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Nebraska Department of Education, 2018
The Early Learning Guidelines: Nebraska's Birth to Five Learning and Development Standards (hereafter referred to as the Guidelines) is a resource to provide information about young children's learning and development. The Guidelines are intended to assist adults in planning and providing meaningful learning experiences and environments for…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Nebraska Department of Education, 2013
This resource provides parents with widely held expectations for their child's development prior to kindergarten and ways parents can encourage their child's growth. Although a child's growth and development follows a general pattern, all children grow at different rates. Some children will be doing things earlier or later than others. There's no…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, School Readiness, Parent Role
Fong, G.; Hisatake,T.; Chang, W.; Choy, A.; Nemoto, M.; Yuen, S. – Center on the Family, University of Hawaii Manoa (NJ3), 2010
School-ready children are children who are prepared to learn successfully in school. These children show growth over time in their physical, social and emotional, language, and cognitive development. They also show increasing interests in new experiences and in mastering new skills. Getting "school-ready" starts long before the weeks or…
Descriptors: Young Children, Cognitive Development, Child Rearing, School Readiness
Crist, Mary Jo; And Others – 1986
One of a series intended for parents and other caregivers, this handbook on child development focuses on the first 2 years of life. Contents include discussions on (1) basic developmental principles; (2) physical development; (3) cognitive development and language acquisition; (4) personality development, temperament, attachment, and bonding; (5)…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Guidelines, Infants, Language Acquisition
Crist, Mary Jo; And Others – 1986
One of a series written for parents and other caregivers, this handbook on child development focuses on children from 2 to 6 years of age. Contents describe (1) physical development in terms of body size and shape, brain and eyes, and motor skills; (2) cognitive development and language acquisition; (3) personality development, with particular…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Emotional Experience, Guidelines, Language Acquisition
Connolly, Theresa; Struck, Beth; Tennant, Michelle, Ed.; Brady, Barbara, Ed. – 1994
Designed for use in the home and in professional child-care settings, this program presents developmentally appropriate activities to support growth and development of infants from birth to 1 year. Each of the six 2-month long units contains 24 sets of activities called Activity Plans, with the suggestion to use three activity plans per week. Each…
Descriptors: Activities, Cognitive Development, Developmental Stages, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Ogle, Peggy – 1983
The resource guide is intended to help practitioners develop curricula in human growth and development for developmentally disabled students. A matrix guide is presented for evaluating clients in three domains (social identity, health and hygiene, and physiological identity). Behavioral indicators are then noted which relate to adaptive behaviors…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Health
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Cartwright, Sally – Young Children, 1988
Discusses how unit building blocks can be used to enhance five major interrelated aspects of child learning, namely, physical, emotional, social, intellectual (cognitive), and intuitive development. Also presents six ways to encourage good block playing among children. (BB)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Guidelines
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2010
This report presents a revision of the Head Start Child Outcomes Framework (2000), renamed The Head Start Child Development and Learning Framework: Promoting Positive Outcomes in Early Childhood Programs Serving Children 3-5 Years Old. The Framework outlines the essential areas of development and learning that are to be used by Head Start programs…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children, Disadvantaged Youth
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Braggett, E. J. – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1981
Delineates the rationale underlying traditional preschool programs by drawing together theory that is accepted by early childhood educators. Makes an effort to use ordinary language that could be used by teachers to explain the program to parents. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Philosophy, Intellectual Development, Motor Development
Cradle Crier, 1985
This series of 12 short newsletters provides parents with information on their child's growth and development in each month of the child's first year. Specific information on the child's physical, social, emotional, and language development is provided, along with information on feeding and health issues. Each newsletter also focuses on a…
Descriptors: Child Development, Developmental Stages, Emotional Development, Infants
Texas Child Care, 1994
Five charts list toys, playground equipment, and other materials found in most child care settings that promote social, emotional, perceptual, sensory, cognitive, and physical development and that can be used, with little or no modification, by children with disabilities. (MDM)
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care, Disabilities
Birckmayer, Jennifer; And Others – 1982
Designed as a guide for adults who wish to lead a group of 10- to 13-year-olds through a series of discoveries about preschoolers and how they grow, activity materials are presented concerning physical, intellectual, and social development (Section 1); and children's feelings (Section 2). Specifically, Section 1 discuss children's developing…
Descriptors: Child Development, Cognitive Development, Emotional Development, Group Discussion
Holman, Jacqueline – 1980
Some studies have suggested that TV encourages a variety of problems such as malnutrition, drug consumption, poor consumer habits, and violence. Others have argued that TV is a window to the world, promoting knowledge, cultural experiences and positive social values. This article examines some of these controversial claims and evaluates the impact…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Caregivers, Childrens Television, Cognitive Development
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Raines, Shirley C. – Childhood Education, 1990
Presents an account of observations, descriptions, and interpretations of children's representations. Offers examples of ways teachers and parents can help children expand their language, actions, and images to symbolize their experiences. (BB)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Freehand Drawing, Language Patterns
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