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Haugland, Susan – Day Care & Early Education, 1994
Examines the acquisition and use of computers in early childhood programs, focusing on the developmental appropriateness of computers for young children, compatibility and selection problems, and budgetary constraints. Also discusses classroom computer issues, such as location, usage, software selection, and gender equity. (MDM)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes
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Zener, Rita Schaefer – NAMTA Journal, 1995
Discusses specific teaching strategies to nurture creativity in young children that guide choice, highlight human potential, and distinguish those activities that help children from those that are more impulsive and less developmental. Suggests that teachers need to encourage a love of work, concentration, self-discipline, and sociability. (MDM)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Creative Development, Creativity, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Kokoski, Teresa M.; Downing-Leffler, Nancy – Young Children, 1995
Proposes the home-school connection as a key solution to boost science, mathematics, and technology programs in schools. Suggests that professionals in education must find ways to make connections between school learning and children's learning outside school. Proposes appropriate strategies such as science and mathematics backpacks, minimuseums,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Experiential Learning
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King, Margaret A. – Early Childhood Education Journal, 1995
Reviews two books for experienced teachers and administrators on national issues for care of infants and toddlers: "Caring for Infants and Toddlers in Violent Environments" (Osofsky and Fenichel, editors) and "Starting Points: Meeting the Needs of Our Youngest Children" (Carnegie Corporation). (JW)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, At Risk Persons, Child Abuse
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McNaughton, Shirley – Topics in Language Disorders, 1993
This article explores the effect of augmentative and alternative communication systems on literacy acquisition by young children with severe speech and physical impairments. The possibility of a relationship between the type of graphic symbols used for communication as a preschooler and the child's early reading competency is considered. (DB)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Child Development, Communication Disorders, Early Childhood Education
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Moshman, David; And Others – Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 1993
Reviews books comprised of papers or chapters written by various authors. The books are (1) "Directors of Development: Influences on the Development of Children's Thinking"; (2) "Best Methods for the Analysis of Change: Recent Advances, Unanswered Questions"; (3) "Family Transitions"; (4) "Parent-Child Relations…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Coping
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Bone, Sandra F.; And Others – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Presents an annotated bibliography of children's books and recordings that can be used in an integrated multicultural curriculum. The books and recordings concern topics of family members, shelter and home, and daily life activities. (BB)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Cultural Activities, Early Childhood Education
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Collins, Tyresha Watts; Hatch, J. Amos – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
To support and guide young children's social and emotional growth, teachers can (1) model social behavior; (2) establish environments that encourage positive social exchange; (3) encourage children to become aware of the consequences of their behavior; (4) help children produce acceptable behavior; and (5) encourage children's development of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development
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Coleman, Mick – Young Children, 1991
Parent participation programs that are to effectively meet the needs of all families need to give equal consideration to the needs of all families represented in the class. Teachers are offered guidelines for planning parent participation strategies for their class. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Planning, Family Characteristics, Family Life
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Nichols, Ronnie A. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1992
Discusses strategies that teachers and caregivers of young children can use to encourage children to draw and write about their experiences through literature, films, and music. This strategy preserves their own cultural heritage, as demonstrated at the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Childrens Literature, Cultural Background, Day Care
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Firlik, Russell J. – Dimensions of Early Childhood, 1993
Discusses four similarities between early childhood education systems in Oxfordshire, England and Reggio Emilia, Italy. Similarities between the two school systems include an integrated curriculum; (mixed) age grouping and school organization; the teacher's role; and the pedagogical underpinnings. (BB)
Descriptors: British Infant Schools, Classroom Environment, Comparative Education, Early Childhood Education
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Blackstock, Julia; Miller, Larry – Computers and Education, 1992
Explores children's systems of combining drawing, talk, and writing (i.e., symbol-weaving) with traditional media and with new information technology. Social aspects of writing are discussed, and new information technology is examined, including clip art software, word processing, graphics, color, hypermedia, CD-ROM, and microworlds. (23…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Color, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Graphics
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Gorman, Kathleen S.; Pollitt, Ernesto – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Measures of preschool cognition and indicators of family socioeconomic status predicted school enrollment for children in four Guatemalan villages. For children who went to school, socioeconomic status and preschool abilities were associated with age-at-entry, and with the number of grades passed and the maximum grade attained through age seven.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Early Experience, Educational Attainment
Kagan, Sharon Lynn – Dimensions, 1991
Maintains that the dimension of quality, and the dimensions related to equality, including teacher salary, types of services rendered to children, continuity, and integrity, need to be considered by those who are formulating and implementing policy changes in the field of early childhood care and education. (BB)
Descriptors: Coordination, Day Care, Developmental Continuity, Early Childhood Education
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Warren, Steven F.; Yoder, Paul J. – Peabody Journal of Education, 1996
Reviews past and present research on early communication and language intervention at the Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, presenting three premises that inform most of the Kennedy Center's research on the issue, summarizing seven lines of contemporary research by Kennedy Center investigators that influence the development of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health, Child Language
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