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Hill, Kenneth G. – 1988
Information presented in this paper was used as a rationale for implementing a developmentally appropriate primary education program in the Redwood City School District, Redwood City, California. The purpose of the paper was to emphasize the need for intensifying the entry level program for students in order to insure a successful school…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Students, Ethnic Groups
Priem, Shannon – Northwest Education, 1996
At Mary Harrison Primary School (Toledo, Oregon), staff spent months crafting a shared vision statement and restructuring plan based on recommended developmentally appropriate practices for early childhood programs. The school's child-centered program now features multiage classrooms, individualized instruction, cooperative learning, a schoolwide…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. – 1992
This packet contains four separate documents designed to help elementary schools develop their own action plans for implementing the KERA (Kentucky Education Reform Act) Primary Program, a developmentally appropriate program for young children supported by the Kentucky Department of Education. Fully implemented primary programs are to include the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Continuous Progress Plan, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Improvement
Neitzey, Sharon C. – 1992
In response to parents' expressed need for appropriate academic strategies to be used at home with their kindergarten children, a series of parent workshops were designed to explain the philosophy of developmentally appropriate practices with children and to train parents to select activities that followed the philosophy. Participating parents…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational Strategies, Kindergarten
Goffin, Stacie G., Ed.; Stegelin, Dolores A., Ed. – 1992
This document relates the experiences of individuals who have embraced the concept of developmentally appropriate practice in kindergarten and made the effort to translate their understandings into practice in public school settings. The book's primary authors are a kindergarten teacher, an elementary school principal, a school superintendent, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Agents, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices

Malo, Eve; Bullard, Julie – 1991
This handbook was developed to assist educators and parents in fostering children's self-concept through developmentally appropriate kindergarten experiences. Guidelines for parental involvement, classroom volunteers, and families under stress are included. The handbook describes basic characteristics of children from ages 3-8 in terms of…
Descriptors: Child Development, Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Curriculum Development
Stief, Elizabeth – 1994
There is growing consensus among early childhood professionals about the importance of early childhood transition services (activities designed to ensure continuity for young children across different environments, including homes, child care settings, preschools, and schools). Providing such services requires collaboration and linkages among…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperation, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Intervention