Teaching Skills in Early Childhood Programs.

The recent growth of preschool programs for handicapped children has caused a search for models by which to construct total classroom programs. This article explores three models: behavior modification, normal developmental, and cognitive developmental. Similarities among the programs are drawn. Par...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Exceptional Children Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 309 - 318
Main Authors:	Anastasiow, Nicholas J., Mansergh, Gilbert P.
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Feb1975
Subjects:	Children with disabilities Preschool education Preschool children Classroom activities Activity programs in education Cognitive development Behavior modification Student activities Active learning
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Summary:	The recent growth of preschool programs for handicapped children has caused a search for models by which to construct total classroom programs. This article explores three models: behavior modification, normal developmental, and cognitive developmental. Similarities among the programs are drawn. Particularly, distinctions are made as to the necessary steps to meet the requirements of each approach.