Early Childhood Research & Practice articles from March 2003

Early Childhood Research & Practice archives from March 2003

Applying an analytic writing rubric to children's hypermedia "Narratives".
March 22, 2003... Abstract In an effort designed to guide and improve the assessment of a newly developed writing environment, the reliability and developmental and concurrent validity of a previously validated rubric developed for pen-and-paper-created...

Instant video revisiting for reflection: extending the learning of children and teachers.
March 22, 2003... Abstract This article discusses how instant video revisiting (IVR) promotes reflective thinking for both teachers and children. IVR was used as a daily classroom experience with both the children and the teachers throughout one semester in...

Introduction to the discussion.
March 22, 2003... In this issue of Early Childhood Research & Practice, we are pleased to include the comments of Professor Christopher Lonigan on the article by Professor Rebecca Marcon titled "Moving up the Grades: Relationship between Preschool Model and...

A study of bones / Un estudio de huesos.
March 22, 2003... Abstract This article describes a study of bones undertaken by 5-year-old children in a bilingual school in Mexico City. The article discusses the process and shows the results achieved by the children during the three phases of the...

Comment on Marcon (ECRP, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 2002): "Moving up the grades: relationship between preschool model and later school success".
March 22, 2003... Abstract Commenting on Rebecca Marcon's study, which indicated that an academically oriented preschool model had negative effects in later school years, this article calls into question the study's data analyses and interpretations. The...

Reply to Lonigan commentary.
March 22, 2003... Abstract Responding to Lonigan's commentary on her preschool models study, Marcon clarifies points from the original article and provides findings from a reexamination of the data to answer Lonigan's questions. The response first addresses...

The gift of time: enactments of developmental thought in early childhood practice.
March 22, 2003... Abstract This article explores the relationship between notions of development and practice in early education. Through an interpretive study of the experience of the "gift of time," the article follows small groups of children who delayed...

Preschool teachers' play experiences then and now.
March 22, 2003... Abstract Many preschool teachers recognize the importance of play for children's development and learning and emphasize play in their classrooms. This paper explores how they remember their own childhood play and how they perceive...

Understanding the relationships among American primary-grade teachers and Korean mothers: the role of communication and cultural sensitivity in the linguistically diverse classroom.
March 22, 2003... Abstract To most effectively meet the needs of young primary-grade children for whom English is not the home language, teachers must come to understand each child's family culture, how the family transmits that culture to the child, and...