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Download full textVANCE, BARBARA J. – 1967
FIFTY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, RANGING IN AGE FROM 33 TO 56 MONTHS, PARTICIPATED IN A 7-MONTH PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL SKILLS. THE ILLINOIS TEST OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC ABILITIES, THE PEABODY PICTURE VOCABULARY TEST (FORM A), AND THE VANCE LANGUAGE SKILLS TEST MEASURED THE CHILDREN'S DEVELOPMENT IN…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Experience, Environmental Influences, Experimental Programs
Rainey, Ernestine Wells – 1968
To produce and evaluate a language development program for culturally deprived preschool children based on characteristics of Piaget's theory of intelligence, a 6-week experimental study was carried out in Project Headstart, Starkville, Mississippi. Randomly-selected, 45 Negro Headstart enrollees made up three groups--two were taught the…
Descriptors: Black Youth, Child Language, Cognitive Development, Disadvantaged
Gordon, Edmund W. – 1968
This report results from the efforts of a committee established to make suggestions for the use of a $10 million fund for the improvement of the New York City (NYC) elementary schools. The committee, consisting of school administrators, an educational specialist, and representatives from the United Federation of Teachers and the United Parents…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Day Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Improvement
Wasik, Barbara H.; Sibley, Sally A. – 1969
Twenty culturally deprived children planning to enter first grade in the fall attended an 8-week half-day summer program in which a systematic classroom management program utilizing token reinforcement and isolation techniques was combined with a strong academic program. One hour and 40 minutes was allotted daily to pre-reading and language…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Disadvantaged Youth
