Suggests ways students can benefit when elementary teachers combine reading instruction with art activities. (JC)

Serving as an ideal entry point for children to self-expression and creativity, these participative poems by a storyteller blend the bounce and rhythm of Caribbean memory with universal aspects of childhood experience. The poems take the oral and musical folklore of the Caribbean and link it to the verse of the traditional English nursery rhyme to…

Concludes that many third- and fifth-grade students in Oklahoma have not read many of the Newbery Award-winning books. (FL)

Describes how a librarian involved school children in reading poetry to college students in children's literature classes, classes on the teaching of reading, and classes in language arts. (HOD)

This book describes a study of childhood experiences with creating personal space in the outdoors, the role these spaces play in children's evolving sense of self, and implications of place-making for education. Chapter 1 describes the author's personal interests that led to the study, the study population, and the way in which each study site was…

Through careful selection of trade books, teachers can promote children's awareness of language. This paper cites numerous trade books that may be used to help children develop appreciation of alliteration, onomatopoeia, rhythm, and rhyme, and it recommends a number of alphabet books, animal stories, and books in which word meanings, interesting…

Articles in this issue are concerned with reading instruction aimed at preventing reading disability. Topics discussed in the six articles are: classroom practices which aggravate reading problems, a model for individualized reading instruction which allows for several levels of individualization, a data based instructional system for improving…

The classroom use of the key vocabulary, developed by Sylvia Ashton-Warner as a reading approach--rather than as a reading method--which utilizes the child's actual experience, is the major concern of this book. Materials used and tested for a number of years present examples, outlines, and various methods for eliciting children's dramas through…

Evaluates contributions to Russian pedagogical thought of a pioneering essay on the history of childhood and the family in Russia ("Dva Vospitaniia" by Kliuchevskii, written in 1893). Characterizes the Betskoi schools which were based upon the philosophy described by Kliuchevskii as humanistic, but beset by pedagogical problems and…

Discusses the decline of children's library services, the library needs of children, the special character of children's librarianship, and book selection. (SRT)

To encourage gifted children's curiosity, a companion program for gifted children aged 4-7 years was developed at Northern Michigan University, wherein young adults in teacher education work with the children as their mentor careful matching with companions, and determining the child's interests. (JDD)

Reports findings of a survey in which approximately 800 fifth and sixth grade students chose their favorite children's "classics." (FL)

Describes how implementing a free activities period at the beginning of the regular class day can encourage creative, independent art projects; development of positive self-attitudes; and reading and writing behaviors and can lower rebellious classroom behavior by providing students with some measure of classroom control. (CRH)

Intended to help parents with the dilemma of how to wade through the video deluge, this guide provides complete and informative reviews of the best videos for youngsters of all ages. Each listing includes the company that produced the video, the video's running time and recommended viewing age, as well as a synopsis and critical commentary. All of…