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Tables of Contents for Early Childhood Education 00/01
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
To the Reader
iv
Topic Guide
2
2
Selected World Wide Web Sites
4
2
UNIT 1 Perspectives
Overview
6
2
Starting Early: The Why and How of Preschool Education
8
6
Rebecca Jones
What Makes Good Early Childhood Teachers?
14
3
Sally Cartwright
A Child Shall Lead Us
17
7
Marian Wright Edelman
Mysteries of the Brain
24
3
Robert R. Bimonte
Using Early Chilhood Brain Development Research
27
7
Nina Sazer O'Donnell
UNIT 2 Child Development and Families
Overview
32
2
Do Working Parents Make the Grade?
34
4
Ellen Galinsky
Fetal Psychology
38
5
Janet L. Hopson
Children's Prenatal Exposure to Drugs: Implications for Early Childhood Educators
43
5
Phyllis K. Mayfield
J. Keith Chapman
Baby Talk
48
5
Shannon Brownlee
Boys Will Be Boys
53
4
Barbara Kantrowitz
Claudia Kalb
The Education of Hispanics in Early Childhood: Of Roots and Wings
57
11
Eugene E. Garcia
UNIT 3 Care and Educational Practices
Overview
66
2
Caring for Young Children
The Petite Elite
68
4
Michelle Galley
Simply Sensational Spaces: A Multi-``S'' Approach to Toddler Environments
72
6
Linda H. Lowman
Linda H. Ruhmann
Don't Shut Fathers Out
78
6
Eugenia Hepworth Berger
Educational Practices
A Case for Developmental Continuity in a Bilingual K-2 Setting
84
6
Yazmin E. Kuball
Homework Doesn't Help
90
2
Sharon Begley
Make or Break
92
4
Debra Viadero
Playtime Is Cancelled
96
4
Kelly King Alexander
``But What's Wrong with Letter Grades?'' Responding to Parents' Questions about Alternative Assessment
100
7
Linda Doutt Culbertson
Mary Renck Jalongo
Special Needs
From Philosophy to Practice in Inclusive Early Childhood Programs
107
6
Tom Udell
Joyce Peters
Torry Piazza Templeman
Emergent Literacy in an Early Childhood Classroom: Center Learning to Support the Child with Special Needs
113
8
Margaret Genisio
Mary Drecktrah
Inclusion of Young Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Education: The Research Base
121
13
Samuel L. Odom
Karen E. Diamond
UNIT 4 Guiding and Supporting Young Children
Overview
132
2
The Why and Wherefore
134
6
Barbara Kaiser
Judy Sklar Rasminsky
Teaching Peace Concepts to Children
140
4
Anarella Cellitti
Television Violence and Its Effects on Young Children
144
5
Betty Jo Simmons
Kelly Stalsworth
Heather Wentzel
Fostering Intrinsic Motivation in Early Childhood Classrooms
149
9
Martha P. Carlton
Adam Winsler
Adverse Effects of Witnessing Violence
158
6
Victor LaCerva
UNIT 5 Curricular Issues
Overview
162
2
Play As Curriculum
164
2
Francis Wardle
Why Curriculum Matters in Early Childhood Education
166
4
Lawrence J. Schweinhart
David P. Weikart
Isn't That Cute? Transforming the Cute Curriculum into Authentic Learning
170
2
Lynn Kirkland
Jerry Aldridge
Patrica Kuby
Productive Questions: Tools for Supporting Constructivist Learning
172
3
Mary Lee Martens
Beginning to Implement the Reggio Philosophy
175
6
Lynn Staley
Documenting Children's Learning
181
6
Judy Harris Helm
Sallee Beneke
Kathy Steinheimer
Challenging Movement Experiences for Young Children
187
7
Stephen W. Sanders
Bill Yongue
What Role Should Technology Play in Young Children's Learning?
194
8
Susan W. Haugland
UNIT 6 Trends
Overview
200
2
Learning to Go with the Grain of the Brain
202
4
John Abbott
Terence Ryan
Almost a Million Children in School before Kindgergarten: Who Is Responsible for Early Childhood Services?
206
5
Richard M. Clifford
Diane M. Early
Tynette W. Hills
Why Students Lose When ``Tougher Standards'' Win: A Conversation with Alfie Kohn
211
5
John O'Neil
Carol Tell
Achieving Excellence in Education
216
6
Barbara Bowman
Early Learning, Later Success: The Abecedarian Study, Executive Summary
222
3
Frank Porter Graham
Index
225
3
Article Review Form
228
1
Article Rating Form
229