Childhood Education articles from June 1998

Childhood Education archives from June 1998

Using children's storybooks to encourage discussions among diverse populations.
June 22, 1998... The challenge in teaching is to find a way of communicating to each child the idea that his or her special quality is understood, is valued, and can be talked about. That is not easy because we are influenced by the fears and prejudices,...

The Comfort Corner: fostering resiliency and emotional intelligence.
June 22, 1998... For the last several years, Jake, according to his father, has been a difficult child - impulsive and quick to anger. The word "active" does not even begin to describe his behavior. When Jake was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity...

Painting with scissors: art education beyond production.
June 22, 1998... People can interact with visual art in four ways. They make it, appreciate it, understand it and make judgments about it (Brandt, 1987/1988). According to Gardner (1990) and Spodek (1993), art education for young children historically has...

Project approach and parent involvement in Taiwan.
June 22, 1998... As in most other Asian countries, compulsory education in Taiwan, Republic of China, begins at age 6 with a child's enrollment in elementary school. More than 90 percent of Chinese children, however, attend some form of pre-elementary education...

Alternative assessment in elementary school mathematics.
June 22, 1998... What does it mean to talk about assessing children's mathematics learning, and why is it important? Assessment allows us to collect information about children's understanding of mathematics, as well as their mathematical strengths and weaknesses....

This is my name. (teaching preschoolers to write their name)
June 22, 1998... "Hi, would you like to come sign in?" When I worked at the Lucy Brock Child Development Center this was how I typically greeted the 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds enrolled there. Most of the children would greet me with a smile and then write their names...

A teaching philosophy: rhetoric or reality?
June 22, 1998... The extent to which authentic and relevant experiences originate may be contingent upon the practitioner's perception of children and how they learn. Although teachers will sometimes agree that implementing hands-on materials can be...

Creating contexts for middle-age learning.
June 22, 1998... Schools in the United States traditionally group children in grades by age, in order to minimize differences. In doing so, however, little room remains for the positive effects of mixed-age learning. Classes with mixed-age grouping can optimize...

Our children make headlines! Why should we care ... and what we can do!
June 22, 1998... This February, the findings from a major education study revealed that high school students in the United States do not understand basic math and science as well as students in other countries and have an even worse grasp of difficult concepts....

Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education: Challenges, Controversies, and Insights.
June 22, 1998... Joan P. Isenberg & Mary Renck Jalongo, Eds. New York: Teachers College Press, 1997. 211 pp. $25.95. Three broad categories frame this text, which centers on education trends and issues: Part I looks at their social, political and historical...

Kinderculture: The Corporate Construction of Childhood.
June 22, 1998... Shirley R. Steinberg & Joe L. Kincheloe, Eds. Boulder, CO: Westview, 1997. 270 pp. $69.00. Few adults would be surprised to learn how earnestly advertisers are pursuing children's discretionary income, and any parent who has sat down to watch...

Understanding Your Children's Behavior: A Guide for Early Childhood Professionals.
June 22, 1998... Jillian Rodd. New York: Teachers College Press, 1996. 174 pp. $19.95. Parents' and teachers' most pressing concerns about child behavior management are well covered in this book. Teachers, of course, must face every day the issues of determining...

Moon Journals: Writing, Art, and Inquiry Through Focused Nature Study.
June 22, 1998... Joni Chancer & Gina Rester-Zodrow. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. 211 pp. $32.50. Prompted by children's questions about the moon, two teachers engaged their classes in keeping nightly journals of the moon for a month. During that period, the...

Children as software reviewers.
June 22, 1998... Teachers, librarians and parents are familiar with the rich conversations that can result from sharing literature with children. Most of us can remember, with some fondness, episodes from our childhood when adults read to us; or from our adult...