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Kratochvil, Daniel W. – 1971
This is one of 21 reports dealing with the developmental history of recent and successful educational products. The report on the Frostig program is based upon: (1) published materials; (2) documents in the files of the developing agency; and (3) interviews with staff who were involved in the product development. All phases in the developmental…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Educational Innovation, Instructional Materials, Material Development
Cooper, Walter E. – 1976
The author considers the importance of evaluating preschoolers' perceptual motor development, the usefulness of various evaluation techniques, and the specific psychomotor abilities that require evaluation. He quotes researchers to underline the difficulty of choosing appropriate evaluative techniques and to stress the importance of taking…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Infants, Measurement Instruments, Motor Development
Fisher, Maurice D. – 1971
This inquiry demonstrated how the educational assumptions underlying the Montessori Method can be applied to constructing educational objectives and evaluating programs for culturally disadvantaged children. Initially, it was shown how these assumptions concentrate upon significant areas of human development. Then, information about…
Descriptors: Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Feedback
Union Township Board of Education, NJ. – 1968
Designed as a perceptual enrichment program for all kindergarten children, the project also emphasizes intensive perceptual training for children manifesting dificiency in this area of development. Screening was done of 869 pre-kindergarten children; those scoring in the lowest 5% on any one or more of the subtests or falling in the lowest 10% of…
Descriptors: Exceptional Child Research, Identification, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten Children
O'Brien, Rosemary, Comp. – 1976
Provided is a manual describing a model for early childhood services for visually impaired children (birth to school readiness) developed in Montgomery County, Maryland; presenting the philosophical framework from which the services were developed; and providing some field-tested strategies for intervention with the children and their families.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Conceptual Schemes, Early Childhood Education, Exceptional Child Research
Lichtenberg, Philip; Norton, Dolores G. – 1970
This report surveys writings by National Institute of Mental Health grant recipients who have investigated this first five years of life. The authors attempted to identify and correlate ideas, themes, perspectives and issues which can be useful in the formulation and evaluation of social policies related to infant and child development. Major…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Language, Child Rearing, Children