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Implementing Professional Development To Promote Literacy Practices, Carol M. Trivette

Carol M. Trivette

No abstract provided.

Mathematical Thinking Of Young Children Through The Eyes Of Preschool Practitioners, Robert Hunting, Catherine Pearn

Catherine Pearn

This paper reports on interview responses to three questions seeking preschool practitioners' perceptions of mathematical thinking in very young children. Generally, the interviewees were found to have a good sense of mathematical concepts relevant to babies and toddlers, and they cited evidence of young children's mathematical development. It is concluded that this practical knowledge provides a strong foundation for further professional development. [Author abstract]

Information Literacy: The Missing Link In Early Childhood Education, Kelly Heider

Kelly Heider

A Research Review Of Technology In Early Childhood Education: Implications For Best Practice, Deanna Laverick, Kelly Heider, Deanna Gay

Kelly Heider

Enhancing Family Involvement, Genan Anderson, Anita Spainhower

Genan Anderson

Ideas for involving families in early childhood preschool and care.

Learning Centers For Toddlers, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Provides practical suggestions for structuring the environment in toddler classrooms to facilitate discovery and learning and minimize guidance challenges

Putting Children In Charge Of Reading, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Practical curriculum and family involvement ideas for preschool teachers to use to encourage and facilitate literacy and literature skills in children

Guiding Staff Training? Vygotsky And Gardner Can Help, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Provides practical ideas to use the basic theories of child development in scaffolding the training of preschool teachers to develop and implement appropriate curriculum.

Statistics In Preschool, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

A broad variety of uses of statistics in the preschool curriculum are highlighted as a way of illustrating the prevalence of statistics in a our world.

Time Out Or Time Change?, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Guidance strategies focused on changes in the environment to meet the needs of children whose behaviors pose challenges in a preschool classroom.

Computers In A Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Review of the process of adding computers to a preschool curriculum while maintaining a focus on exploration and social interactions.

A "Walking" Report Card In Preschool, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Explains the idea of letting children showcase their learning by performing tasks for parents at a number of stations.

Reflections On A Preschool Penny Arcade, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Using a project on games to facilitate math and social skills, this article illustrates how a single topic can provide the context for the acquisition and practice of a variety of skills.

After The Rain, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Descriptive examples of building preschool curriculum on the children's environment by exploring children's questions and guiding their discovery of ways to find answers to them.

Bringing Families Closer Through Picture Book Reading, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

A summary of parent reactions to family picture book reading sparked by the addition of a classroom take-home library to Head Start classrooms.

When A Project Doesn't End: Reflections Of A Preschool Teacher, Genan Anderson

Genan Anderson

Description of how a teacher follows the interest of preschool children using their questions to guide discovery in an investigation of bugs.