This paper focuses on the kinds of notations young children make for fractional numbers. The extant literature in the area of fractional numbers acknowledges children's difficulties in conceptualizing fractional numbers. Some of the research suggests possibly delaying an introduction to conventional notations for algorithms and fractions until…

Computer drawing programs have several characteristics that make them appropriate for use in early childhood education. Drawing at the computer is an activity that captures and holds children's attention. Children at all developmental levels of graphic ability can draw at the computer, and their products can be stored in a disc or printed for…

Presents four principles which are used within cultures for the organization and elaboration of emotional experience. Proposes these principles as a way to expand the Miller and Sperry (Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1987) descriptive ethnographic data on the emotional development of three young children in a south Baltimore community. (NH)

Responds to Bryant's comments on Sugarman's article in this issue. (PCB)

Asserts that all children need to have an environment where the act of imagining and imaginative expression are not only respected but are also given visible outlets. (RH)

Indicates the prevalence and effects of middle ear effusion (fluid in the middle ear space) in young children and points out the importance of early screening and diagnosis. (RH)

The author refutes arguments against day care, citing the needs of working women and the advantages of the day-care environment to young children. She considers the cost obstacles to expanded day-care service. (SJL)

The teacher's role in guiding children toward understanding and appreciating the values that govern people's behavior, attitudes and perspectives is discussed in this article. (Author/MP)

Describes aspects of child-centered libraries, including individualization, books for beginners, interest centers and library community linkages. (Author/RH)

Critiques the metaphor of child-as-theoretician. Argues that comparisons between the cognitive development of an individual and the historical development of a scientific theory are deeply misleading. Further argues that, although there are similarities between children's cognitive enculturation and adults' continuing education, individual…

Examines linguistic, psychometric, and clinical aspects of the Test for Sentence Development, a subtest of a new Dutch language production battery, the Schlichting Test voor Taalproductie. The advantage of the new test is that very young children can be assessed systematically, which was not possible previously. (Author/VWL)

Discusses the importance of the spoken word and the tradition of nursery verse and other forms of poetry. Encourages teachers and students to never abandon the rhythm, balance, and pleasurable taste of language as it was first learned through oral chants, jingles, and rhymes of early childhood. (MG)

Outlines the reasons for a need to know more about water and swimming pool dangers with regards to young children and how to make these water areas more safe. (BB)

Discusses criteria of young children's dramatic play and various definitions of pretend play characteristics. Delineates differences and similarities between dramatic play and drama. Concludes that the term "dramatic play" can cover all kinds of pretend play, including symbolic, representational, imaginative, fantasy, thematic,…

Comparisons of research on theory of mind and on social development yield divergent conclusions regarding children's awareness of others' internal states. This divergence reflects differences in methodology of the two models and in researchers' framing of the problem of understanding others' mental states. Argues that children's understandings of…