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Niemeyer, Judith A.; Cassidy, Deborah J.; Collins, Edna; Taylor, Barbara – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Notes that as more young children with disabilities are included in classrooms for children who are developing typically, practitioners must continue to identify and refine strategies for making inclusion successful. Discusses a successful inclusion program that is observation based and child initiated. Discusses a procedure that facilitates the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Observation Techniques, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Berger, Eugenia Hepworth – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Readiness to learn is a constant state. Two critical aspects of early childhood provide parents sufficient understanding of their child's development: attachment and brain development. Children develop attachments to caregivers but need consistent parental care and love. Human brains continue to quickly grow during the first two years of life.…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Brain, Caregiver Child Relationship, Child Development
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Favazza, Paddy C. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1998
Offers suggestions to kindergarten teachers for creating a more accepting environment in their classrooms for children with disabilities. Three key influences in attitude formation are discussed--indirect experiences, direct experiences, and the child's primary social group--and ideas for examining these influences and adapting them are suggested.…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Child Development, Classroom Environment
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Gerzog, Elissa H.; Haugland, Susan W. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1999
Notes that the Internet can offer young children developmentally appropriate learning opportunities. Details four categories of opportunities: (1) information gathering, research and virtual field trips; (2) global communication; (3) publishing; and (4) interactive sites. Provides guidelines for site selection, notes concerns regarding children's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Educational Opportunities, Emergent Literacy