Childhood Education articles from March 1997

Childhood Education archives from March 1997

A closer examination of American education.
March 22, 1997... Various studies, some of them conducted by prestigious institutions, have berated American students for their poor academic performance compared to their Asian and European counterparts. It has become rather fashionable, on all sides of the...

Prognosis for homeless children and adolescents.
March 22, 1997... Many people still think of homeless transients as alcoholic and/or mentally disabled loners. The truth is, the current homeless population consists of single adults, families, battered women and runaway adolescents. Their only characteristic in...

Cross-age tutoring.
March 22, 1997... I think it went great today. She is a really good kid. And she was giving a lot more ideas. I think she is getting used to me. It went a lot better than last week. - Lorein, primary grade student, on her tutoring experiences As part of a...

Challenges to family involvement.
March 22, 1997... The percentage of 3- and 4-year-olds enrolled in early childhood education programs has risen more than threefold since the mid-1960s (U.S. General Accounting Office, 1990). Public schools increasingly provide child care, preschool education and...

Nurturing literacy with infants and toddlers in group settings.
March 22, 1997... A caregiver settles herself into a rocking chair and positions an 8-month-old baby on her lap. She opens the cover of Ezra Jack Keats's Over in the Meadow and begins to read. The child, clutching a small stuffed bear, uses his other hand to bat...

Stories on the spot: introducing students to impromptu storytelling.
March 22, 1997... Fifty 1st-graders sat on the carpeted floor, entranced. Some did not move at all, and their mouths had fallen open. More were wriggling, absolutely unable to sit still as the suspense built. No one said a word during the scant minute it took the...

ADHD: a travel guide to success. (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
March 22, 1997... An informed traveler carefully chooses a destination, gathers information and plans an itinerary. Teachers who promote learning for all children, including those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), should likewise carefully plot...

The mystery of color & light ... an introduction to light refraction.
March 22, 1997... This lesson for grades 3-6 uses color to illustrate light refraction, thereby using artistic elements as an introduction to a science lesson. Materials: * small prism * color wheel chart * 3 1/2 inch color wheel that spins. (To...

Preparation of early childhood teachers.
March 22, 1997... PREFACE The quality of learning that young children experience is of crucial importance for both their future and that of their nation. In guiding young children's learning and development, early childhood teachers must possess the knowledge,...

Preparation of elementary teachers.
March 22, 1997... PREFACE The quality of learning that elementary children experience is of strategic importance for both their future and that of the nation. Elementary teachers must be prepared with the knowledge, skills, values and techniques to interact...

Strategies for inclusion: an annotated bibliography.
March 22, 1997... Barbara teaches 4th grade in a mid-sized public school district that is participating in inclusion. Carrie, who is mentally disabled, will be in Barbara's regular 4th-grade classroom all day. Barbara's coursework included limited information...

Childhood stress.
March 22, 1997... Stress touches everyone, including young children. Although stress is a normal part of life, certain types of stressful experiences can have significant and lasting effects on children. And children's responses to stress affect the professionals...

How to keep traveling children safe.
March 22, 1997... A family trip can quickly turn frustrating for even the most patient of parents. Long hours and lack of entertainment can make almost any child restless and bored. While safety is the last thing on a young child's mind, adults need always to keep...

Unsmiling Faces: How Preschools Can Heal.
March 22, 1997... "Back to basics" is a phrase that makes any child-centered, developmental early childhood professional's toes curl. It has become the slogan of conservative politicians and school board members intent on slashing local budgets. What these critics...

A Survey of Instructional Practices of Primary Teachers Nominated as Effective in Promoting Literacy.
March 22, 1997... For decades, educators and the public have debated the merits of various literacy education practices. In the 1950s, for example, Flesch endorsed phonetic approaches to reading, while criticizing "look and say" methods that were the essence of...

Eyewitness Living Earth.
March 22, 1997... The new Eyewitness Living Earth series of videos from DK Vision are excellent middle-level resources for thematic explorations of social skills and interrelationships. Although young children may enjoy the series' entertaining visual flair, it is...