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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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McLachlan, Claire; Nicholson, Tom; Fielding-Barnsley, Ruth; Mercer, Louise; Ohi, Sarah – Cambridge University Press, 2012
Literacy in Early Childhood and Primary Education provides a comprehensive introduction to literacy teaching and learning. The book explores the continuum of literacy learning and children's transitions from early childhood settings to junior primary classrooms and then to senior primary and beyond. Reader-friendly and accessible, this book equips…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Primary Education, Literacy, Reading Instruction
Sawyer, R. Keith, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2011
With an increasing emphasis on creativity and innovation in the twenty-first century, teachers need to be creative professionals just as students must learn to be creative. And yet, schools are institutions with many important structures and guidelines that teachers must follow. Effective creative teaching strikes a delicate balance between…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Creativity, Music, Creative Activities
Ellis, Sue, Ed.; McCartney, Elspeth, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2011
Modern primary teachers must adapt literacy programmes and ensure efficient learning for all. They must also support children with language and literacy difficulties, children learning English as an additional language and possibly teach a modern foreign language. To do this effectively, they need to understand the applied linguistics research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English Language Learners, Applied Linguistics, Inservice Teacher Education
Davis, Julie M. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
"Young Children and the Environment" is intended for tertiary students in Early Childhood Education and as a reference for child care practitioners and primary school teachers to promote education for sustainability (EfS) from birth to 8 years. The focus is on early education services, including day care centres, kindergartens, preschools,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Young Children, Child Care, Child Care Centers
van Oers, Bert, Ed.; Wardekker, Wim, Ed.; Elbers, Ed, Ed.; van der Veer, Rene, Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
Learning is a changing phenomenon, depending on the advances in theory and research. This book presents a relatively new approach to learning, based on meaningful human activities in cultural practices and in collaboration with others. It draws extensively from the ideas of Lev Vygotsky and his recent followers. The book presents ideas that…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Play, Informal Education, Distance Education
Reynolds, Arthur J., Ed.; Rolnick, Arthur J., Ed.; Englund, Michelle M., Ed.; Temple, Judy A., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
"Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life" presents research findings on the effects of early childhood programs and practices in the first decade of life and their implications for policy development and reform. Leading scholars in the multidisciplinary field of human development and in early childhood learning discuss the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Human Capital, School Readiness, Early Intervention
Herrenkohl, Leslie Rupert; Mertl, Veronique – Cambridge University Press, 2010
Studies of learning are too frequently conceptualized only in terms of knowledge development. Yet it is vital to pay close attention to the social and emotional aspects of learning in order to understand why and how it occurs. How Students Come to Be, Know, and Do builds a theoretical argument for and a methodological approach to studying learning…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Holistic Approach, Grade 4, Learning Processes
Kaufman, James C., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2009
The field of intelligence testing has been revolutionized by Alan S. Kaufman. He developed the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R) with David Wechsler, and his best-selling book, Intelligent Testing with the WISC-R, introduced the phrase "intelligent testing." Kaufman, with his wife, Nadeen, then created his own series of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intelligence, Learning Disabilities, Testing