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Download full textHoldgrafer, Gary E.; Dunst, Carl J. – 1989
A total of 36 normally developing children of 13-30 months of age were evenly divided into three age groups and observed while playing with their mothers. Their communicative behaviors were recorded according to intent and level. Intent was classified as comment, request, and reject; levels were nonverbal, verbal-contextual, and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Communication (Thought Transfer), Context Effect, Foreign Countries
McDonald, Geraldine – 1987
This booklet contains an outline of, and recommendations based on, a study of 128 New Zealand children in special groups mainstreamed into kindergartens and play groups. Research goals were to explore how mainstreaming had been implemented, whether special group children were profiting from the environment's educational opportunities, and whether…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Mainstreaming, Mother Attitudes
Miller, Lenore; And Others – 1989
In this play, aliens from a distant galaxy visit an Earth site in three time periods, observing people as they deal with the environment. The aliens bring their wisdom and vision of the future to show children of the present what to do to avoid a grim fate. The lessons are suitable for grades 3-6, and include from 18-32 speaking parts plus cues…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Drama, Dramatic Play, Elementary Education
Oregon State System of Higher Education, Monmouth. Teaching Research Div. – 1989
This booklet presents a series of play activities and interventions to facilitate development of social and communicative skills in young children who have visual impairments, hearing impairments, or both. The more than 100 activities attempt to increase the early communication and language competencies of young children. An appendix provides an…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Deaf Blind, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Sprung, Barbara; And Others – 1990
A program of science activities for children in the early childhood years and their parents is offered. The three different formats of the Playtime Is Science program are adaptable to a variety of settings and schedules. The Parent/Child Activity Program includes one parents-only session in which participants learn that routine chores involve…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary School Students, Learning Activities, Parent Participation
Stinson, William J., Ed. – 1988
These papers focus on four themes: (1) young children: active learners; (2) physical education: the forgotten aspect of early childhood education; (3) dance: bringing movement as art into the early childhood curriculum; and (4) the child as an energetic, moving learner. Common threads of emphasis were woven through the content of the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Dance, Early Childhood Education, Health Promotion
Rogow, Sally M. – 1988
This study examined the strategies teachers use to promote social play among special needs students and their nonhandicapped classmates. Children with special needs confront teachers in mainstreamed early childhood programs with the responsibility of promoting social interaction and peer acceptance among children with different levels of maturity,…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Pinkett, Kathleen E. L.; Quay, Lorene C. – 1985
Black and white middle SES preschool boys and girls were compared on the frequency with which they interacted socially with peers (people orientation) and on the frequency with which they engaged in nonsocial activity which involved being occupied with some material or task (object orientation). They also were compared on the frequency with which…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Group Dynamics, Interpersonal Communication, Play
Birckmayer, Jennifer; And Others – 1983
Group leaders of 10- to 13-year-olds may use this program guide to help the preteens interact with young children through six discussion meetings and five visits with a preschool child at home. Discussion topics concern (1) the family environment of young children, (2) children's play; (3) children's play areas at home, (4) safety at home, (5)…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Discipline, Family Environment, Family Life
Brownell, Celia A. – 1982
On the basis of two sets of videotaped observations collected on same-sex, same-age and mixed-age dyads composed of children 18 and/or 24 months old, issues concerning research on infants and toddlers are addressed. The first set of observations was a simple description of the structure and content of children's peer interaction during 15 minutes…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Cooperation, Infants
Cortez, Carmen P. – 1985
Recognizing that toy-making activities have tremendous potential for developing good parent-child interactions, this paper examines (1) the why, where, when, how, and who of making toys at home; (2) the use of toys in play; and (3) the value of toys as tools for learning. The snags and obstacles of toy making as well as the challenges and benefits…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Family Life, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
Pederson, Clara A., Comp. – 1986
One of a series of resource manuals written by participants in the University of North Dakota teacher education programs to help teachers develop more open and responsive classrooms, this booklet focuses on the teaching of creative drama. Following an introduction by Vito Perrone, the titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "'They…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Dramatics
Doyle, Anna-Beth; Connolly, Jennifer – 1987
Theoretical conceptions of the value of social pretend play in the socialization process have focused on two potentially different mediating factors: play enactment and negotiation of the rules for play. In this study, observational measures of enactment were distinguished from negotiation so as to examine their independent and joint relations to…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Cognitive Ability, Hypothesis Testing, Interpersonal Competence
Hartman, Jeanette Allison – 1986
In an attempt to demonstrate the direct relationship of physical play to sensory integration, this descriptive study measured fine and gross motor activities, and the repetition and duration of preferred activities among 179 children between 2 and 8 years of age who participated in 3 early childhood programs in California. Data were collected by…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Childhood Needs, Early Childhood Education, Literature Reviews
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1983
Containing many handouts for parents, this manual for parent group trainers provides guidelines for conducting workshops on the nature and value of young children's play and on regulating children's television viewing. In addition to the guidelines, the manual offers basic information about play, suggests hands-on activities, and provides a list…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Guidelines, Learning Activities, Parent Education
