Childhood Education articles from June 2002

Childhood Education archives from June 2002

Create rewarding circle times by working with toddlers, not against them.
June 22, 2002... The morning sun is shining through the window, making bright rectangular patterns on the rug in the toddler room. Two teachers and the eight 1- and 2-year-olds in their care are enjoying each other's company as the toddlers explore the room....

Cross-cultural communication: a program addressing the effect of migration on South African education.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The 2001 Annual Theme issue of Childhood Education focused on migration and education. Guest Editor Navaz Bhavnagri located too many excellent articles to include in one issue. Therefore, we have been publishing additional theme-related...

In pursuit of learning: educational programs for at-risk children in India.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... With one billion people, India constitutes nearly one-fifth of the world's population. The country's rich cultural, artistic, and religious heritage can be traced back nearly 3,000 years. In that glorious past, India was a center of learning....

From the inside out: nurturing aesthetic response to nature in the primary grades.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Ali slowed her small steps, released my hand, then crouched to the sidewalk. As she peered downward, the Texas autumn sunlight bounced brilliantly off her copper-penny hair. Our walk was interrupted; a fallen leaf, green and gold and still...

Teaching elements of story through drama to 1st-graders: child development frameworks.(education research, United States)
June 22, 2002... Teachers frequently lament that "There is too much to teach and not enough time in the day." Federal, state, and local mandates keep adding required courses to the curriculum. To accommodate these additions, the schools often eliminate the fine...

Recognizing and helping teachers who are doing a fantastic job. (President's Message).(George W. Bush)(Brief Article)(Column)
June 22, 2002... As President Bush's education agenda continues to be discussed, more attention is being focused on the use of a voucher system. The unfortunate outcome of this focus is a continued lament about the education system in the United States and a...

Special session on children--update. (From the Executive Director).(United Nations conference planned)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... In the Fall 2001 issue of the ACEI Exchange I wrote about the upcoming Special Session on Children that was to be the focus of the United Nations General Assembly. The tragic events of September 11th forced the immediate postponement of that...

What works for our children? (Vice Preisdent's Vista).(Association for Childhood Education International on educational testing)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Scholarship, leadership, and service are vital links for everything that ACEI volunteers do to promote the inherent rights, education, and well-being of all children. Every ACEI conference program and publication emphatically supports our...

Week of the Classroom Teacher Fund: join us in our efforts to recognize teachers!(Association for Childhood Education International fundraising)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... This year, ACEI's Week of the Classroom Teacher will be May 5-11, 2002. We remind all Branches to take advantage of interest in classroom teachers and notify their local media about plans for the celebration. ACEI originated the Week of the...

ACEI elects new executive board members. (ACEI Executive Board News).(Association for Childhood Education International)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Jacqueline Blackwell President-Elect (2002-2003) Jacqueline Blackwell, Associate Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana, is the new ACEI President-Elect. Blackwell has served her...

In memoriam.(teachers Joan M. Hildebrand, Dee Dee Jameson)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
June 22, 2002... Dee Dee Jameson, of Jericho, Vermont, died November 2001. Jameson had been an active member of ACEI since she joined the Association in 1989. Long-time ACEI member Joan M. Hildebrand, of Arnold, Maryland, died in November 2001. Hildebrand...

A mechanism for monitoring dispositions in preservice teachers. (Professional Standards/Teacher Education).(St. Bonaventure University)
June 22, 2002... One of the most difficult tasks for teacher educators is screening for candidates' inappropriate dispositions and behaviors. Monitoring candidate competency in content knowledge is relatively easy. Performance in the classroom arena involving...

"Food for thought" for graduate students. (Student Slant).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The life of a college student is organized around attending classes, making presentations, and writing papers. You are all working hard to get closer and closer to the privilege of working with and guiding young children. If you are a graduate...

Is your branch celebrating teachers? (Branch Business).(Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The annual Week of the Classroom Teacher Celebration will be held May 5-11, 2002, around the world! If you think it is too late to plan for the celebration, we want to let you know that you still have time to order the Week of the Classroom...

Communication is key. (Memberandum).(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... At ACEI Headquarters, we want to make sure that you receive all the benefits and support of your organization. Therefore, communication is crucial. We Need Your E-mail Address With additional increases in postage rates projected, it is...

2002 ACEI Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award winners. (ACEI Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award).(Association for Childhood Education International)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... The following ACEI members have been honored as the 2002 recipients of ACEI's Elizabeth Breathwaite Student Leadership Award: Amy Lynn Blumenfeld, Katy Keane, Andrew Peralta, and Emily Petersen. This award recognizes outstanding student members...

Calendar.
June 22, 2002... May 1-4, 2002: Fifth National Biennial Conference on Your City's Families: Team Up for Action, Minneapolis, Minnesota, sponsored by The Institute for Youth, Education, and Families of the National League of Cities. For a brochure, printable...

Web sites for students and teachers.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... www.ateacherjobsearch.com Teacher Publishing, a specialized publishing company, opened this new on-line service to help teachers. The site contains information about how to get a teaching job. It was designed to meet the needs of new...

Revisiting Developmentally Appropriate Middle Level Schools.
June 22, 2002... Nearly 10 years ago, the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) published Developmentally Appropriate Middle Level Schools to promote middle level schools that base educational experiences on young adolescents' physical,...

How much do we know about the importance of play in child development?
June 22, 2002... Why do children play? Play is not merely about fun; deeper meanings lie behind playful activities. Many classical theorists in the 19th and early 20th centuries studied the origins of play and tried to explain why it exists and the part it...

Reflections on the notion of investing in children. (Issues In Education).
June 22, 2002... We hear it all the time: "Investing in children pays off," and "Putting money into programs and education for young children is worth it, because it reduces later costs." These are the messages of the very successful public relations and...

A moral compass. (For Parents Particularly).
June 22, 2002... Andy found the puppy one cold afternoon. It was love at first sight! Because it was late, we agreed to wait until morning to decide what to do. The puppy slept in a box near Andy's bed. Andy came to breakfast the next morning, puppy in arms....

All Things Bright and Beautiful.
June 22, 2002... Alexander, Cecil Frances ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL. Il. by Bruce Whatley. ISBN 0-06-026617-1. New York: HarperCollins, 2001. Unp. $16.95. Whatley's exquisite watercolor paintings of a young girl who loves and appreciates her world capture...

Lizards, Frogs, and Polliwogs.
June 22, 2002... Florian, Douglas LIZARDS, FROGS, AND POLLIWOGS. Il. by author. ISBN 0-15-202591-X. New York: Harcourt, 2001. 47 pp. $16.00. Watercolor illustrations on primed brown paper bags with collage offer visual delights for readers of all ages and...

Leap into Poetry: More ABC's of Poetry.
June 22, 2002... Harley, Avis LEAP INTO POETRY: More ABC's of Poetry. Il. by author. ISBN 1-56397-673-0. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2001. Unp. $13.95. Avis Harley has done it again! Teachers and intermediate /middle level students alike will...

Giraffes Can't Dance.
June 22, 2002... Andreae, Giles GIRAFFES CAN'T DANCE. Il. by Guy Parker-Rees. ISBN 0-439-28719-7. New York: Orchard Books, 2001. Unp. $15.95. Gerald is a giraffe with a long neck, gangly legs, and a tender heart. Although he desperately wants to join the big...

Piggy Monday.
June 22, 2002... Bloom, Suzanne PIGGY MONDAY. Il. by author. ISBN 0-8075-6529-6. Morton Grove, IL: Whitman, 2001. Unp. $15.95. In Mrs. Hubbub's class, all of the children are behaving badly. They are rude, unkind, and selfish. Suddenly, a strange thing happens....

By Lizzie.
June 22, 2002... Eccles, Mary BY LIZZIE. ISBN 0-8037-2608-2. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001. 116 pp. $15.99. Lizzie, age 9, is looking for adventure but cannot travel to find it. Instead, she decides to take her mother's old typewriter and write a...

A Hole in the World.
June 22, 2002... Hite, Sid A HOLE IN THE WORLD. ISBN 0-439-09830-0. New York: Scholastic Books, 2001. 204 pp. $16.95. As punishment for telling a lie, Paul, a 15-year-old city boy, is sent to a rural Virginia farm for the summer. Biding his time until he can...

One Dark Night.
June 22, 2002... Hutchins, Hazel ONE DARK NIGHT. Il. by Susan Kathleen Hartung. ISBN 0-670-89246-7. New York: Viking, 2001. Unp. $15.99. Outside it is dark and a storm is approaching. Safe within his grandparents' house, Jonathan watches and counts the seconds...

Running Back to Ludie.
June 22, 2002... Johnson, Angela RUNNING BACK TO LUDIE. Il. by Angelo. ISBN 0-439-29316-2. New York: Orchard Books, 2001. 50 pp. $15.95. What is it like to be a teenager while missing your absent mother, feeling responsible for your loving father, being in love...

Anansi and the Magic Stick.
June 22, 2002... Kimmel, Eric A. ANANSI AND THE MAGIC STICK. Il. by Janet Stevens. ISBN 0-8234-1443-4. New York: Holiday House, 2001. 32 pp. $16.95. Lazy Anansi performs magical tricks again in this boldly painted and clever Liberian tale. He gets "magic help"...

Little Granny Quarterback.
June 22, 2002... Martin Jr., Bill, & Michael Sampson LITTLE GRANNY QUARTERBACK. Il. by Michael Chesworth. ISBN 1-5639-7930-6. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2001.29 pp. $15.95. Jump up and flippity flop with Quarterback Granny as she enters right into the...

The Shark God.
June 22, 2002... Martin, Rafe THE SHARK GOD. Il. by David Shannon. ISBN 0-590-39500-9. New York: Scholastic, 2001. Unp. $15.95. This story is based on a Hawaiian tale in which children rescue a shark and are later saved because of their kindness and their...

Look at Me, Grandma!
June 22, 2002... Mendes, Valerie LOOK AT ME, GRANDMA! Il. by Claire Fletcher. ISBN 0-439-29654-4. New York: The Chicken House, Scholastic, 2001. Unp. $15.95. Jaime is tickled that Grandma has come to stay with him, but he doesn't want his mother to leave home...

Betty Doll.
June 22, 2002... Polacco, Patricia BETTY DOLL. Il. by author. ISBN 0-399-23638-4. New York: Philomel Books, 2001. Unp. $16.99. Anyone who has lost someone special will be touched by this true story of a daughter who inherits Betty Doll, her deceased mother's...

A Story for Hippo: a Book About Loss.
June 22, 2002... Puttock, Simon A STORY FOR HIPPO: A Book About Loss. Il. by Alison Bartlett. ISBN 0-439-26219-4. New York: Scholastic, 2001. Unp. $15.95. Monkey and old Hippo are the best of friends. They love to share all kinds of things: jokes, treats,...

Clay.
June 22, 2002... Rodowsky, Colby CLAY. ISBN 0-374-31338-5. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. 166 pp. $16.00. Elsie and Tommy live an unconventional life. They constantly move, have few friends, and must never answer the door. Their mother works shifts as a...

By the Light of the Captured Moon.
June 22, 2002... Scheer, Julian BY THE LIGHT OF THE CAPTURED MOON. Il. by Ronald Himler. ISBN 0-8234-1624-0. New York: Holiday House, 2001. Unp. $16.95. Billy Whee is just not ready for summer to end. He and his friends have had fun playing a game of "catch the...

The Snow Bear.
June 22, 2002... Stafford, Liliana THE SNOW BEAR. Il. by Lambert Davis. ISBN 0-439-26977-6. New York: Scholastic, 2001. Unp. $15.95. Feeding a snow bear in bear jail can't hurt... or can it? In this enlightening story, Bruun discovers that feeding the snow...

Don't Bug Me!
June 22, 2002... Zollman, Pam DON'T BUG ME! ISBN 0-8234-1584-8. New York: Holiday House, 2001. 134 pp. $15.95. Megan wants to get a good score on her 6th-grade science project, which involves collecting, mounting, and labeling 25 insects. Megan has trouble,...

Amish Horses.
June 22, 2002... Ammon, Richard AMISH HORSES. Il. by Pamela Patrick. ISBN 0-689-82623-0. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001. Unp. $17.00. Ammon calls on firsthand experiences with his Old Order Amish friends as the basis for this story about six...

The Story of Noah and the Ark.
June 22, 2002... McCarthy, Michael THE STORY OF NOAH AND THE ARK. Il. by Giuliano Ferri. ISBN 1-84148-361-3. New York: Barefoot Books, 2001. Unp. $16.99. The story of Noah and his ark springs to life in this spirited retelling of the traditional tale. The...

The Best Book of Weather.
June 22, 2002... Adams, Simon THE BEST BOOK OF WEATHER. Il. by Mike Saunders & Roger Stewart. ISBN 0-7534-5368-1. New York: Kingfisher Publications, 2001. Unp. $12.95. Explore the ever-changing world of weather, from the dramatic forces behind storms to the...

A Gift from the Sea.
June 22, 2002... Banks, Kate A GIFT FROM THE SEA. Il. by George Hallensleben. ISBN 0-374-32566-9. New York: Frances Foster Books, 2001. Unp. $16.00. A boy picks up a seemingly ordinary rock while walking on the beach. The author shows how it is really a gift...

Popular Science: Science Year by Year.
June 22, 2002... Dinwiddie, Robert (editor) POPULAR SCIENCE: Science Year by Year. ISBN 0-439-28438-4. New York: Scholastic, 2001. 240 pp. $19.95. What better book to captivate the attention of young and old than this richly informative, pictorial journey...

Polar Bears.
June 22, 2002... Gibbons, Gail POLAR BEARS. Il. by author. ISBN 0-8234-1593-7. New York: Holiday House, 2001. Unp. $16.95. Full of vivid illustrations and clearly labeled diagrams, this book will delight even the most reluctant reader. Packed with factual...

The Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World and Ours.
June 22, 2002... Goodall, Jane THE CHIMPANZEES I LOVE: Saving Their World and Ours. Photographs by numerous photographers. ISBN 0-439-21310-X. New York: Scholastic, 2001. 80 pp. $17.95. When a renowned researcher such as Jane Goodall writes a book for young...

We Were There, Too! Young People in U.S. History.
June 22, 2002... Hoose, Phillip M. WE WERE THERE, TOO! Young People in U.S. History. ISBN 0-37438-252-2. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2001. 264 pp. $26.00. This book provides a collection of biographies of dozens of young people who made a mark in...

All the King's Animals: the Return of Endangered Wildlife to Swaziland.
June 22, 2002... Kessler, Cristina ALL THE KING'S ANIMALS: The Return of Endangered Wildlife to Swaziland. Photographs by the author. ISBN 1-56397-940-3. Honesdale, PA: Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press, 2001. 64 pp. $11.95. This is a beautifully depicted...

Vanishing from the Skies.
June 22, 2002... Radley, Gail VANISHING FROM THE SKIES. Il. by Jean Sherlock. ISBN 1-57505407-8 for hardcover and ISBN 1-57505566-x for softcover. Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books, 2001.32 pp. $22.60 for hardcover and $6.95 for softcover. The author explains...

Amigos y abuelos: recent children's books from Spanish-speaking countries.(Bibliography)
June 22, 2002... Spanish-speaking children (and Spanish learners) can be enticed into the world of reading by wonderful books that they can relate to. From an endearing story about an understanding abuelo, to well-known favorites, to a dignified Spanish...

The Lifeworld of Leadership: Creating Culture, Community, and Personal Meaning in Our Schools.
June 22, 2002... Thomas J. Sergiovanni. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2000. 240 pp. $29. In an age in which standards are imposed from above and assessment means above-the-norm achievement on standardized tests, Sergiovanni chooses to redefine accountability by...

Hands off! The Disappearance of Touch in the Care of Children.
June 22, 2002... Richard T. Johnson. New York: Peter Lang, 2000. 115pp. $29.95. Parents know the importance of touch in forming a bond with their children. Appropriate use of touch would seem just as critical in a caregiving environment, but it has fallen from...

The Academic Achievement Challenge: What Really Works in the Classroom?
June 22, 2002... Jeanne S. Chall. New York: Guilford Press, 2000. 210 pp. $18.00. Given the extent of the reading debate in the United States, this work by Jeanne Chall is very timely. Chall addresses a question that has plagued the education field for decades:...

The Politics of Early Childhood Education.
June 22, 2002... Lourdes Diaz-Soto (Ed.). New York: Peter Lang, 2000. 226 pp. $29.95. This provocative, energetic text confronts the real issues affecting the education of our youngest citizens. Diaz-Soto has compiled a collection of fascinating articles...

Titles of note.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2002... Alanen, L., & Mayall, B. (Eds.). (2001). Conceptualizing child-adult relationships. New York: RoutledgeFalmer. $25.95. Allen, C. (2001). The multigenre research paper: Voice, passion, and discovery in grades 4-6. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann....

"I have a voice": an analysis of a constructivist early childhood graduate program. (Teaching Strategies).
June 22, 2002... In past columns, we have suggested frameworks and teaching strategies for many levels of students, including undergraduates. This article is about a graduate program that emphasizes a constructivist curriculum and a feminist perspective. We...

Using technology in inclusive classrooms. (Technology In The Classroom).
June 22, 2002... One of the advantages of technological innovation that is often overlooked is its potential for "leveling the playing field" a bit for children who have disabilities. One of my Miami University colleagues, Mary Ulrich, has observed how a...

Funding, assessment, and universal pre-K and K: innovative ideas for education.
June 22, 2002... LEARNING BETWEEN SYSTEMS: Adapting Higher Education Financing Methods to Early Care and Education. Teresa Vast. Lumina Foundation for Education, 2001. 67 pp. This document summarizes findings from a two-year study, funded by the David and...