Legal and political theorists strive at expanding the scope of children's rights to cover further areas of their lives and choices. This paper suggests that this effort is misguided, and that the protection of children requires instituting adults' obligations, rather than broadening children's rights. Contrary to the common theoretical and…

leadership training for teen-agers, offered through the University of Missouri Extension Division, prepares teens to plan and teach six-lesson summer courses in practical skills to younger children in their own neighborhoods or in camps. Plans are approved by Extension Centers, each completed lesson reported, and Teen Teacher Diplomas awarded. (AJ)

Discusses the efforts of a dedicated lawyer and her Children's Defense Fund of the Washington Research Project, through which she directs her attention to the basic rights of children. (RK)

For Part 1 of the article, see Modern English Journal'', v4 n2 p111-23 Jun 1973. (HW)

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

Of four stories, preschool girls liked one with a female character and feminine activity best, and one with a male character and masculine activity least. The reverse was true for boys. Measures taken a day later showed that children recalled more about stories they had liked least the day before. (Author/MJL)

American culture appears to be the enemy of childhood. Children now look, dress, talk, and behave like adults. At the same time, adults have become more like children. (Author/JM)

The concept of Adventure Playgrounds, adult-supervised spaces with raw materials which children can use to design their own play areas, is explained. California Adventure Playgrounds at Huntington Beach and Irvine are described. Costs, equipment requirements, and the need for community participation are discussed. (PP)

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)

Analyzes studies on children's time-use by their goals, target population, and methods. Makes a case for the importance of time-use studies providing a resource for describing children's social lives and well-being. Suggests how children's time-use could be studied regularly on a larger scale as part of society's effort to study and monitor its…

An Apple II computer was placed in a university laboratory school classroom so that children's natural interaction with a computer could be observed. Detailed observational logs were kept for 39 interactions. Results indicated that computer play is an initial step in computer literacy. (RH)

Challenges the thinking about planning activities for children around holidays in Head Start programs. Discusses the role of holidays as family events and the difficulties surrounding teaching preschoolers the meaning of holidays. Suggests ways to use holidays as an opportunity to truly expand children's knowledge using child development…

Examined travel time in the family car as an opportunity for young children to use distant time referents in their talk with parents. Results supported preschoolers' tendency to talk predominantly about the here-and-now in most settings, but highlights factors that may contribute to children's increased use of decontextualized talk about past and…

Well-meaning teachers are often unprepared for the influx of ESOL students in their classrooms. Most often, the programs serving ESOL students in public schools include immersion, submersion, and sheltered instruction. Occasionally, bilingual education programs are an option. Consequently, general education teachers are responsible for teaching…

As part of a study on planning in early grades social studies, teachers' unit plans were examined for evidence that reading and discussing a research report about what young children knew about the production, distribution, and consumption of food influenced their choices of curricular goals and instructional practices. Unit plans were…