Young children's natural learning environments: contrasting approaches to early childhood intervention indicate differential learning opportunities.
1,000 parents of infants and toddlers enrolled in early childhood intervention programs were surveyed about the number of learning opportunities provided their preschool children using different approaches to early intervention. Findings showed that more learning opportunities were reported when participation in everyday activity settings was conceptualized as a type of intervention rather than as settings for professionals to conduct their interventions.
Dunst
Carl J
CJ
Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute, Asheville, North Carolina 28806, USA. dunst@puckett.org
Bruder
Mary Beth
MB
Trivette
Carol M
CM
Hamby
Deborah W
DW
D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007858:Learning; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires