Early Childhood Research & Practice articles from September 2003

Early Childhood Research & Practice archives from September 2003

In memoriam: Susan J. Kontos.(Obituary)
September 22, 2003... Susan J. Kontos, one of the country's leading researchers in early childhood education and care, died September 12, 2003, following a remarkable nine-year battle with cancer. She was 53 years of age. Susan had been on the Purdue University...

Reaching out to fathers: an examination of staff efforts that lead to greater father involvement in early childhood programs.
September 22, 2003... Abstract In recent years, researchers and practitioners have become increasingly interested in father/male involvement in early childhood programs. However, few empirical studies have examined early childhood educators' efforts to involve...

The role of child development and social interaction in the selection of children's literature to promote literacy acquisition.
September 22, 2003... Abstract This article discusses the relationship between children's development and their social interaction with knowledgeable others on the selection of children's literature for the promotion of literacy acquisition. A discussion of the...

Creating the conditions for success with early learning standards: results from a national study of state-level standards for children's learning prior to kindergarten *.
September 22, 2003... Abstract Historically the field of early care and education has focused on one type of standards--program standards to define requirements for important features of the services children receive. Recently another type of standards has come...

Discriminant validity of a community-level measure of children's readiness for school.
September 22, 2003... Abstract Discriminant validity of a measure of children's readiness for school was assessed by testing whether it distinguished between groups of children hypothesized to differ, on the basis of demographic characteristics, in their school...

The Llama Project.
September 22, 2003... Abstract Four classes of 5- and 6-year-old children in a midwestern public school chose to study llamas. This article discusses how the project evolved, describes the three phases of the project, and provides teachers' reflections on the...

Supporting vulnerable learners in the primary grades: strategies to prevent early school failure.
September 22, 2003... Abstract This article provides early elementary school teachers with specific strategies to support the diverse needs of children who are vulnerable for failure in school. Children who are vulnerable include those who have an increased...