Recently added articles from Childhood Education:
Shifting policy, shaping practice: when researchers and advocates work together.
Jun 22, 2008; Lobman, Carrie ... In the United States and many other Western countries, governments and policy leaders are keen to harness the potential of preschool education to ameliorate the effects of disadvantage and ensure that all children enter school ready to learn. This emphasis on the early years has been ...
Those were the days: learning about history through literature.
Jun 22, 2008; Crawford, Patricia A. ... [A]ny fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it. --Oscar Wilde History is not melodrama, even if it usually reads like that. --Robert Penn Warren I doubt if anything learnt at school is of more value than great literature learnt ...
Using science trade books to support inquiry in the elementary classroom.
Jun 22, 2008; Morrison, Judith A. ... Scientific inquiry, as defined by the National Science Education Standards (National Research Council [NRC], 1996), is a method by which students can find answers to questions they may have about the world around them. Students' questions must be motivated by what they already know about ...
Supporting immigrant students' understanding of U.S. culture through children's literature.
Jun 22, 2008; Akrofi, Amma K. ... How could I, as me, meet these new people? How would I have to change? What of me was superficial and might be sacrificed, and what need I keep to remain my self? --T. E. Lawrence (Cited in Clayton, 2003, p. 134) We begin this article with what we believe is an ...
Modeling: it's more than just imitation.(child behavior)
Jun 22, 2008; Horner, Sherri L. ... Ms. Lee's Classroom Vignette As children enter Ms. Lee's preschool classroom, she has them choose an area in which to play during the free-time period before circle time. As the first child to arrive, Jasmine chooses to play at the sand table. When Juan is the first to arrive, ...
Managing change and transition, creating a future.
Jun 22, 2008; Liu, Karen ... Beginning in childhood and on into adulthood, each of us experiences many transitions and changes in our lives. A child who transitions from preschool to kindergarten undergoes a major change in his/her life. Research shows that a successful school transition can have a positive impact on ...
Make the connection: ACEI serves as a source of information for both members and the general public who want to know more about the education and care of children.(Association for Childhood Education International )
Jun 22, 2008; Odland, Jerry ... Arguably, the single most important membership benefit that ACEI offers is the sharing of our combined skills and knowledge in the field of childhood education, ultimately for the betterment of children. Indeed, ACEI is about gathering and sharing information and this is what, I believe, ...
Actions recently taken by ACEI to benefit children.(Association for Childhood Education International )
Jun 22, 2008; Levin, Sheri ... ACEI continues to be actively involved in various projects for the benefit of children, both nationally and internationally, and we have some exciting news to share. One of our members, Rolf Grafwallner, represented ACEI at a seminar on early childhood education titled "Welcome to ...
ACEI elects new executive board members.(Association for Childhood Education International )
Jun 22, 2008 ... ACEI is proud to announce the newly elected members of the ACEI Executive Board: James L. Hoot, ACEI President-Elect; Suzanne M. Winter, Vice President Representing Infancy and Early Childhood; Vidya Thirumurthy, Secretary; Melissa Jean Anderson, Student Representative; and Loren Meinke, ...
Report on the symposium on preschool--the first step in education.(Conference notes)
Jun 22, 2008; Grafwallner, Rolf ... House of Sweden, 2900 K St., NW, Washington, DC According to a recent OECD report, Starting Strong, Sweden ranks as one of the most successful school systems in the world, largely because of a well-designed universal early childhood system. This past fall, I was fortunate to ...
Dear reader, please write!
Jun 22, 2008; Giles, Rebecca McMahon ... In our modern world of cellular phone calls, text messaging, and electronic mail, letter writing has become a lost art. What better way to motivate today's youth to experience the pleasure of "snail mail" than by reading a tale told through a series of such correspondence? The winning ...
Larger than life: reading and writing tall tales.
Jun 22, 2008; Tunks, Karyn ... Where can a pancake griddle be so big that grown men can skate on it, wearing pats of butter on their feet? And in what universe does the Grand Canyon become a half-pipe for skateboarding? It can only happen in the fantasy world of tall tales. This genre is characterized by fictional, ...
America's children at an environmental crossroad.
Jun 22, 2008; Stomfay-Stitz, Aline M. ... Few issues have galvanized the attention of U.S. citizenry in the past year as have environmental concerns, especially climate change, global warming, and greenhouse gas emissions. Degradation to our fragile planet continues unchecked with only limited actions on a national level. Children ...
A world fit for children plus 5.(child welfare meeting)
Jun 22, 2008; Brown, Nancy ... The "World Fit for Children Plus 5" (WFFC+5) high level plenary meeting was held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, from December 11-13, 2007. The participants demonstrated a strong international commitment and collaboration for children. ACEI's representatives, Judit Szente ...
Teachers as social advocate leaders.
Jun 22, 2008; Krider, Darius ... As the bell rings on a hot southern summer day at a rural elementary school, students come running in rambunctiously, oblivious to the motivational lessons on character and discipline given each day. In an attempt to gain a connection with the students, the teacher gives them an assignment ...
Meet long-time ACEI member Rhoda Bierstedt.(Association for Childhood Education International )
Jun 22, 2008; Levin, Sheri ... I recently had the opportunity to communicate with long-time ACEI member Rhoda Bierstedt. Rhoda is a former kindergarten teacher, and has been a member of ACEI for more than 25 years. In 1968, a friend invited Rhoda to attend her first ACEI Annual Conference in Denver. She was immediately ...
Getting more from your membership.(Association for Childhood Education International )(Brief article)
Jun 22, 2008; Gardner, Marilyn ... ACEI E-News In December 2007, ACEI added a new publication to the list of benefits members receive. In order to receive this valuable new publication, you must have a current e-mail address on file as part of your membership record. In December's e-news, members ...
Summer workshops 2008 Talleres De Verano books in Spanish for young readers.(Brief article)(Calendar)
Jun 22, 2008 ... The Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents at California State University San Marcos announces three workshops: June 9-11--Current Issues: Books in Spanish for Young Readers. Introduction to and analysis of current practices and problems ...
Universal design in elementary and middle school: designing classrooms and instructional practices to ensure access to learning for all students.
Jun 22, 2008; Flores, Margaret M. ... The Association for Childhood Education International's (ACEI) mission includes helping educators meet the needs of students in a climate of societal change. One such change is the increasing diversity of learning needs within elementary and middle school classrooms. Increased numbers of ...
"What are you?" Biracial children in the classroom.
Jun 22, 2008; Baxley, Traci P. ... Over the last 30 years, biracial individuals have become one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Despite this rapid growth, these citizens are only slowly beginning to be acknowledged among monoracial groups and in academia ("New Way," 2001; Root, 1996; Wardle, 2007) ....