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Statistics In Preschool, Genan Anderson Oct 2001

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.


Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards Apr 2001

Froebel's Legacy, Kathleen A. Strub-Richards

Kathleen A Strub-Richards

When Froebel was growing up in the late eighteenth century, young children under the age of seven didn't attend school. There was no general education curriculum geared toward young children and no socially recognized value in attempting to teach them (Brosterman, 1997). Friedrich Froebel, through his experience with young children, was the first to see that “constructive, directed” play was extremely beneficial for children under the age of seven. Froebel was greatly influenced by the Swiss educator, Pestalozzi, and Girard, whose ideas, including the training of teachers, methods of observation and hands before books learning , were very revolutionary for …


Time Out Or Time Change?, Genan Anderson Dec 2000

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 Feb 2000

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 Dec 1999

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 Dec 1999

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 Dec 1998

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 Dec 1997

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 Dec 1996

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.


The Long-Term Effects On High School Seniors Of Learning To Read In Kindergarten, Ralph A. Hanson, Donna M. Farrell Oct 1995

The Long-Term Effects On High School Seniors Of Learning To Read In Kindergarten, Ralph A. Hanson, Donna M. Farrell

Donna M Farrell

This follow-up study assessed the educational history and current reading proficiencies of 3,959 high school seniors from 24 school districts in 10 U.S. states in 1986. The purpose was to examine the effects, if any, of receiving formal reading instruction in kindergarten. Over one-third of these students attended elementary schools that implemented a carefully developed beginning reading program in their kindergarten classes in 1973. Although the study included kindergarten students from all backgrounds, those from at-risk backgrounds were overrepresented. Three types of information were combined for each student to create a data base for this study: (a) the amount of …


Rx For Literacy, Donna M. Farrell Dec 1991

Rx For Literacy, Donna M. Farrell

Dr. Donna M Farrell

Specific kinds of educational experiences provided for children by both parents and teachers from preschool through high school were examined to document the effects, if any, on reading achievement during the course of development. Findings indicated that early childhood experiences were particularly important to literacy development and early reading instruction, in particular, are key factors in the reading competency of high school seniors.