Describes a program in South Carolina which used arts professionals in the schools to provide a unique opportunity for support by community organizations in stimulating education through the arts. Includes an address listing of all state arts agencies. (CS)

Some suggestions for improving the selection of prospective teachers of young children based on the identification of specific observational characteristics of effective teachers. (CS)

A brief analysis of the cognitive, psychic, and social changes characteristic of today's middle-school-aged child. (CS)

A series of 10 vignettes which illustrate ways teachers can improve their ability to listen and respond to children in a classroom situation. (CS)

Some hints (for beginners) on how to be an effective storyteller. (CS)

A selected bibliography of research studies and books related to mathematics and early childhood education. Studies cited pertain to the development of mathematical thought in children, teaching strategies, age-appropriate mathematical content, and assessment and evaluation of mathematical learning. Only materials published in the last five years…

Home, neighborhood, and community are critically examined from the perspective of a young child, and some hard questions are posed as to the value structures that various environments implicitly reinforce. (CS)

Several approaches for judging quality in child care are presented, and a short environmental analysis is elaborated to facilitate evaluation by parent or teacher of the degree to which an environment is designed to meet the needs of young children. (CS)

Because children who enter school with a previously undetected learning handicap often become caught in a cycle of school failure, the Brookline Early Education Project (BEEP) provides comprehensive diagnostic and educational services for 225 families with preschool children. (CS)

In Gainesville, Florida, Project CIRCLE (Cooperatively Involved Resources for Children in Low Income Environments), a model preschool center, developed an inservice training program for early childhood teachers in the school system, and involved parents and community consultants in the education of preschoolers. (CS)

Describes an industry-sponsored day care center, the Urban Affairs Child Development Center, in the heart of Houston's Fifth Ward poverty area. (CS)

A detailed report of a demonstration and research project that has established a unified preschool-elementary-day care complex in one setting. (CS)

The Director of a Multicultural Education Center explores some of the problems and potentials of bilingual-multicultural classrooms from kindergarten through fifth grade. (CS)

Describes a typical day in an open school in Oxfordshire, England with particular reference to use of the various learning centers. Gives a detailed description of the teacher's actual role in interacting with children. (CS)

Describes some sources and conditions of curiosity and examines these in light of their implications for human values. (ED)