Show Toy Library For Pre Pre- PreSchoolers Pre Establishment of a toy library as an alternative means of teaching school pre-school children was proposed to the State Board of Education this week DR LERUE Winget deputy state superintendent of schools for instruction explained the recommendation More and more researchers research research- ers are agreed that the early years of childhood are the most important educationally Dr Winget said He quoted Dr Harry Passow to the effect effect effect ef ef- that The downward extension extension extension ex ex- tension of schooling seems assured in the years ears ahead WHAT IS now considered school pre-school will become a basic component of Americas America's common school Such federal programs as Heads tart and Follow Through have demonstrated the effectiveness of programs for three and year olds Dr Winget said IT WOULD be very costly however to extend schooling downward to include these years ears Dr Winget said Is Is bringing the children to ages three and four into the school the only or even the best answer Dr Winget asked Are there alternatives The proposed program is isan s an effort to test an alternative alterative h he said UTAH HAS JIAS been invited by bytha bythe the Uw F Far r West Laboratory for Educational Research to parI participate par par- participate I I t in the development and testing of a Parent Child I Educational Program for three and year four-year olds A Basic component of the program is a toy-lending toy library including a broad variety of educational toys I games puzzles and other educational educational educational ed ed- activities Dr Winget said THESE materials would be I housed in an elementary school two sites in Utah are being planned and would be i I loaned to parents who would I display them within reach of cl children Parents involved would participate participate participate par par- in a parent-child parent education education education ed ed- ed- ed program consisting of I I 10 or 12 weekly two hour sessions sessions sessions ses ses- ses- ses designed to acquaint parents with some basic ideas about the development of the childs child's intellect and of his feelings about himself Dr Winget said PARENTS also would be instructed in use of the toys and games to teach specific skills and concepts he said Procedures involved would I include 1 Creating a responsive responsive responsive re re- re- re environment in which i I the child is free to choose an activity and stay with it I as long as he likes 2 use of self-correcting self materials 3 I allowing the child to learn I through discovery and experience experience ex ex- 4 use of self re warding activities DR WINGET did not name specific schools being considered considered considered con con- for the program |