Childhood Education articles from August 2004

Childhood Education archives from August 2004

Correction.(Correction Notice)
August 6, 2004... The article "Teacher Portfolios: An Effective Way to Assess Teacher Performance and Enhance Learning" by Yaoying Xu in the Summer 2004 issue of Childhood Education was also co-authored by Jeffrey Gelfer, Professor of Early Childhood Education,...

Introduction to "The Culture of Teaching".(editorial)(challenge of training teachers in a highly supportive and facilitative environment)(Editorial)
August 6, 2004... The culture of teaching continues to evolve with changing times, but the need for high-quality educators remains a constant. One of the greatest challenges education faces today is training future educators in a highly supportive and...

Excellence in teacher preparation: partners for success.
August 6, 2004... While current literature identifies the characteristics of a successful professional development school (PDS)/university partnership, it is imperative for universities to consider the impact of clinical placements on the training and...

Authentic learning: intercultural, international, and intergenerational experiences in elementary classrooms.
August 6, 2004... When we, as educators, allow our pedagogy to be radically changed by our recognition of a multicultural world, we can give students the education they desire and deserve. We can teach in ways that transform consciousness, creating a climate of...

Learning to teach in urban settings.
August 6, 2004... Teacher education programs throughout the United States are grappling with how to raise the achievement levels of children in diverse communities. The fact that urban schools show a downward trend in achievement levels among their student...

Making lemonade from lemons: reflecting on difficult experiences.
August 6, 2004... I walked around the classroom, watching the 1st-graders at work. I had asked each one to draw a picture, then write something on the paper about what they had drawn. When 1 had begun my student teaching experience several weeks earlier, I...

The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: mentoring in early childhood education.
August 6, 2004... "Within the past weeks of mentoring, I noticed a significant difference in the way my mentee worked with the children. I noticed that she showed more confidence in how she managed a group of children and noticed an improved routine of...

The culture of teaching and mentoring for compliance.
August 6, 2004... As the effects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act and its ensuing mandates for compliance are felt in classrooms across the United States, the issues of high-stakes testing and rigorous benchmark paradigms are becoming a daily challenge for...

The Culture of children's reading education in Korea and the United States.
August 6, 2004... Reading specialists, as well as members of the general public, have long sought to understand why so many children in the United States read below grade level and why so many of its adult citizens are illiterate. While problems associated with...

Teaching from the heart ... it's about Max and Maureen: a personal narrative.
August 6, 2004... I am a teacher. In 1972, I began my career teaching 5th- and 6th-grade social studies in the Midwest where, exactly 20 years before, I had started kindergarten. I was part of the Boomer generation that hit the schools in crushing numbers just...

Recess: forgotten, neglected, crossed off, or hidden.(President's Message)
August 6, 2004... Dear Colleagues, I have been wondering about recess and the daily school curriculum for children and youth attending public and private schools. From my casual but regular observations, I have noticed that no matter what time I drive or...

2004 Conference--New Orleans.(From The Executive Director)
August 6, 2004... The photo essay at the right captures some of the many highlights of the 2004 ACEI Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 14-17. This year's conference theme was "Practices, Policies, Procedures... and All That...

2004 ACEI Annual Conference & Exhibition.
August 6, 2004... Cynthia Hernandez and Kristy Nelson report on an interview study with an immigrant child in the Hall of Excellence. Elisa Crowe shares her research on inclusion training. Local Committee member Bonnie Berg dances with her husband at...

When does tolerance begin?(From The United Nations)
August 6, 2004... UNICEF's NGO Working Group on Education, of which your ACEI United Nations representatives are members, recently hosted a panel presentation, "When Does Tolerance Begin?" The panel discussed the relationship between early education and violence...

Curricula and pedagogical issues.(Vice President's Vista)
August 6, 2004... The yearly goals of the Intermediate/Middle Childhood Committee were well-represented during the ACEI 2004 Conference and Exhibition. The annual conference provides our committee with a venue for sharing views and innovative ideas explored...

Iraq's children of war and America's children.(Peace Education)
August 6, 2004... Student groups on several U.S. college campuses have been spearheading a drive to gather toys for Iraqi children. Such efforts remind us of the active role ACEI has taken in support of child ten living in war-torn regions--as can be seen in our...

Text what?! What is text rendering?
August 6, 2004... When I think about rendering, the first picture that comes to mind is one of bacon. When you render fat from bacon, you cook it until all the excess, the fat, is removed. Another picture that comes to mind is that of actors and actresses...

Fun, fundraising.(Program Exchange)
August 6, 2004... How many times have you needed unique FUNdraising ideas, but come up completely blank? The ideas listed below will allow you to raise FUNds (legally) and have FUN. Have you ever wanted to play a prank on someone? Have them...

Why I belong to ACEI.(Memberandum)(Association for Childhood Education International)
August 6, 2004... A little over 20 years ago, my graduate dean distributed a call for proposals for presentations at an ACEI Study Conference in San Antonio, Texas. He explained to the students that if our proposals should be selected for the conference, it...

Ollie J. Davis.(Members in the News )(2003-2004 Elementary Teacher of the Year)(Houston Independent School District )
August 6, 2004... Ollie J. Davis, a long-time member of ACEI, was named the "2003-2004 Elementary Teacher of the Year" for the Houston Independent School District (HISD). HISD is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh largest in the United...

West Tennessee ACEI.(Branches in Action)(Association for Childhood Education International)(cosponsor of technology workshop for teachers)
August 6, 2004... Check the Internet!" Have you heard those words lately? With the Internet at our fingertips and the cost of postage on the rise, educators are seeking out information on a daily basis. The cry of "Help!" came from a group of early childhood...

Thank you, and best wishes.(Student Slant)
August 6, 2004... This is my last Student Slant column as Student Representative to the ACEI Executive Board. As I look back over the past two years, many moments and people come to mind. I fondly remember fantastic Maken-Takes, terrific concurrent sessions,...

Frost collection presented to University of the Incarnate Word.(Student Slant)(Children's Play and Play Environments Research Collection)
August 6, 2004... On April 21, 2004, the Joe L. Frost Children's Play and Play Environments Research Collection was dedicated at the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Library at the University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas. Frost, Parker Centennial Professor...

Getting beyond self-esteem.(Issues in Education)
August 6, 2004... It seems evident why Americans have so embraced the notion of self-esteem. On the one hand, an overriding cultural value has been placed on the development of the individual, who emerges all too often as just another material commodity. On the...

Playing with your child.(For Parents Particularly)
August 6, 2004... What is play? Many researchers have made numerous attempts to discover what play really is. In order to answer the question, a working definition of play must be found. According to one definition, "Play is the process through which children...

Anderson, Marcella Fisher & Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt: Young Patriots: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Anderson, Marcella Fisher & Elizabeth Weiss Vollstadt YOUNG PATRIOTS: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution. ISBN 1-59078-241-0. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. 141 pp. $16.95. This collection of 15 short stories would be a...

Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra: the Conch Bearer.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Banerjee Divakaruni, Chitra: THE CONCH BEARER. ISBN 0-7613-1935-2. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. 265 pp. $16.95. This is an exotic adventure story of Anand, a 12-year-old boy from Kolkata, India. Anand meets a mysterious old man...

Cheripko, Jan: Brother Bartholomew and the Apple Grove.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Cheripko, Jan BROTHER BARTHOLOMEW AND THE APPLE GROVE. Il. by Kestutis Kasparavicius. ISBN 1-59078-096 5. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. Unp. $15.95. The elderly Brother Bartholomew cares diligently and lovingly for the apple grove...

Corey, Shana: Players in Pigtails.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Corey, Shana PLAYERS IN PIGTAILS. II. by Rebecca Gibbon. ISBN 0-439-183057. New York: Scholastic, 2003. Unp. $16.95. This historically accurate book will definitely appeal to young female athletes and their possibly less enthusiastic parents!...

Fleischman, Paul: Breakout.(Book review)(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Fleischman, Paul BREAKOUT. ISBN 0-81262-69 6-6. New York: Cricket Books, 2003. 166 pp. $15.95. Del breaks out of her life in foster homes and hits the road. Caught in a traffic jam on a Los Angeles freeway, she observes people's behavior and...

Garriel, Barbara S.: I Know a Shy Fellow Who Swallowed a Cello.(Book review)(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
August 6, 2004... Garriel, Barbara S. I KNOW A SHY FELLOW WHO SWALLOWED A CELLO. Il. by John O'Brien. ISBN 1-59078-043-4. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. Unp. $15.95. This story features a shy fellow who, much like the "old lady who swallowed a fly,"...

Golding, Theresa Martin: Memorial Day Surprise.(Book review)(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
August 6, 2004... Golding, Theresa Martin MEMORIAL DAY SURPRISE. Il. by Alexandra Artigas. ISBN 1-59078-048-5. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. Unp. $15.95. "Is it a really big surprise, Mama?" As Mama and Marco watch the parade, several surprises delight...

Goodman, Steve: the Train they Call the City of New Orleans.(Book review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
August 6, 2004... Goodman, Steve THE TRAIN THEY CALL THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. Il. by Michael McCurdy. ISBN 0-399-23853-0. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. Unp. $16.99. Join restless riders and tireless workers who board the train in Chicago and travel...

Hesse, Karen: Aleutian Sparrow.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Hesse, Karen ALEUTIAN SPARROW. ISBN 0689-86189-3. New York: Margret K. McElderry Books, 2003. 156 pp. $16.95. Who could have imagined that after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Japanese would stage further attacks on the United States...

Kay, Verla: Orphan Train.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Kay, Verla ORPHAN TRAIN. Il. by Ken Stark. ISBN 0-399-23613-9. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2003. 31 pp. $15.99. In this sad but hopeful story set in the 1920s, three young orphans are forced to live on the city streets, begging and stealing...

Lasky, Kathry: Guardians of Ga'hoole: the Capture.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Lasky, Kathryn GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE: The Capture. Artwork by Richard Cowdrey. ISBN 0-439-40557-2. New York: Scholastic, 2003. 226 pp. $4.99. After Soren the barn owl is pushed out of his nest by a jealous older brother, he is captured by...

Lund, Deb: Dinosailors.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Lund, Deb DINOSAILORS. Il. by author. ISBN 0-15-204609-7. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, 2003. Unp. $16.00. Get ready for an adventure on the high seas with a group of colorful, animated dinosaurs! This is an entertaining story with rhyming text that...

Nimmo, Jenny: Charlie Bone and the Time Twister .(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Nimmo, Jenny CHARLIE BONE AND THE TIME TWISTER. ISBN 0-439-49687-X. New York: Orchard, 2003. 402 pp. $9.95. The second book in a series has all the mystic qualities that kids love in a good fantasy. In the well-developed plot, protagonist...

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro: the Hidden Alphabet.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Seeger, Laura Vaccaro THE HIDDEN ALPHABET. ISBN 0-7613-1941-7. Brookfield, CT: Roaring Brook Press, 2003. Unp. $17.95. A very colorful book that will attract the attention of many young readers, this alphabet book uses window-like frames to...

Shea, Peggy Deitz: Tangled Threads: a Hmong Girl's Story.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Shea, Peggy Deitz TANGLED THREADS: A Hmong Girl's Story. Jacket illustration by Ericka O'Rourke. ISBN 0-618-24748 3. New York: Clarion Books, 2003. 236 pp. $15.00. Mai Yang and her grandmother live meagerly in a crowded refugee camp while they...

A Dirty Deed.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Stenhouse, Ted A DIRTY DEED. ISBN 1-55337-360-X. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2003. 192 pp. $16.95. It's 1952, a time when prejudice abounds between the townspeople and the Native Americans living on a nearby reservation. Two boys, one white...

Suzuki, David & Sarah Ellis: Salmon Forest.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Suzuki, David & Sarah Ellis SALMON FOREST. Il. by Sheena Lot. ISBN 1-55054-937-5. Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books, 2003. Unp. $18.95. Luxuriant watercolors entice the reader into this fascinating story about the life cycle of the sockeye salmon....

Willis, Jeanne: Don't Let Go.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
August 6, 2004... Willis, Jeanne DON'T LET GO. Il. by Tony Ross. ISBN 0-399-24008-X. New York: G. P. Putnam Sons, 2003. Unp. $16.99. Remember learning to ride a bicycle, the fear of falling, and those infamous words, "Don't let go"? Megan calls her dad on the...

Adler, David A.: Heroes of the Revolution.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Adler, David A. HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION. Il. by Donald A. Smith. ISBN 0-8234-1471 X. New York: Holiday House, 2003. 32 pp. $16.95. The 12 heroes of the American Revolution, both well known and little known, described in this book include women...

Sea Turtles: Ocean Nomads (Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Cerullo, Mary M. SEA TURTLES. Ocean Nomads. Photographs by Jeffrey L. Rotman. ISBN 0-525-466 49-5. New York: Dutton's Children's Books, 2003. 40 pp. $17.99. Beautiful underwater as well as land photographs capture many aspects of sea turtle...

Ganci, Chris: Chief: the Life of Peter J. Ganci, a New York City Firefighter.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Ganci, Chris CHIEF: The Life of Peter J. Ganci, A New York City Firefighter. ISBN 0-439-44386-5. New York: Orchard Books, 2003. Unp. $16.95. Father, hero, Chief of the Fire Department of New York. The life of Peter J. Ganci is lovingly depicted...

Waldman, Neil: the Snowflake: a Water Cycle Story.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... Waldman, Neil THE SNOWFLAKE: A Water Cycle Story. ISBN 007613-2347-3. Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, 2003. 26 pp. $14.95. Month by month, a snowflake travels through the water cycle and changes form. Neil Waldman describes this process...

Teaching Across the Early Years 3-7: Curriculum Coherence and Continuity.(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... TEACHING ACROSS THE EARLY YEARS 3-7: Curriculum Coherence and Continuity. Cooper, H., & Sixsmith, C. (Eds.). London and New York: Routledge Falmer, 2003. 208 pages. $23.95 paperback. This book describes a successful curriculum study conducted...

Improving Comprehension Instruction: Rethinking Research, Theory, and Classroom Practice.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... IMPROVING COMPREHENSION INSTRUCTION: Rethinking Research, Theory, and Classroom Practice. Block, C., Gambrell, L. B., & Pressley, M. (Eds.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2002. 425 pages. $29.95. "The message is clear--the most important thing...

Bringing Learning to Life: The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education (Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... BRINGING LEARNING TO LIFE: The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education. Cadwell, L. B. New York: Teachers College Press, 2003. 212 pp. Paperback: $19.95. Louise Boyd Cadwell works as an atelier [studio teacher] for three schools in the St....

Classroom Assessment: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Decision Making.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT: Enhancing the Quality of Teacher Decision Making. Anderson, L. W. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2003. 192 pp. $29.95. This text provides an excellent reference tool for the often perplexing and overwhelming concept of...

Stories of Beginning Teachers: First-year Challenges and Beyond.(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... STORIES OF BEGINNING TEACHERS: First-year Challenges and Beyond. Roehrig, A. D., Pressley, M., & Talotta, D. A. (Eds.). South Bend, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002. 231 pp. $15.00. Stories of Beginning Teachers is a study of...

Solutions for Early Childhood Directors: Real Answers to Everyday Challenges.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... SOLUTIONS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTORS: Real Answers to Everyday Challenges. Lee, K. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 2003. 224 pp. $29.95. The author addresses many issues that child care center directors might face, using an easy-to-read...

Teaching and Learning in a Multilingual School: Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas.(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... TEACHING AND LEARNING IN A MULTILINGUAL SCHOOL: Choices, Risks, and Dilemmas. Goldstein, T., with written contributions by Pon, G., Chui, T., & Ngan, J. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003. 221 pp. $24.50. The author provides...

Equality Stories: Recognition, Respect and Raising Achievement.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
August 6, 2004... EQUALITY STORIES: Recognition, Respect and Raising Achievement. Richardson, R., & Miles, B. Trentham Books, 2003. 92 pp. $25.00. This educational handbook is a guide for learning institutions that are interested in increasing the awareness of...

Recent research on Reading Recovery.(Among the Periodicals)
August 6, 2004... There are many forms of early intervention, as well as alternatives to retention and social promotion. These include multiage grouping, looping, afternoon or weekend academies, summer school, and Reading Recovery. One intervention that has a...

Family viewing: looking and building.(Films/Videos/DVDs)
August 6, 2004... Home television viewing plays an important role in daily family life. The choices are many: films, classic children's films, popular animated books, and TV series are all readily available. The newer, popular, and relatively inexpensive DVDs...

Mentoring.(ECAP/Report)
August 6, 2004... This column summarizes resources relating to the mentoring of beginning teachers by more experienced teachers, including resources from the ERIC database, published books, and resources from selected Web sites. As noted in the Spring 2004...

Challenging issues and rays of hope: the education and life conundrum.
August 15, 2004... Every country has its own challenging educational issues. Every country has its rays of hope--those classrooms or programs that provide opportunities for children to overcome obstacles and go on to succeed in education and life. This year's...

A cyber ray hope for Ethiopian children.
August 15, 2004... We would like to invite you on a journey to one of the oldest (over 3,000 years old) nations in the world--Ethiopia. In this eastern African country, you will be enchanted by rich historical and cultural treasures. This is the country where one...

The care and education of orphaned Polish children: a success story.
August 15, 2004... Ongoing changes in the Polish political and economic sectors have led to tremendous changes in its education and health care systems that will likely bring reforms in the care of orphaned children. After the Second World War, many children in...

Responding to the special needs of children: educating HIV/AIDS orphans in Kenya.
August 15, 2004... In America, as elsewhere in the developing world, education is viewed as the most prominent public policy issue, involving an interplay of national budget allocation and foreign assistance. In Kenya, education is considered the pillar of all...

Supporting inclusive care and education for young children with special needs and their families; an international perspective.
August 15, 2004... Jean Paul is learning to use the controls of his new wheelchair with the assistance of the special education resource teacher in his inclusive child care center. He tentatively lurches forward, looking frightened and concerned. Three...

Life is like the seasons: responding to change, loss, and grief through a peer-based education program.
August 15, 2004... The experience of loss can place children and young people in a vulnerable position as it affects their development and overall emotional and social wellbeing (Davies, 1991; Tyson-Rawson, 1996). Situations that trigger feelings of loss can...

Decentralizing education: a successful experience in the Brazilian Amazon.
August 15, 2004... In this article, the authors discuss the importance of education policies that aim at diminishing social disparities in poor countries, focusing on a program in higher education developed in the state of Rondonia in the Brazilian Amazon....

From principle to practice: using the Global Guidelines to assess quality education and care.(Self Assessment Tool )
August 15, 2004... Every child should have the opportunity to grow up in a setting that values children, that provides conditions for a safe and secure environment, and that respects diversity. --from Global Guidelines for Early Childhood Education and Care...

Ethics and ACEI: beginning the conversation.
August 15, 2004... Codes of ethics are one of the important hallmarks of a profession. Along with prolonged training, specialized knowledge, and rites of passage, a code is one of the criteria that sets professionals apart from other workers (Katz & Ward, 1991)....

Children's books in Spanish.
August 15, 2004... Board Books Munarriz, Mercedes ?Por que? (Why?) ISBN 84-667-2627-6. ?Que es? (What Is It?) ISBN 84-667-2626-8. Ea. vol.: Illus. by Rocio Martinez. (Mi Primera Sopa de Libros) Madrid: Grupo Anaya, 2003. 16 pp. $10.95. In ? Por que ?...