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Download full textO'Piela, Joan M. – 1968
A pilot study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of five curricular methods used in a summer Head Start program designed to develop perceptual-motor skills. Three hundred and seventy-three inner-city children in 15 Head Start centers were given the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Brenner Developmental Gestalt Test of School…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Disadvantaged, Experimental Curriculum
Peer reviewedRae, Ann – ELT Journal, 1986
Presents a detailed case study of an English as a second language linked-skills course in child care piloted in the West Midlands area of England. Background information to the course is followed by details of recruitment, the syllabus, classroom practice, assessment, and some of the outcomes. (Author/SED)
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Child Care Occupations, Experimental Curriculum, Foreign Countries
