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Hudson, Kesha N.; Willoughby, Michael T. – RTI International, 2021
Recent findings from the Kids Activity and Learning Study complement North Carolina's multidimensional approach to promoting school readiness by emphasizing the integrated nature of motor and cognitive development in early childhood. Children whose motor skills improved the most over the course of an academic year also tended to demonstrate the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Motor Development, Cognitive Development, Skill Development
Smedley, Nikky – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018
Using creative and performative methods is central to engaging children in fun and inspiring learning. This hands-on guide provides activities, quick tips and advice for developing performance and creative skills to support delivery of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). Each chapter focuses on a particular method, including storytelling,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teaching Skills, Creativity, Teaching Methods
Temke, Mary W. – 1986
Eight pamphlets provide information to parents about the developmental characteristics of toddlers at different ages and related caregiving concerns. Two issues of the series focus on children 13- to 15-months-old, two on 16- to 18-months-old, two on 19- to 21-months-old, and two on 22- to 24-months-old. The first issue in each pair focuses on…
Descriptors: Discipline, Language Acquisition, Nutrition, Personality Development
Freshwater, Amy; Sherwood, Elizabeth; Mbugua, Esther – Childhood Education, 2008
Sharing classroom practices across international borders can add new dimensions to teaching methods, no matter where one calls home. With this idea in mind, the authors (two U.S. early childhood teacher educators and a Kenyan-born U.S. early childhood teacher) have corresponded for several years through e-mail with a small group of early childhood…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Play, Physical Activities, Music Activities
Eddowes, E. Anne – Dimensions, 1991
Reviews the research on (1) developmental stages of play among young children; (2) solitary play as a separate continuum with its own developmental stages; and (3) benefits of solitary play on the child's whole development. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creativity, Developmental Stages
Bell, Marie; And Others – 1974
This booklet contains a collection of three symposium papers dealing with current trends and issues in New Zealand early childhood education: (1) "Implications for Teacher Training of New Trends in Pre-School Education", (2) "Professionalism in Early Childhood Education: Some Trends", and (3) "Innovation in Pre-School…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Responsibility, Environmental Influences
Horrobin, J. Margaret; Rynders, John E.
The guide for new parents of infants with Down's Syndrome contains 11 entries by parents, pediatricians, and educators. The following topics are addressed: typical initial parental reactions; the causes and effects of Down's Syndrome; reactions of 18 pairs of parents initially and after at least 1 year of living with their child; guidelines on…
Descriptors: Child Development, Down Syndrome, Emotional Adjustment, Exceptional Child Education
Riley, Mary Tom – 1991
SHAPES--an acronym for the South Plains Child Care Management Services (SpCCMS) Helping, Assisting and Preparing Educators and Staff--is also the name of a preschool readiness curriculum that is being developed for use by administrators and teachers. The first phase of the curriculum development consists of the publication of five books to be used…
Descriptors: Animals, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Creative Development
Nixon, Dianne; Gould, Katy – 1996
As our knowledge of young children grows, so does our awareness of the importance of the first few years of life. This book is written for students of child care at the college level, for those who work with children in the first three years of their lives, and for anyone who wants to understand more about what researchers and theorists have to…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behaviorism, Child Abuse, Child Development
Schatz, Mona Struhsaker; And Others – 1991
This module is part of a training program for foster parents and foster care workers offered at Colorado State University. The module's learning objectives address: (1) factors that interact to affect child development; (2) developmental milestones for infants and young children; (3) parenting processes appropriate to the childhood years; (4)…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Course Descriptions, Developmental Tasks