Childhood Education articles from June 1996

Childhood Education archives from June 1996

Building successful home/school partnerships: strategies for parent support and involvement.
June 22, 1996... Over the last two generations, the delineation of "informal" and "formal" education has become a boundary between family and school. As a society, we believe a world of difference exists between teaching a child to hold a spoon and teaching that...

"We interrupt this program to show you a bombing": children and schools respond to televised war.
June 22, 1996... Schools must often prepare for potential crisis situations. Such preparations can include drilling students on what to do in case of fire, tornadoes or earthquakes; determining teachers' and parents' roles during emergencies; forming teams of...

Mumbling into silent reading.
June 22, 1996... When I watch my 1st-graders during their various reading times, I notice that they use several different reading styles. Two or three girls will "read aloud," taking turns making up a story to go along with the pictures. Some children will read...

Interacting with inner audiences to extend reading experiences.
June 22, 1996... When readers respond to a text, they are engaged in a composing process (Pearson & Tierney, 1984). Through this process, they construct their own meaning, or theory, of the world (Smith, 1988). One way to help children develop this...

Preschool integration: strategies for teachers.
June 22, 1996... Two small boys on the stage that night Each child aware of the eyes and lights The program begins the story is told Children burst forth as their song unfolds One small boy stands as if beguiled Another tiny hand joins with this child To bring...

Making and keeping friends: a thematic unit to promote understanding of peer relationships in young children.
June 22, 1996... A group of 3- and 4-year-old preschoolers are listening to the story Nathan and Nicholas Alexander (Delacre, 1986), in which a mouse and an elephant argue over possession of a toy chest. Nicholas Alexander, a mouse, has moved into elephant...

Children of the heartland.
June 22, 1996... This manuscript describes events that took place in Linda Skinner's classroom following the Oklahoma City bombing. Lori Beasley's two children attend Russell Dougherty Elementary School. Hearts are hurting in the Heartland, Everybody is sad....

An analogy for the '90s. (learning)
June 22, 1996... We gabble words like parots until we lose the sense of their meaning; we chase after this new idea and that; we take an old thought and dress it out in so many words that the thought itself is lost. . . . There are just so many truths or laws of...

Reflective parenting.
June 22, 1996... I have been thinking a lot lately about the connections between teaching young children and parenting. As an early childhood teacher educator and parent of a young child, I am fortunate in being able to connect my profession with my home life in...

Promoting literacy through centers. (Teaching Strategies)
June 22, 1996... The center approach to learning is an established, child-centered strategy that provides opportunities for children to engage in hands-on learning, interact socially and solve meaningful problems. Teachers using a center approach usually create a...