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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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Read-Aloud Parent Clubs: Equipping Parents to Support Emergent Literacy.
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Friedberg, Joan Brest; Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1997
Describes an early intervention literacy program which brings books, children, and parents together in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. States that it provides low-income parents with the information, skills, and encouragement needed to promote the literacy development of their children. (PA)
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Emergent Literacy, Low Income, Parent Child Relationship
Laura Ingalls Wilder's America: An Unflinching Assessment
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Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1977
Points out that the "Little House" books reveal a true picture of the ethics and values of the American pioneers.
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Literature Appreciation
Beastly Boys: A Century of Mischief.
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Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1987
Discusses four "bad boys" in adolescent literature and how their characterization reflects the attitude of their time period or of the author. (SRT)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Elementary Secondary Education, Literary Criticism
Betsy Byars: An Interview.
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Segel, Elizabeth – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Betsy Byars, author of more than 15 children's books, comments upon her life and work, stressing the potent impact of childhood experience on her writing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Early Experience