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Download full textPhillips, Carol Alexander – 1987
The Iowa Prekindergarten/Kindergarten Task Force prepared this report in response to the following charges: to develop recommendations for strengthening existing kindergarten programs and to design a plan for implementing appropriate prekindergarten programs. Among the report's recommendations are that: (1) the Iowa Department of Education…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Guidelines, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedSandall, Susan; Schwartz, Ilene; Joseph, Gail – Young Exceptional Children, 2001
This article presents a model for describing the range of types of support and instruction necessary to make inclusion successful for young children with disabilities. The building blocks include a high quality early childhood program, modifications and adaptations, embedded learning opportunities, and explicit child-directed instruction.…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedKostelnik, Marjorie J. – Young Children, 1992
Discusses nine common myths, which represent collective opinions based on false assumptions or are the product of fallacious reasoning, associated with developmentally appropriate programs for young children. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedLombardi, Joan – Young Children, 1992
Maintains that educators who are working for increased funding for early childhood services need to link the emerging vision for comprehensive services for children and their families with the principles that call for quality programs and equitable policies. (BB)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Peer reviewedLederer, Susan Hendler – Young Exceptional Children, 2002
This article describes a 4-step protocol for selecting and facilitating production of a first vocabulary in children with specific language impairment using a focused language stimulation approach. Focused language stimulation includes general language stimulation techniques and, in addition, requires frequent, highly concentrated repetitions of…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
Peer reviewedGraul, Susan K.; Zeece, Pauline Davey – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
Describes the format of, and topics covered in, the Partners in Play training model, which is designed to enrich children's play in child care settings through the development of play training for parents and caregivers. Training focuses on techniques and strategies that help adults understand and facilitate play. (BB)
Descriptors: Built Environment, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedWhite, K. R.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1994
Clarifies details of research design and procedures in response to critiques of six longitudinal comparative studies from the Early Intervention Research Institute. The institute's investigations examined the effects and costs of early intervention for children with disabilities. (BB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. – 2001
The National Research Council formed a Committee on Educational Interventions for Children with Autism and charged the committee with integrating the scientific, theoretical, and policy literature and creating a framework for evaluating the scientific evidence concerning the effects and features of educational interventions for young children with…
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis
