Theory to Practice in the Young Child's Classroom.
McLean, Deborah L. – 1992
This paper discusses cooperative learning as a teaching method that uses intrinsic rewards, or rewards that come from within a student, in the education of young children. The developmental perspective of cooperative learning, which suggests that peer interaction, without the use of extrinsic rewards, leads to intellectual and social growth, is…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary Education, Group Activities
A Preliminary Evaluation of Learning within Developmentally Appropriate Early Childhood Settings.
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Fox, Lise; Hanline, Mary Frances – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 1993
The use of naturalistic teaching procedures in developmentally appropriate early childhood settings was evaluated in two single subject studies. Acquisition and maintenance of skills within developmentally appropriate play contexts were demonstrated by a preschooler with Down's syndrome and one with mild developmental delay. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Downs Syndrome
Are Developmentally Appropriate or Traditional Teaching Practices Related to the Mathematics Achievement of General and Special Education Students?
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Griesemer, Bonnie A.; And Others – 1997
This study examined the relationship between developmentally appropriate and traditional teaching methods and the mathematics achievement of 15 average and 10 students with disabilities. Data were collected in four first grade classes, one second grade class, and one multi-age inclusion program. A descriptive research design was used with…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Inclusion of Children with Special Health Care Needs in Early Childhood Programs.
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Presler, Betty; Routt, Mary Lou – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1997
Provides guidelines to prepare for and monitor successful inclusion programs for children who require individualized health-related intervention to enable participation in early childhood programs. The framework includes establishing standards for care that are comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered, culturally relevant, community-based, and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Chronic Illness, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices