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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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McNair, Jonda C. – Children's Literature in Education, 2013
The purpose of this study was to examine how the social practices of African American families--with children in grades K-2--changed as a result of participating in a family literacy program utilizing African American children's literature. The families were exposed, through a series of workshops, to an abundance of children's literature…
Descriptors: African American Literature, Childrens Literature, Parents, Children
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Chang-Kredl, Sandra – Children's Literature in Education, 2013
In this article, I present a narrative conversation that combines six teachers' responses to Maurice Sendak's picture book, "Outside Over There" (1981) with my own responses to their discussions and to the book. The purpose of this research is three-fold: first, to examine how children's literature can be used to evoke reflections in early years…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Twentieth Century Literature, Picture Books, Preschool Teachers