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Karnes, Merle B. – 1969
This approach to preschool education of the disadvantaged uses a teacher training program which was developed only after each component of the program had been empirically tested. Teachers were retrained through course work and workshops to teach disadvantaged preschool children. These teachers then taught mothers and older siblings of…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Family Involvement, Home Programs, Paraprofessional School Personnel
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1970
Reported are findings from the first year's field test of the home-oriented Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) Early Childhood Education Program for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds. The program consists of a 30-minute daily television lesson, a weekly home visit by a paraprofessional, and group instruction once a week in a mobile classroom. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cost Effectiveness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives