Childhood Education articles from December 1995

Childhood Education archives from December 1995

Feeding young children: developmentally appropriate considerations for supplementing family care.
December 22, 1995... As larger numbers of children are being cared for in out-of-home settings, shared child care responsibilities have become the norm (Caldwell, 1986). A report by the Children's Defense Fund (1994) clearly documents this major societal shift: *...

Classrooms where children learn to care.
December 22, 1995... It is early morning in Marcia's 1st-grade classroom, and the children are writing in their journals. Small groups of children are seated at tables facing one another, having conversations about their journal writing. They ask each other for help...

Families and schools: building multicultural values together.
December 22, 1995... A society's culture encompasses its citizens' efforts to develop meaning about individual and collective values, beliefs and actions (Slonim, 1991). It serves as a continuing reference point through which people construct their perceptions about...

Vocabulary considerations for teaching mathematics.
December 22, 1995... The importance of rich and meaningful vocabulary knowledge when developing concepts is well documented and widely accepted by classroom teachers; vocabulary provides access to concepts. Because mathematics material is so difficult to read, "with...

There isn't much to say about spelling .... or is there?
December 22, 1995... Before you read this article, write down three thoughts that come to mind when you hear the words "spelling" and "spelling instruction." When one of the authors asked a group of teachers in a graduate class to do this, the group's responses...

Program evaluation through the eyes of a child.
December 22, 1995... Over 20 years of evidence proves the important benefits of children's participation in high-quality early childhood programs (Ryan, 1974; Schweinhart, Barnes & Weikart, 1993). Such programs are characterized by the following conditions: * the...

Information is not knowledge.(Issues in Education)(Column)
December 22, 1995... Most teachers recognize the need for promoting critical thinking, regardless of content. They understand that learning is truly accomplished when students can acquire, evaluate and apply knowledge. Possessing information without the ability to...

"What are birthdays? Here today and gone tomorrow?"(For Parents Particularly)(Column)
December 22, 1995... Eeyore's comment in Winnie-the-Pooh's Birthday Book is a gentle reminder about the importance of recognizing such special times throughout the year (Milne, 1993). How many times have you wished you were more organized and did not overlook...

Integrating play into the curriculum.
December 22, 1995... While integrating play into the curriculum usually is a priority for teachers of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children, it is generally abandoned for the higher grades. Yet play is deemed beneficial for all children (Isenberg & Quisenberry,...