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Peer reviewedGilstrap, Robert L. – Childhood Education, 1993
Reviews six books covering topics of (1) creativity and play in the early childhood curriculum; (2) the involvement of families in middle school education; (3) nonverbal communication; (4) developmentally appropriate classrooms for kindergarten through third grade; (5) schools' role in teaching respect and responsibility; and (6) the practice of…
Descriptors: Creativity, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedBrown, Mark S.; Bergen, Doris; House, Marcia; Hittle, Jane; Dickerson, Tina – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2000
Examined developmentally appropriate practices in learning centers in an integrated preschool classroom, noting how special education teachers made adaptations for their special needs children, and explored the role of parents. Found that special needs children developed their own voice in learning centers and self-regulatory behaviors through…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Inclusive Schools, Mainstreaming, Parent Participation
Download full textNew York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Research. – 1993
Kindergarten Plus, a program for disabled and non-disabled kindergarten students in an integrated classroom setting, was implemented in 5 New York City classrooms serving 99 kindergartners. The program's implementation and student outcomes were evaluated at the end of the first year. Classroom observation and staff interviews revealed that the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, English (Second Language)
Lake, Kathy – 1992
This guide is designed to be a practical resource for educators on the integration of general education students and those students with exceptional education needs between the ages of 3 and 5 years. Chapter 1 discusses the rationale for integration and examines what research says about the effects of integration on the development of young…
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Environment, Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedPresler, Betty; Routt, Mary Lou – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1997
Provides guidelines to prepare for and monitor successful inclusion programs for children who require individualized health-related intervention to enable participation in early childhood programs. The framework includes establishing standards for care that are comprehensive, coordinated, family-centered, culturally relevant, community-based, and…
Descriptors: Child Health, Chronic Illness, Day Care Centers, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Dodge, Diane Trister; Colker, Laura J. – 1992
This teaching guide provides teachers of young children with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children, including…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization
Dodge, Diane Trister; Colker, Laura J. – 1996
This Spanish-language teaching guide provides early childhood teachers with a philosophy and guidelines for teaching that address children's social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. The guide describes a curriculum that offers teachers guidance, support, and freedom to be creative and responsive with children, and provides children,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Development, Childhood Needs, Class Organization
Daniels, Ellen R.; Stafford, Kay – 1999
The Step by Step program was begun in 1994 as an experiment linking sound early childhood educational (ECE) practice with concepts of democracy to create classrooms in which children practice choice and learn critical thinking skills, and in which parents actively participate in their child's education. This manual extends the concepts of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Childhood Needs, Classroom Design, Classroom Environment
