Outlines strategies for helping young children deal with social and developmental problems through reading--bibliotherapy. Recommends books in a number of problem areas confronting young children, including adoption, anger and other emotions, family relationships, fear and fantasy, foster care, moving, peers and school, single-parent and blended…

Details guidelines for selecting books for young children in child care settings. Describes categories of children's books, including ABC books, counting books, and wordless picture books. Provides suggestions for preparing books for use by young children, and delineates steps for planning book experiences with young children and teaching children…

Presents learning activities for children at home or in school using food as an educational tool. Activities are organized by food category: bread/pasta/rice, cereal/popcorn, cookies/desserts, candy, fruit/vegetables, all food. Each category includes a list of related books. (KB)

Guided reading can change attitudes toward disabilities and exceptionalities. This article describes 10 children's books in which people with disabilities are portrayed in a respectful yet realistic manner: the first two inform about a disability; the remaining eight are examples of inclusionary literature in which a person with a disability is…

Guidelines for story telling, both for when adults and for when young children are initiators of the story telling, are offered in the first section of this Australian early childhood resource booklet. In the second section, 14 different kinds of children's books, including, for example, story books with pictures, stories in verse, wordless story…

One avenue for authentic exploration of different cultures is to incorporate folktales and folklore into early childhood curriculum. Universal themes are found as common threads in the folklore of many cultures, and folktales and folklore contribute to learning about each culture's rich heritage. Folklore and folktales teach young children about…

This article explores how tactile experience books can be used to ensure that young children with visual impairments learn to read. It discusses making tactile experience books by collecting artifacts and gluing them to cardboard pages, and the benefits of tactile books. Descriptions of two tactile books are provided. (Contains references.) (CR)

Examines the incidence of teasing/bullying in early childhood classrooms and how teachers' responses help determine the extent of teasing/bullying. Presents tips for addressing this behavior before it becomes ingrained, including talking about teasing/bullying, making classroom rules, offering noncompetitive games and quieting activities,…

Presents tips to help early childhood teachers and caregivers teach young children fire safety. Provides checklist for preventing fires in the kitchen, classrooms, and storage areas. Offers suggestions for classroom learning activities and for educating families about fire safety. Includes annotated bibliography of children's books dealing with…

This document is comprised of the 30 issues of learning guides for parents and family members providing suggestions regarding activities for young children. Each learning guide is organized similarly and contains: (1) a message for family members who care for young children; (2) suggested fun-learning activities using items found at home to help…

Asserting that books should be a vital part of children's lives from the earliest months, this publication provides guidelines to help parents, teachers, librarians, and others to select appropriate books for young children. Chapter 1 argues that using books will help to establish positive parent-child relationships and to ensure adequate language…

Provides rationale for environmental education in early childhood settings. Suggests ways teachers can introduce the natural world to children. Focuses on: using children's literature to encourage close observation; examining the concept of change; using one's senses to learn about the world; and developing caring attitudes for the natural world.…

This booklet is the companion guide to a videotape intended for those who work with young children and want to make their childcare facility a place where reading and books are a part of every child's day. The 10-minute videotape demonstrates practical techniques for reading aloud, choral reading, using Big Books, and storytelling, and suggests…

Drawing from the experiences of two early childhood educators, this book offers hundreds of fun and inexpensive ideas for grandparents to use in making memories with their grandchildren. Tips are geared for each stage of child development and include ways to grandparent, from next door or across many miles. The book contains anecdotes on…

Parents can awaken their children to the joy of learning by encouraging their imagination and curiosity. This booklet is one in a series of topical books written to help parents encourage children to study, learn, and stay in school. All of the books in this series tie in with the National Education Goals for the year 2000. This booklet addresses…