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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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Torres-Crespo, Marisel N.; Kraatz, Emily; Pallansch, Lindsey – SRATE Journal, 2014
The article describes the process of developing and implementing a STEM Summer Camp that allowed Preschoolers to experiment and investigate with materials while learning basic concepts of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through play as part of the educational process. The participants were presented with problems that they…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Play, Summer Programs, Problem Solving
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Brannon, Diana; Dauksas, Linda – SRATE Journal, 2012
The effect dialogic reading training has on the verbal interactions of family members and their "at risk" preschool children was studied. There were significant differences at the time of the post-test between family members who received dialogic reading training and the group that participated in the preschool's traditional family time. Family…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Family Environment, Reading Aloud to Others, Beginning Reading
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Kim, Hae Kyoung – SRATE Journal, 2011
This study examines early childhood preservice teachers' beliefs about developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) and how they define DAP and interpret principles and characteristics of DAP. The study shows that early childhood preservice teachers possess relatively strong beliefs about DAP. Preservice teachers who were further along in the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Young Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices