Early Childhood Research & Practice articles from March 2007

Early Childhood Research & Practice archives from March 2007

Early learning standards: results from a national survey to document trends in state-level policies and practices.(Survey)
March 22, 2007... Abstract Early learning standards--documents that outline what children should know and be able to do before kindergarten entry--are increasingly common in the United States. Data from a national survey are presented to illustrate trends...

Evidence on effective early childhood interventions from the United Kingdom: an evaluation of the Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP).(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract Efforts to improve the educational achievement of children, especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, are at the heart of current government policies in the United Kingdom. The Peers Early Education Partnership (PEEP) is an...

It's more than content: expanding the conception of early learning standards.
March 22, 2007... Abstract This article presents a case study of standards-based reform in early childhood education to demonstrate how a particular set of early childhood stakeholders--by laterally incorporating a range of developmental domains within...

"Quarters are what you put into the bubble gum machine": numeracy interactions during parent-child play.(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract Literacy has been studied extensively in the context of children's play, but few studies exist of numeracy development through play. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency and type of numeracy exchanges that...

The effects of project work in a first-grade classroom: a little goes a long way.(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract This article discusses how a brief project-based unit promoted the learning of children in a first-grade classroom. The children attended a public elementary school located in a southeastern university town in the United States....

The hospital project.(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract This article describes an investigation of medical facilities undertaken by 3-, 4-, and 5-year-old children in a dual-language prekindergarten program in Chicago, Illinois. The article describes the phases of the project and...

"The learning never stops": lessons from military child development centers for teacher professional development policy.(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract High-quality early care and education (ECE) relies on teacher training. However, state policies require that the ECE workforce attain only minimal preservice credentials, and the field needs more information about inservice...

Who cares? How teachers can scaffold children's ability to care: a case for picture books.(Report)
March 22, 2007... Abstract Academic inquiry has focused recently on how to create caring classrooms and school communities--that is, classrooms and school communities that encourage children to continue to develop caring feelings, thoughts, and behaviors,...