Childhood Education articles from December 2007

Childhood Education archives from December 2007

Sociocultural diversity and literacy teaching in complex times: the challenges for early childhood educators.
December 22, 2007... With globalization, increased mobility of families, and the resultant changes to the social and cultural profiles of many countries, early childhood education is in an exciting, challenging, and, in some ways, uncomfortable position. For many...

Numeracy strategies for African American students: successful partnerships.
December 22, 2007... The improving literacy indicators for African Americans in the last century are impressive. In spite of the pre-Civil War laws that banned people from teaching African Americans to read, the illiteracy rate for African Americans declined from...

Through rain, sleet, ice, and snow, the walking school bus still must go!(walking school bus)
December 22, 2007... Ding, dong! The doorbell rings, signaling a young child to join his/her fellow schoolmates on the walking school bus. Two-by-two, the talkative elementary-age children walk to school, stopping at various houses to allow more energetic learners...

"Don't tell me no; I tell you no!": Facilitating self-control in infants and toddlers.(parenting and controling child behavior)
December 22, 2007... A mom with her 20-month-old daughter, Julie, was waiting for relatives to pick them up at the airport. Julie played with the luggage cart, pushing it all over the place. The mom asked Julie to stop doing that. Julie said, "No." The mom said,...

The pain of attachment--"you have to put a little wedge in there": how vicarious trauma affects child/teacher attachment.
December 22, 2007... La casa is an AIDS service organization in the southern region of the United States. The child and youth residential program provides services for those who are HIV-affected, exposed, or diagnosed. From time to time, parents may voluntarily...

Classroom choreographer.(issues in education)(teaching methids)
December 22, 2007... It is the middle of winter in Kettering, a city located in southwest Ohio. I am hugging the fence in my backyard, trying to find enough courage to skate onto the ice rink my parents have built in the backyard. My parents, as always, are...

Ensure education equality and school success for young children.(President's Message)
December 22, 2007... At our 2007 Annual Conference, in Tampa, Florida, ACEI members were very fortunate to have Jonathan Kozol as our keynote speaker; he spoke on the topic of Inequities in Education. After his speech, many ACEI members, especially student members,...

The law in review.(From the Executive Director)(No Child Left Behind Act of 2001)
December 22, 2007... I recently read an article in our local county newspaper reporting on a study commissioned by a group of Maryland state businesses lobbying on behalf of military installations, including nearby Fort Meade and Fort Detrick. The purpose of the...

Greetings from the International/Intercultural committee!(International/Intercultural)
December 22, 2007... The International/Intercultural committee has been very busy with two main projects: the 2008 World Conference in Russia and plans to increase the number of international members. The World Conference, scheduled for June 1821, 2008, in...

Advocacy and teacher preparation programs.(Professional Standards/Teacher Education)
December 22, 2007... Advocate: to publicly support or suggest an idea, development or way of doing something. (Cambridge online dictionary; dictionary.cambridge.org) The Association for Childhood Education International has a long and rich history serving as...

Perspectives from the United Nations.(Advocacy in Action)(climate change conference)
December 22, 2007... ACEI's representatives to the United Nations attended the 60th Annual DPI/ NGO Conference at the United Nations in September 2007. The theme of the conference was "Climate Change: How It Impacts Us All." This was the first conference attended...

Education for diversity: planting seeds for peace.(Diversity Concerns)
December 22, 2007... Addressing diversity is, perhaps, more critically important than ever before. Globalization, characterized by rapidly changing economic structures and political boundaries, along with ongoing migration and technological advances, has made...

Strategic plan 2007-2008: Association for Childhood Education International.(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... Mission of ACEI The Mission of ACEI is to promote and support in the global community the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence, and to influence the professional growth of educators and the...

Strategic goals and plan of action.(Association for Childhood Education International)
December 22, 2007... GOAL ONE TO PROMOTE ACEI'S MISSION AND WORK IN THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY Awards Committee * Continue to encourage members to be involved in ACEI through participation/membership on the Awards Committee. * Continue our outreach in...

What's in your name? Exploring name awareness with children.(Classroom Idea--Sparkers)
December 22, 2007... This Idea-Sparker was submitted by Hani Morgan, Assistant Professor of Multicultural Education, The University of Southern Mississippi, and Rose Jones, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education/Literacy, The University of Southern...

ACEI membership--a golden ticket.(Emerging Educators)(Association of Childhood Education International)
December 22, 2007... Could membership in ACEI literally change your life? As I reflect on my past three and a half years with ACEI, I can't help but marvel over the positive impact the Association has had on the beginning of my career. I hope that within my...

Bluebonnet ACEI: 2006-07 in review.(Branch Business)(Association for Childhood Education International)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... Members of the Bluebonnet Chapter of ACEI, at Texas A&M University in College Station, were actively engaged during the 2006-07 year through meetings, service projects, and a co-sponsored event with other organizations. During the monthly...

The University of Houston-Clear Lake.(Branch Business)(Deer Park Literacy Program )
December 22, 2007... It began in the fall of 2003, with a vision to link candidates majoring in the teacher certification program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake to the community at the Deer Park Even Start program housed at Deepwater Elementary. Twice a...

Celebrating teachers around the world.(Week Of The Classroom Teacher)(2007 Week of the Classroom Teacher/World Teachers' Day )
December 22, 2007... The 2007 Week of the Classroom Teacher/World Teachers' Day campaign has been quite successful. ACEI obtained 48 proclamations announcing September 30-October 6, 2007, as the Week of the Classroom Teacher. This is also the first year that ACEI...

ACEI Elections.(Association for Childhood Education International)(Brief article)
December 22, 2007... The ACEI 2008 election will be taking place soon. The positions available are: President Elect, Vice President Representing Early Childhood, Secretary, Student Representative, and Presidents' Council Representative. A ballot and...

Children and their purple crayons: understanding their worlds through their drawings.(Report)
December 22, 2007... In Harold and the Purple Crayon, the popular children's book by Crockett Johnson (1955), Harold draws his world with a purple crayon. Readers follow his purple marks as he faces a dragon, enjoys a picnic of pies, and takes a ride in a hot air...

"They just won't listen to me": a teacher's guide to positive behavioral interventions.(teaching strategies)(classroom management)
December 22, 2007... After rounding the corner, I could hear loud voices and giggles coming from down the hall. As I drew closer, I heard a woman's voice shout, "Boys and girls... if you don't quietly begin to work, we won't go outside later." I peeked into the...

America's next top model: parent behaviors that promote reading.(for parents particularly)(Report)
December 22, 2007... Parental involvement in the education of their children is essential for positive academic experiences and successful outcomes. Many different types of parenting practices are associated with positive student outcomes. These include the...

Bruchac, Joseph: Jim Thorpe: Original All American.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Bruchac, Joseph JIM THORPE: Original All American. ISBN: 0-8037-3118-3. New York: Dial Books, 2006. 276 pp. $16.99. Jim Thorpe, a Native American from an Oklahoma reservation, is best known as one of the most outstanding athletes ever to have...

Gutman, Dan: Casey Back at Bat.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Gutman, Dan CASEY BACK AT BAT. Il. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. ISBN 978-006-056025-6. New York: HarperCollins, 2007. 30pp. $16.99. Any young baseball fan will enjoy hearing about Casey. Casey is that star of the Mudville League who was...

Heidbreder, Robert: A Sea-Wishing Day.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Heidbreder, Robert A SEA-WISHING DAY. Il. by Kady MacDonald Denton. ISBN 13: 978-1-55337-707-8. New York: Kids Can Press, 200Z 32 pp. $15.95. A young boy's imagination turns his backyard into a sea full of adventure. On a hot summer day, the...

Hume, Lachie: Clancy: The Courageous Cow.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Hume, Lachie CLANCY: The Courageous Cow. Il. by author. ISBN 13: 978-0-06117249-6. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. 32pp. $16.99. Clancy is a cow born without the prominent white belt of his fellow Belted Galloway cows. As a result, he is an...

Kuskin, Karla: Green as a Bean.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Kuskin, Karla GREEN AS A BEAN. Il. by Melissa Iwai. ISBN978-0-06-075332-0. New York: HarperCollins Children's Books, 2007. 29 pp. $16.99. This is a delightful new version of the author's original story, Square as a House, which was published in...

Morrissey, Dean and Stephen Krensky: The Crimson Comet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Morrissey, Dean and Stephen Krensky THE CRIMSON COMET. Il. by author. ISBN-13: 978-0-06-008068-6. New York: HarperCollins, 2006. 32 pp. $16.99. Nora, unable to fall asleep, watches the moon and sees its light suddenly go out. Nora wonders how...

Peck, Richard: On the Wings of Heroes.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Peck, Richard ON THE WINGS OF HEROES. ISBN 978-0-8037-3081-6. New York: Dial Books, 2007. 148 pp. $16.99. Davy Bowman tells his story of life in Illinois prior to and during World War II. Before the war, he and his friend Scooter have quite the...

Rocco, John: Wolf! Wolf!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Rocco, John WOLF! WOLF! II. by author. ISBN 1423100123. New York: Hyperion Books for Children, 2007. 32 pp. $15.99. The author applies a twist to Aesop's fable of The Boy Who Cried Wolf; this fractured fairy tale renders the story from the eyes...

Wildsmith, Brian: Jungleparty.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Wildsmith, Brian JUNGLEPARTY. Il. by author. ISBN 13-978-1-59572-052-8. New York: Star Bright Books, 2006. 32 pp. $16.95. Jungle Party is a fable-like tale of a sly python who invites the other animals of the jungle to join in for a party. The...

Gibbons, Gail: Galaxies! Galaxies!(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Gibbons, Gail GALAXIES! GALAXIES! II. by author. ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-2002-5. New York: Holiday House, 2007. 32 pp. $16.95. Gall Gibbons, award-winning author/illustrator of more than 100 nonfiction books for children, tackles yet another...

Low, William: Old Penn Station.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Low, William OLD PENN STATION. Il. by author. ISBN: 0-8050-7925-4. New York: Henry Holt, 2007. 40 pp. $16.95. In 1910, the construction of Pennsylvania Station in New York City was completed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. A tunnel under...

Robins, Harry S.: Dinosaur Alphabet.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Robins, Harry S. DINOSAUR ALPHABET. Il. by author. ISBN-13: 978-1-58394-167-6. Berkeley, CA: Frog, Ltd., 2006. 80 pp. $18.95. This is not your typical preschool alphabet book. In Dinosaur Alphabet, author/illustrator Harry S. Robins has...

Strauss, Rochelle: One Well: the Story of Water on Earth.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Strauss, Rochelle ONE WELL: The Story of Water on Earth. Il. by Rosemary Woods. ISBN13 978-1-55337-954-6. New York: Kids Can Press, 2007. 32 pp. $1795. Did you know that in 20 years, one out of every four people may live in a country that is...

Bryan, Ashley: Let it Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Bryan, Ashley LET IT SHINE: Three Favorite Spirituals. Il. by author. ISBN 9780-689-84732-5. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2007. 48 pp. $16.99. This beautifully illustrated book presents the verses of three well-known hymns: "This Little Light of...

Clements, Andrew: Dogku.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Clements, Andrew DOGKU. Il. by Tim Bowers. ISBN13: 978-0-689-85823-9. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. 36 pp. $16.99. The adventures of a stray dog finding a family and happy home are told here in cleverly composed...

Wallace, Ian: The Huron Carol.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... Wallace, Ian THE HURON CAROL. II. by author. ISBN-13: 978-0-88899-711-1. Toronto, Ontario: Groundwood Books, 2006. 32 pp. $16.95. In the 1600s, a French Jesuit missionary came to live and work with the Huron people of what is now Ontario,...

Professional books.
December 22, 2007... We invite anyone interested in reviewing books to contact us. This is a unique opportunity for practitioners, curriculum specialists, graduate students, and higher education faculty. Specific guidelines are provided for all who wish to...

Early Childhood Education: History, Theory, and Practice.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION: History, Theory, and Practice. Harry Morgan. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2006. 165 pp. Paperback, $24.95. This paperback discusses early childhood education, beginning with historical and theoretical...

There's Got to be a Better Way: Discipline that Works for Parents and Teachers.(Book review)
December 22, 2007... THERE'S GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY: Discipline That Works for Parents and Teachers. Becky Bailey. Oviedo, FL: Loving Guidance, 2003. 324 pp. $21.00. Becky Bailey offers a truly sensible approach to discipline that is healthy for both the child...

Shaking Up the Schoolhouse.(Book review)
December 22, 2007... SHAKING UP THE SCHOOLHOUSE. Phillip C. Schlechty. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Education Series, 2001. 248 pp. Paperback, $24.00. In Shaking Up the Schoolhouse, Phillip C. Schlechty systematically analyzes the existing deterioration of the...

Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and be Able To Do.(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... PREPARING TEACHERS FOR A CHANGING WORLD: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able To Do. Linda Darling-Hammond & John Bransford. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2005. 565pp. Hardcover, $36.00. Left unprepared, teachers will be the ones left behind in...

Powerful Teacher Education: Lessons From Exemplary Programs.(Book review)
December 22, 2007... POWERFUL TEACHER EDUCATION: Lessons From Exemplary Programs. Linda Darling-Hammond. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2006. 419 pages. $32.00 (Hard cover). Darling-Hammond portrays the approaches, aspirations, and teaching practices of seven...

Inside Teaching: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform.(Book review)
December 22, 2007... INSIDE TEACHING: How Classroom Life Undermines Reform. Mary M, Kennedy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2006. 279 pp. Paperback, $16.95. One could argue that it is in teachers' natures to strive for continual professional development....

Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies (2nd ed.).(Book review)
December 22, 2007... TEACHING YOUNG CHILDREN IN MULTICULTURAL CLASSROOMS: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies (2nd ed.). Wilma Robles de Melendez and Vesna Beck. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning, 200Z 480 pp. Paperback. It is never too early to introduce...

Computers and young children.(technology in the classroom)
December 22, 2007... Sitting at our kitchen table, my 3-year-old daughter, Caroline, busily writes her great-grandmother a letter on pink princess note cards. Although Caroline only knows a few letters of the alphabet, she understands that writing carries meaning....

H.E.L.P. How to Enjoy Living with a Preadolescent.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... H.E.L.P. How To Enjoy Living With a Preadolescent. Baenen, J. Westerville, OH: National Middle School Association, 2005. 20 pp. This pamphlet comes in packages of 50 and is designed for distribution to busy parents and teachers of 10- to...

Making My Own Mark--Play and Writing.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... MAKING MY OWN MARK--Play and Writing. Bromley, H. London: The British Association for Early Childhood Education, 2006. The British Association for Early Childhood Education (Early Education) is an organization for early years practitioners and...

Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Understanding, Preventing and Responding Effectively (2nd ed.).(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR IN YOUNG CHILDREN: Understanding, Preventing and Responding Effectively (2nd ed.). Kaiser, B., & Rasminsky, J. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2006. ISBN: 0-205493-33-5. $33.00....

Kids Count Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-Being.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Profiles of Child Well-being. Baltimore: Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2007. This 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides national and state-by-state information and statistical trends on the conditions of America's...

UNICEF at a Glance: For Every Child, Health, Education, Equality, and Protection.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... UNICEF AT A GLANCE: For Every Child, Health, Education, Equality, and Protection. New York: UNICEF, 2004. 20 pp. This publication provides general information about the purposes and achievements of UNICEF. The contents could be used to prepare...

The Convention on the Rights of the Child: Questions Parents Ask.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: Questions Parents Ask. New York: UNICEF. Date unknown. 6 pp. The Convention on the Rights of the Child, despite having been passed by 191 United Nations member countries, has not been passed by the...

No Excuses 2015--Voices Against Poverty: Millennium Campaign.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... NO EXCUSES 2015--VOICES AGAINST POVERTY: Millennium Campaign. New York: United Nations. Date unknown. 4 pp. This small but powerful pamphlet explains why it should be the duty of every UN member country to achieve the goals set forth by the...

Why Do the Millennium Development Goals Matter?(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... WHY DO THE MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS MATTER? New York: United Nations Development Program and the UN Department of Public Information, 2003. 9 pp. This short brochure (abstracted from the full report at www.un.org/millenniumgoals) could...

When Quality Counts: Criteria for Effective Literacy Programs.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... WHEN QUALITY COUNTS: Criteria for Effective Literacy Programs. Newark, DE: International Reading Association, 2006. 16 pp. The International Reading Association has long called for literacy on a global scale. This study examines the barriers...

The State of the World's Children 2007 (Executive Summary).(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S CHILDREN 2007 (Executive Summary). New York: UNICEF, 2007. 41 pp. This summary argues that gender discrimination hampers the living wages, living standards, and literacy rates of women and children. Taking into account...

Engaging Parents in Education: Lessons From Five Parental Information and Resource Centers.(special publications)(Brief article)(Book review)
December 22, 2007... ENGAGING PARENTS IN EDUCATION: Lessons From Five Parental Information and Resource Centers. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement, 2007. This text profiles five federally funded Parental Information...