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Download full textNational Center on Deaf-Blindness, 2022
The term "active learning" is used in a variety of educational contexts. As described in this guide, however, it refers to an instructional approach developed by Lilli Nielsen--a Danish psychologist--for promoting the learning and development of children who have significant support needs. Nielsen's Active Learning involves a range of…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Deaf Blind, Students with Disabilities, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Direct linkSosinsky, Laura; Halle, Tamara; Susman-Stillman, Amy; Cleveland, Jennifer; Li, Weilin – Child Trends, 2015
The Maryland-Minnesota Child Care Research Partnership brought together two states committed to examining critical issues in early care and education and using research findings to inform policy with an interdisciplinary team of researchers experienced in conducting studies on (1) subsidy policy; (2) quality improvement strategies; and (3)…
Descriptors: Child Care, Early Childhood Education, Financial Support, Policy Formation
Reddy, Linda A., Ed.; Files-Hall, Tara M., Ed.; Schaefer, Charles E., Ed. – APA Books, 2005
"Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children" is a compilation of innovative, well-designed play interventions, presented for the first time in one text. Play therapy is the oldest and most popular form of child therapy in clinical practice and is widely considered by practitioners to be uniquely responsive to children's developmental needs.…
Descriptors: Play, Therapy, Intervention, Children
Peer reviewedLally, J. Ronald; Lerner, Claire; Lurie-Hurvitz, Erica – Young Children, 2001
This article summarizes findings of "What Grown-ups Understand about Child Development," a national survey to gauge America's knowledge about child development. The findings suggest a need for more and better information on topics such as expectations of young children at different ages, theories on spanking and spoiling, and choices of…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Day Care Effects, Developmental Stages
Mahoney, Gerald; Wheeden, Abbie; Janas, Debra – 1996
The INDAP (Individualizing Developmentally Appropriate Practices) program provides teachers with ideas on how to design classroom environments and materials, activities and routines, and instructional groups and transitions while providing high quality programs to children with different strengths and needs. These guidelines provide information…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Behavior, Class Activities, Classroom Environment
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1991
This technical assistance paper provides preschool planners and staff with information on developmental characteristics of preschool children relevant to planning and providing a quality preschool program. Following a case scenario underscoring the need for understanding child development, a theoretical framework concerning child development is…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Community Influence, Cultural Influences
