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Haines, Annette M. – NAMTA Journal, 2000
Describes in operational terms the benefits of Montessori's developmental perspective for children from birth to 3 years, and from 3 to 6 years. Identifies optimal outcomes for social, moral, cognitive, and emotional development to be used in educational and psychological research and for child assessment. (KB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Painter, Genevieve – 1968
Since educational deficiencies do exist in disadvantaged children, the emphasis should be on prevention so that compensation need not play the major role it does today. Preschool programs are being effected in primary schools, nursery schools, community centers, and even private homes. The controversy is no longer whether or not such programs can…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Concept Teaching, Disadvantaged
Tarrow, Norma Bernstein; Lundsteen, Sara Wynn – 1981
Written from a developmental interactionist viewpoint, this guide for teachers provides practical and useful ideas for working with infants through 9-year-olds. (Developmental interactionists contend that activities designed to foster one area of a child's development will tend to foster development in other areas as well.) Section I of the guide…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Children, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education
Council for Exceptional Children, Arlington, VA. – 1969
Eight conference papers on early childhood education give a philosophical overview to the instruction of young children. Contents include a presentation by Edward W. Martin on a new outlook for early education of handicapped children and a report by Mrs. Betty Dubnoff on the case for early identification and intervention. Other presentations…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Early Experience, Educational Objectives
Spodek, Bernard, Ed.; Walberg, Herbert J., Ed. – 1977
This book, a collection of articles by early childhood specialists, represents an attempt to identify issues and major concerns in the field, and analyze selected aspects of knowledge pertaining to early childhood education. The articles are: (1) "Introduction: From a Time of Plenty" by Bernard Spodek and Herbert J. Walberg; (2) "Affective and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Bilingual Education, Child Development, Cognitive Development
Yurchak, Mary-Jane H.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of this guide is to present some of the tools used by the teachers of the Brookline Early Education Project in preparing teaching sessions with parents. The material is used during the Infant-Toddler phase of the BEEP program. It is relevant to families with babies between birth and two years of age. During this period, services of the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Guides, Early Childhood Education