Exceptional Children Conference Papers: Curriculum, Methods, and Materials in Early Childhood Education Programs.

Thirteen papers on early childhood education are presented on the following topics: stimulation and cognitive development of infants and younger children, curriculum development for young handicapped children, a rationale for sequencing instructional activities for preschool handicapped children, observation of educational activities and children's behavior in a nursery school, materials and procedures for assessing cognitive development in preschool children, a preschool program for young cerebral palsied children, the British Infant School Program, the program of the Human Development Training Institute (San Diego), two papers on the young visually impaired dealing with age ranges from birth to 3 years, and 3 to 6 years, and a service for parents and visually handicapped preschoolers in a metropolitan area. Also included are discussions of a demonstration project of speech therapy for preschoolers with cleft palate and new techniques in speech therapy for young children. (RJ)