Discusses the purposes and implications of the individualized education program (IEP) for handicapped children. (Author/MP)

Indicates that it is possible for very young children to learn some basic concepts about nutrition which can affect their eating habits. To foster such learning, an appropriate curriculum for the children's age level must be planned and implemented. (Author/MP)

Investigates how two traditional early childhood activity settings, the block and housekeeping areas, influence young children's play and social behaviors. (Author/MP)

A critical examination of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) proposal for public school administration of federally supported child care programs. Presents the AFT position in detail, then explores distinctions between day care and school programs in terms of child-rearing responsibility and of developmental differences. Urges sensitivity…

Describes the development of a preschool toy-lending library which makes materials available for center children's home use on weekends. Planning, physical organization, procedures, policy and recordkeeping aspects are described in detail, and the significance of the library in terms of parent-child, parent-teacher and teacher-child interaction is…

Discusses how teachers of young children can help them and their families in learning about death and in dealing with bereavement. The emphasis is on openness of facts and feelings and aiding in mastery of unpleasant feelings. (BF)

Describes a study of the Vancouver Project (British Columbia), integrating the Ashton-Warner Key Vocabulary approach to beginning reading instruction into nine open classrooms. (BF)

Reviews the state of research on effectiveness of various parent intervention programs designed to enhance the parent's role as teacher. Discusses program results in terms of changes in child and parent behavior, types of parents who may benefit and effects of different program types. (BF)

Discusses the developmental characteristics of young children which make them particularly vulnerable to traffic accidents and offers suggestions for parents and teachers on experience-based pedestrian safety education. (BF)

Describes a model parenting program at Prairie View Elementary School, Gainesville, Florida, aimed at providing preventive, developmental and educational services for new parents and their children. (CM)

Describes a children's activity program at the Pediatric Clinic in the University of Colorado Medical Center. The program focuses on helping to ease children's anxieties and counteract their misconceptions about medical visits through play. (CM)

Maintains that listening to storytelling is an important developmental experience for young children, and provides suggestions and information on techniques for telling traditional, personal experience, and personal imagination stories. (CM)

Emphasizes the rich potential of stimulating the growth and development of young children through playing group games. Developmental guidelines for choosing appropriate games are based on Piagetian theory. (CM)