Graduate Project Title
Document Type
Graduate Project
Date of Degree Completion
Summer 2002
Degree Name
Master of Education (MEd)
Department
Education
Committee Chair
Leland Chapman
Second Committee Member
Jack L. McPherson
Third Committee Member
Gary Shelly
Abstract
The search for early childhood curricula to prepare children from lowincome families for success in school began with the opening of Head Start in 1965 and Project Follow Through in 1967. Since then, interest in Early Childhood Curriculum Models has come and gone as the result of shifting trends in society. The nation is currently experiencing a renewed awareness in this area. The examination of the natural environment in relation to language acquisition is of increasing interest, as language acquisition is the precursor to pre-literacy skills. The natural environment is explored and an examination of several Early Childhood Curricula is included.
Recommended Citation
Muchlinski, Lisa Marie, "Language Acquisition in a Natural Environment" (2002). All Graduate Projects. 775.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/graduate_projects/775
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Early Childhood Education Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Language and Literacy Education Commons