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ERIC Number: EJ666023
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1784
Putting Early Academics in Their Place.
Hyson, Marilou
Educational Leadership, v60 n7 p20-23 Apr 2003
Reviews a research project of 15 years ago that investigated whether children were better or worse off when they attended preschools that emphasized adult-directed instruction and the basics of reading and math rather than preschools that focused on play and exploration. Now, the most effective early childhood classrooms nurture both children's academic skills and their social and emotional development. Offers guidelines. (Contains 23 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classroom Environment, Early Childhood Education, Emotional Development, Social Development
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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