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Coonrod, Debbie; May, Marylin A. – 1980
This program for group care of toddlers is based on the rationale that the child's developing sense of competency should be supported during the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development. Activities promoting competency are described in detail. Although developmental skills and activities are presented in terms of months, within this paper, the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Developmental Tasks
Maley, Donald – Man/Society/Technology, 1975
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Tasks, Elementary Education, Guidelines
Download full textShasta County Office of Education, Redding, CA. – 1989
Designed for use in curriculum development and as an instructional guide for preschool programs in Shasta County, California, this framework provides information on curriculum areas, developmental indicators, and appropriate activities at the preschool level. Specifically, this framework represents a resource for teachers, curriculum specialists,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Developmental Tasks
Peer reviewedScrimshaw, Peter – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1988
Summarizes the results of a study that examined the importance of selecting suitable learning tasks for individual children and the role computers might play in this matching process. The discussion covers both programs that aid teachers in task selection and programs that allow children to choose their own tasks. (2 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software
Kroenke, Lillian DeVault, Ed. – Infants and Toddlers, 2000
This document is comprised of the four 1999-2000 issues of a quarterly journal for teachers and parents of children in Montessori infant and toddler programs. The May 1999 issue presents articles on eating in the prepared environment and meeting infants' basic needs for food. The August 1999 issue includes articles discussing infants' sensory…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Cooking Instruction, Developmental Tasks
Peer reviewedHosfield, Doris – Young Children, 1998
In response to extended-day child care schedules, this article offers suggestions for planning a variety of developmentally appropriate activities to maintain the preschool child's interest and energy. Suggestions are provided for scheduling, enlisting parent and volunteer participation, increasing awareness of current events, and for end-of-day…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Day Care, Developmental Tasks
Britton, Lesley – 1992
Designed for use by parents to further the emotional, social, and intellectual development of their 2- to 6-year old children, this book describes the Montessori method of early childhood education and provides sample activities and games to develop children's skills in the home, the neighborhood, and the world. Following introductory sections…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childrens Games, Developmental Tasks, Family Environment
Thompson, Debra S. – 1993
In recognition of the close relationship between motor skill and cognitive development in the first 2 years of life, this guide presents 78 developmentally appropriate activities that parents and teachers can use to enhance infant and toddler motor development. Activities are categorized by age group as follows: (1) 16 activities for newborn to…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Developmental Tasks
Hart, Craig H., Ed.; Burts, Diane C., Ed.; Charlesworth, Rosalind, Ed. – 1997
A holistic approach to early childhood education requires attention not only to what we know about child development and its implications for teaching, but also to the content of the curriculum. This collection of chapters on research and practice on developmentally appropriate integrated curricula is combined in a manner to assist theorists,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT. – 1994
This learning guide is designed to connect personal, family, and job responsibilities for adults and out-of-school youth in economically depressed areas of the state (including transitional ex-offenders and corrections populations) so that these individuals learn to manage and balance these aspects of their lives in order to prepare for or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Health
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT. – 1994
This learning guide is designed to connect personal, family, and job responsibilities for adults and out-of-school youth in economically depressed areas of the state (including transitional ex-offenders and corrections populations) so that individuals learn to manage and balance these aspects of their lives in order to prepare for or continue…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development, Child Health
Furman, Erna, Ed. – 1995
This collection of essays is written for parents, professional teachers, and caregivers to enlighten the readers about preschool children's development, the role of parent and teacher, and the nature of the parent-caregiver partnership. The essays emphasize how to observe, to understand, and to intervene with preschoolers, teachers, and parents,…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development, Child Rearing, Cognitive Development
Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Inc., Hartford, CT. – 1994
This learning guide is designed to connect personal, family, and job responsibilities for adults and out-of-school youth in economically depressed areas of the state (including transitional ex-offenders and corrections populations) so that these individuals learn to manage and balance these aspects of their lives in order to prepare for or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Child Development
