Recently added articles from Early Childhood Research & Practice:
Letter from the editor.(Editorial)
Sep 22, 2009; ... This issue of Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP) marks the beginning of our second decade of being the only peer-reviewed journal in our field that is accessible via the Internet without cost. We are especially pleased to announce that it is not just the only one available in both ...
Quality from a toddler's perspective: a bottom-up examination of classroom experiences.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Introduction Defining, implementing, and evaluating child care quality in group care settings has become one of the essential tasks of the field of early care and education. Conceptualizations of quality are guided and supported by the professional associations in early care and ...
Sailing through stormy seas: an Israeli kindergarten teacher confronts Holocaust Remembrance Day.(Case study)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Introduction The destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001 triggered discourse among early childhood educators about the wisdom of including young children in discussions about a national disaster (McKersie et al., 2003; Gross & Clemens, 2002; West & Albrecht, 2007). ...
Color as a semiotic resource in early sign-making.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Introduction From the print in their communities to multimedia, young children live in a world that is saturated with visual and graphic information (Kress, 2001; Taylor, 1993). Today's text is not exclusively black and white or situated in linearly configured blocks. The ...
Exposure to media violence and other correlates of aggressive behavior in preschool children.(Report)
Sep 22, 2009; ... Introduction Children between the ages of 2 and 18 years view all forms of media--including online and other electronic games--an average of 38 to 45 hours weekly (Roberts, Foehr, Rideout, & Brodie, 1999; Woodard & Gridina, 2000). At least 26 of these hours are spent watching ...