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Commins, Elaine – 1990
This book provides scores of activities using inexpensive manila file folders. Designed for children in the elementary grades, each chapter proceeds from simple material to more advanced work. Selected subjects are intended to enhance the following curriculum studies and promote development in: (1) art and visual-motor activities; (2) reading; (3)…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Art Activities, Childrens Games, Educational Games
Download full textFlippo, Rona F. – 1982
Designed for parents who want to know what they can do to help their child have a good start in developing prereading skills and early reading development, this booklet provides parents with information that will help them give their child a maximum opportunity for success in reading. The booklet includes a list of reading readiness skills,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Early Childhood Education, Informal Education, Learning Activities
Browne, Dauna Bell – 1986
This paper presents criteria for a reading program for Native American children based on the theory that these children have learning styles grounded in right hemisphere (brain) dominance. To test this theory the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised was administered to 197 Native American children. Test results are interpreted to…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Style, Early Childhood Education
Feeley, Joan T. – 1983
A study investigated the book handling and print concepts knowledge of 37 preschool children in a college day-care center. Subjects ranged in age from 2 to 5 years. As part of their normal day, the subjects were taken aside and a story was read to them. They were then asked questions about the physical make-up of the book, rules and concepts of…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Cognitive Processes
Popwell, Emma Pace – 1988
A study examined the kindergarten placement decisions of elementary school principals and the extent to which the grouping patterns persisted into the first grade. Subjects, 555 nonpreschool attenders who were enrolled in kindergarten at 22 elementary schools, were randomly selected from each strata of low, medium, and high student eligibility for…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 1, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Kindergarten
Chant, Sally A.; And Others – 1979
A child progresses from listening to speaking, to developing vocabulary and word recognition skills, to reading the printed page. After a child develops language, vocabulary enrichment should be provided in a functional, meaningful, and real manner. Putting words in syntactical structure, hanging them around the room as labels, or mounting them on…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Motivation Techniques
Masonheimer, Patricia E. – 1982
A study is presented which investigated ways Spanish speaking preschool children learn to identify letters of the alphabet, the types of errors made in identifying letters, and whether there is a developmental learning sequence in alphabet learning for Spanish speakers. The question of the influence of socioeconomic level on performance was also…
Descriptors: Error Analysis (Language), Family Environment, Language Processing, Language Research
Tevis, Glenna – 1981
A study investigated the relationship between reading to a child, the child's awareness of print, and the child's concept of reading. Twenty-four kindergarten children and 24 three-year-old children at a day care center were randomly assigned to three groups. Three times a week for four weeks, each child in each group was read a book in a…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
BOERCKER, MARGUERITE; RAMSEY, WALLACE – 1967
A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF ATTENDING AN 8-WEEK HEADSTART PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER PRIOR TO THE FIRST GRADE ON THE FIRST-GRADE READING ACHIEVEMENT OF 152 PUPILS IN SCOTT COUNTY, KENTUCKY, INDICATED A NEED FOR A CLASSROOM CONTINUATION OF THE EXPERIENCE APPROACH IN READING METHODS. AT THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR, THE HEADSTART PUPILS WERE MIXED IN…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Grade 1, Language Experience Approach
Kamm, Marga R.; Pittelman, Susan D. – 1975
This report documents the 1972-73 field test of teacher training techniques for the Prereading Skills Program. The program is a kindergarten-level instructional program designed to prepare children for beginning reading instruction. Four teachers in three Wisconsin schools participated in the field test of teacher training techniques. Fourteen…
Descriptors: Field Studies, Kindergarten, Prereading Experience, Preschool Teachers
Nevius, John R., Jr. – 1976
The research findings of Siegel, Wohlwill, Goodman, and others suggest that reading is a thinking skill which may be facilitated by the instruction of transferable problem-solving skills. In order to maximize learning in young children, it is important to provide opportunities which allow the exchange of information and concepts from one activity…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation
Calfee, Robert C.; And Others – 1970
The component prereading skills of kindergarten children in two Wisconsin cities were examined. It was assumed that independent component skills exist and that investigation of separate skill areas would point out relevant combinations. Selected for study were visual, acoustic-phonetic, letter-sound association, and vocabulary skills. The research…
Descriptors: Auditory Tests, Educational Testing, Kindergarten Children, Listening Skills
Independence School District 30, MO. – 1973
The Independence (Missouri) School District Title III Project is an inservice program for kindergarten and first grade teachers. The overall objective is to train the teacher to identify the child who needs help in developing the modalities necessary for all learning and for learning to read in particular. In the first year program, 88 teachers…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Grade 1, Inservice Teacher Education, Kindergarten
Pflaum, Susanna Whitney – 1974
As a reference for future teachers and for those already working in the field of early childhood education, this book presents information about young children's language development, emphasizing language as the primary basis for reading acquisition. In the first section of the book, language growth during preschool years is explored, with…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Language, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition
Piercy, Betty – 1971
There are physical, social, emotional, mental, and language factors influencing the development of readiness for independence in word recognition. It is important to let the chld gain a variety of experiences prior to school entrance, such as the parents reading aloud to the child and allowing him to follow the lines with his eyes while listening.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Language Skills, Learning Readiness, Linguistics
