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Barnett, W.Steven; Jung, Kwanghee; Yarosz, Donald J.; Thomas, Jessica; Hornbeck, Amy; Stechuk, Robert; Burns, Susan – Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2008
The effectiveness of the "Tools of the Mind (Tools)" curriculum in improving the education of 3- and 4-year-old children was evaluated by means of a randomized trial. The "Tools" curriculum, based on the work of Vygotsky, focuses on the development of self-regulation at the same time as teaching literacy and mathematics skills…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Behavior Problems, Literacy Education, Play
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Koegel, Robert L.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
This study of teaching methods in language interventions with three preschool children with autism found greater improvements in responding and considerably less disruptive behavior during the natural language (using functional stimuli and natural reinforcers) teaching condition compared to the traditional language condition. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention