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What Works Clearinghouse, 2023
The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Study Review Protocol accompanies the "WWC Procedures and Standards Handbook, Version 5.0," and guides reviews of studies by the WWC. The WWC uses this protocol to review all studies, including those cited as evidence for U.S. Department of Education grant competitions, studies that were funded by the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Eligibility, Selection Criteria
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Johnson, LeAnne D. – Early Education and Development, 2017
Bringing effective practices to scale across large systems requires attending to how information and belief systems come together in decisions to adopt, implement, and sustain those practices. Statewide scaling of the Pyramid Model, a framework for positive behavior intervention and support, across different types of early childhood programs…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Preschool Education, Early Intervention, Models
Brunner, Josie – Online Submission, 2012
Based on end-of-year report cards, 70% of AISD pre-K students met expectations across all personal development areas in 2011-2012. [Funding for this report was provided by Title I funds. For "Issue 2: Tuition-Supported Program," see ED628766.]
Descriptors: School Districts, Preschool Education, At Risk Students, English Language Learners
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Taggart, Brenda; Sammons, Pam; Smees, Rebecca; Sylva, Kathy; Melhuish, Edward; Siraj-Blatchford, Iram; Elliot, Karen; Lunt, Ingrid – British Journal of Special Education, 2006
Education in the early years is a key element in the Government's current strategy. Recently, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) funded a major study of Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE). The Early Years Transition and Special Educational Needs (EYTSEN) Project developed from the EPPE research and was also funded by…
Descriptors: Identification, Special Education, Educational Needs, At Risk Persons
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Thrush, Ursula – Montessori Life, 1993
Maintains that peace education must start in the home. Discusses the teaching of peace to children of all ages and at every level and the relevance of peace education to the physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual being of children. "A Plan for Peace Education," a proposal approved by the Montessori Accreditation Council for…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Communication Skills, Conflict Resolution
Northern Valley Administrators Association, Closter, NJ. – 1978
The report focuses on the objectives of the Preschool Instruction for the Exceptional (PIE) program, an early intervention program designed to help handicapped children function more effectively and help parents understand their child's special needs. It is explained that the primary goal of PIE is to have each child enter the mainstream of…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Coping, Educational Objectives, Handicapped Children
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Burton, Grace M. – Childhood Education, 1986
Discusses the societal values and behavior patterns that Chinese preschools reinforce and instill in children. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Child Development, Childhood Attitudes, Cultural Influences
2002
The What Works Briefs are a series of short, easy-to-read, "how-to" information packets designed to: (1) promote practices that support young children's social and emotional development and prevent challenging behaviors; (2) highlight practices, strategies, and intervention procedures that have been found to effectively prevent and address…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
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Ford, Laurie; And Others – Contemporary Education, 1994
The best way to manage discipline problems in preschoolers with autism is to prevent the problems from occurring in the first place. The article examines the diagnosis, incidence, and prevalence of autism, discusses how to facilitate desired behavior, and offers a case study of a preschool student with autism. (SM)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
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Cordisco, Linda K.; Laus, Marcia K. – Teaching Exceptional Children, 1993
This article highlights the importance of parents as intervention agents for young children with special needs. It describes individualized training in behavioral strategies for parents, explains procedures for helping parents gain skills that foster their children's development, and suggests that parents will maintain the skills and generalize…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Change Agents, Child Development, Disabilities
Thomas, Paulette J. – Diagnostique, 1990
Designed for use with individuals ages 3 months to 44 years, the Scales of Independent Behavior (SIB) measure adaptive behavior and problem behaviors in such areas as motor skills, social interaction, language, personal self-care, punctuality, destructiveness, and inattention. This paper describes the SIB's administration, scoring,…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Adults, Behavior Development, Behavior Problems
Schafer, D. Sue; And Others – Journal of the Division for Early Childhood, 1987
Parents of 31 developmentally delayed children (ages 1-27 months) received training to assess their children's developmental status. No initial differences existed between parent and professional scores in the motor, social, or language domains. Differences in the self-help domain disappeared after 4 months and in the cognitive domain after 12…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Cognitive Development, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities