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Involving Families In The Assessment Process, Julia H. Rutland, Anna Hall
Involving Families In The Assessment Process, Julia H. Rutland, Anna Hall
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Although grounded in theory and philosophy, and mandated by federal legislation, there is often a gap in research to practice when it comes to involving families in the assessment process. As family involvement through the continuum of early childhood education is recognized as “best practice” in the field, the assessment process must not be excluded. However, teachers in early childhood programs may need additional strategies to invite families to join in the process. Strategies for parent participation as consumers, informants, team members, and advocates are discussed as well as outcomes for children and families.
The Civil War Letters Of Andrew Lucas Hunt (Part 1), Dieter C. Ullrich
The Civil War Letters Of Andrew Lucas Hunt (Part 1), Dieter C. Ullrich
Faculty Research at Morehead State University
Lieutenant Andrew Lucas Hunt arrived at Columbus, Kentucky with Company I of the 134th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment on June 5, 1864. For the next 109 days he served in the Jackson Purchase area. He was an avid writer who documented the daily activities of a soldier stationed at Columbus, Paducah and Mayfield during the Civil War. He describes the his daily activities as a soldier, the mass fortifications at Columbus, the politics of military command, the conditions at Paducah under General E. A. Paine and the Union occupation of Mayfield by Colonel W. W. McChesney in the summer of …