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Rice, Rice, Rice In The Bin: Addressing Culturally Appropriate Practice In Early Childhood Classroom, Shamah Md-Yunus Jan 2009

Rice, Rice, Rice In The Bin: Addressing Culturally Appropriate Practice In Early Childhood Classroom, Shamah Md-Yunus

ShamAh Md-Yunus

When using food as a play material, teachers may need to exercise sensitivity about the cultural appropriateness of using certain food items.


An Exploratory Case Study Of Young Children’S Interactive Play Behaviors With A Non-English Speaking Child, Joohi Lee, Sham'ah Md-Yunus, Wonim Son, Michelle "Mikki" Meadows Jan 2009

An Exploratory Case Study Of Young Children’S Interactive Play Behaviors With A Non-English Speaking Child, Joohi Lee, Sham'ah Md-Yunus, Wonim Son, Michelle "Mikki" Meadows

ShamAh Md-Yunus

This study is an examination of preschool-age English speaking children’s interactive play behaviors with a non-English speaking child (NEC). The play types of a NEC were reported using the Parten’s categories of solitary, parallel, and interactive play. In addition, English-speaking children’s interactive play with a non-English speaking child were reported in this study using categories of affiliative, possession-related, prosocial, and aggressive behavior from Ramsey’s 1987 study.