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Smutny, Joan Franklin; Walker, Sally Yahnke; Honeck, Ellen I. – Free Spirit Publishing, 2016
These proven, practical early childhood teaching strategies help teachers identify young gifted children, differentiate curriculum, assess and document students' development, and build partnerships with parents. Chapters focus on early identification, curriculum compacting, social studies, language arts, math and science, cluster grouping,…
Descriptors: Children, Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Bruner, Jerome S. – 1965
Written in 1965, the author describes the initial stages in the development of the elementary level curriculum, Man: A Course of Study. The structure and form of the course and three pedagogical techniques are discussed. The course is organized around the humanizing forces of tool-making, language, social organization, the management of man's…
Descriptors: Children, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Human Development
Thomas, Elwyn – 1988
The value of developmental baseline information is examined from an educational point of view. Data from studies on preschool children and primary and secondary school students that were carried out in Singapore are focal to the discussion. Sections of the paper concern: (1) assumptions about the value of baseline data on human development and…
Descriptors: Children, Cognitive Development, Cultural Background, Curriculum Development
Miller, Bernard; Miller, Betty – College Board Review, 1980
Gifted children need help to realize their contributions to self and society. Too often their talents go unrecognized and their needs unmet. Many Americans hesitate to encourage intellectual or creative talents, but don't complain if students are separated for remedial reading or varsity athletics. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Ability Identification, Children, Curriculum Development
Davies, John – 1996
The extensive media use common today among children and adolescents requires no special literacy skills. Television, video, film, and popular music can also be viewed or listened to without acquiring new skills. Without purposefully teaching the skills to decode the meanings behind the media, however, we leave students, as well as ourselves, in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
KELLY, ELIZABETH M. – 1966
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS 1965 WORKSHOP ON MENTAL RETARDATION ARE PRESENTED AS A COLLECTION OF NINE PAPERS AND SUMMARIES OF THREE SEMINAR DISCUSSIONS. IN THE INTRODUCTION, MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS DISCUSSES "THE NEW AND MORE OPEN OUTLOOK FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED." OTHER PAPERS ARE (1) "THE IMPACT OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION ON DEVELOPMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE…
Descriptors: Administration, Adolescents, Adults, Children
ERIC Clearinghouse on Early Childhood Education, Champaign, IL. – 1976
This annotated bibliography cites ERIC documents and journal articles which focus on children's moral development. Entries include selected resumes from "Resources in Education (RIE)" from February 1974 through December 1975 and selected journal citations from "Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE)", July 1974 through December 1975. Each…
Descriptors: Altruism, Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Childrens Literature
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1991
This document completes a series of four monographs that comprise a framework for describing children's development through the school years. Each monograph incorporates insights gained through research and practice. As a resource designed primarily for teachers, administrators, and curriculum designers, the document looks at the whole child as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Development
Oden, Sherri – 1981
The main perspective taken in this paper is that peer relationships in childhood provide more than incidental social experiences and constitute social contexts beyond those in the family. In the context of peer relationships, children's development continues to progress as children expand their experiences and increase their knowledge. Three major…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Development, Children, Curriculum Development