Recently added articles from Childhood Education:
Allophilia: moving beyond tolerance in the classroom.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Students in most classrooms are different in many ways--gender, class, sexual preference, ethnic group, religion, nationality, language, ability, maturity, and so on. School is one of the primary means by which young people meet others who are different from themselves. As ...
Read my dance: promoting early writing through dance: the 2008 Annual Theme issue of Childhood Education, guest edited by Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett and Lilia DiBello, examined the topic of school readiness and Pre-K programs. We revisit that theme with this research study.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Teacher Kate: "Henry, come see the new stamps and markers at the writing table. Let's write a story together." Henry: "I can't." (Running off.) "The Bad Guys are coming and I have to make a fort." This fairly typical exchange between a preschool teacher and a ...
Interdisciplinary literacy unit: transformation of Italian folklore through shadow theater. Pinocchio, Son of Leonardo, Survivor of Vesuvius: a strong body of research supports the common-sense assumption that by teaching interdisciplinary curriculum, concepts become more relevant to students.
Jun 22, 2009; ... "The tale is not beautiful if nothing is added to it" --Tuscan proverb In the summer of 2007, we had the opportunity to lead a group of Hofstra University students, pre- and inservice, undergraduate and graduate, elementary and art teachers, to Sorrento, Italy, for ...
An intriguing link between drawing and play with toys.(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Young children are most attracted to classroom centers that offer the lively social interaction of play, stimulating construction activities, or animated computer programs. Efforts to create an attractive art center with abundant shelves of markers, crayons, various kinds of paper, and ...
Families as decision-makers: when researchers and advocates work together.(Essay)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Families across the United States must routinely make difficult choices about child care arrangements because of the need to resume a job, continue an education or training program, or care for other family members. Leaving children in the care of others for the first time can be difficult ...
Picture this: using photography as a learning tool in early childhood classrooms.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Pictures not only say a thousand words but also can help teach thousands of words, as well as many other skills, when they are used effectively in early childhood classrooms. Photographs, like book illustrations, allow children to see things that they may not have the opportunity to ...
Pedagogies of absence: education beyond an ethos of standardization.(issues in education)(Essay)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Organizing curriculum and instruction in PK-12 public schools in relation to standardization practices presents us with the inherent paradox of limiting education to that which is already known and anticipated. Prescriptive standards, assessment-driven curricula, narrowly defined outcomes, ...
The impact of teachers' expectations on diverse learners' academic outcomes.(review of research)(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Some research studies indicate that a content knowledge gap exists between minority and non-minority children, especially young children from poor families. One factor contributing to this problem may be that teachers expect minority children to learn subject matter at a slower rate than ...
More than just storybooks: promoting emergent literacy skills in the home.(For Parents Particularly)(Report)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The home environment provides children with their first literacy experiences. Parents are thus well-placed to facilitate the development of emergent literacy skills in their children before formal reading and writing begins at school. These emergent literacy skills include print awareness, ...
Putting the cart before the horse: the role of a socio-moral atmosphere in an inquiry-based curriculum.(teaching strategies)
Jun 22, 2009; ... The teacher bundles up against the last throes of winter, preparing to supervise the final recess of the day. Her students gather around a shrinking mound of snow and begin to pack snowballs to create one last snowman. Arguments ensue, snowballs are thrown, and soon the teacher finds ...
Bunting, Eve: The Man with the Red Bag.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Bunting, Eve THE MAN WITH THE RED BAG. ISBN 978-0-06-081835-7. New York: Joanna Cotler Books, 2007. 230 pp. $16.89. What would you do if you saw a suspicious-looking man boarding the same tour bus as you? What would you do if this same man carried a suspicious-looking red duffel bag, never ...
DeGross, Monalisa: Donavan's Double Trouble.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... DeGross, Monalisa DONAVAN'S DOUBLE TROUBLE. II. by Amy Bates. ISBN 978-0-06-077294-9. New York: Amistad, 2008. 180 pp. $16.89. Donavan's world is turning upside down. To this 4th-grader, nothing about school seems to be any good: his math anxiety puts him at risk of being tutored by his ...
Diakite, Baba Wague: Mee-An and the Magic Serpent.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Diakite, Baba Wague MEE-AN AND THE MAGIC SERPENT. Il. by author. ISBN 10:0-88899-719-1. Toronto: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2007. 30 pp. $16.95. This West African folktale tells the story of the beautiful Mee-An and her quest to find a perfect husband. After searching far and ...
Kimmel, E. A.: The Three Cabritos.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Kimmel, E. A. THE THREE CABRITOS. Il. by Stephen Gilpin. ISBN 978-0-7614-5343-7. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007. 29pp. $16.99. Readers will recognize The Three Cabritos as a variation of the children's classic Three Billy Goats Gruff, with a decidedly Spanish flair. In this ...
Leedy, Loreen: Crazy Like A Fox: A Simile Story.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Leedy, Loreen CRAZY LIKE A FOX: A Simile Story. II. by author. ISBN 978-0-8234-1719-3. New York: Holiday House, 2008. 32 pp. $16.95. Leedy's cleverly written book introduces readers to the craft of similes in telling the hilarious story of Babette the sheep, who is trying to catch Rufus ...
Myers, Tim: The Furry-Legged Teapot.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Myers, Tim THE FURRY-LEGGED TEAPOT. I1. by Robert McGuire. ISBN 978-0-7614-5295-9. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish, 2007. 32 pp. $16.99. This story is a re-telling of a Japanese folktale. Yoshi is a young tanuki, a Japanese raccoon-dog with magical powers, who is growing impatient ...
Myers, Walter Dean: Game.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Myers, Walter Dean GAME. ISBN 978-0-06-058294-4. New York: HarperCollins, 2008. 224 pp. $17.89. It's basketball season, senior year. This book focuses on the second half of the season, the important hall when the top players are being watched and evaluated by college scouts from around the ...
Sanchez, Anita: The Invasion of Sandy Bay.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Sanchez, Anita THE INVASION OF SANDY BAY. ISBN 1590785606. Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek Books, 2008. 200 pp. $16.95. To 12-year-old Lemuel Brooks, his new home in Sandy Bay, Massachusetts, had "none of the things that made life interesting." That all changes when the British Royal Marines ...
Turner, Ann: Sitting Bull Remembers.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Turner, Ann SITTING BULL REMEMBERS. II. by Wendell Minor. ISBN 978-0-06-051400-6. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 32 pp. $17.89. Ann Turner combines historical fiction and factual information to tell the story of Sitting Bull and the Sioux Nation's fight against white oppression. While ...
Andreadis, Ianna: Sun Stone Days/Tonaltin/ Dias De Piedra.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
Jun 22, 2009; ... Andreadis, Ianna SUN STONE DAYS/TONALTIN/ DIAS DE PIEDRA. II. by author. English text by Elisa Amado. Sun Stone illustration by Felipe Davalos. ISBN 0-88899-729. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 48pp. $8.95. Sun Stone Days is an introduction to the fascinating way the Aztecs measured time ....