Emphasizes the need to provide supportive services to new parents. (BD)

Presents a rationale for providing quality early childhood education programs for preschool children. (BD)

Presents practical suggestions for encouraging helping behavior through classroom climate, structure, activities, and materials. (BD)

Argues that most educational models designed for minority children continue to perpetuate racism and social inequality. (BD)

This speech attempts to clarify misunderstandings about the success of Project Head Start, emphasizes the importance of continuity between Head Start and the child's home and subsequent schooling, includes warnings on what Head Start must not become, and presents recommendations and an agenda for the second decade of this program. (CM)

Argues against the use of standardized tests in assessing children's social competence and maintains that the observation of certain categories of children's behavior may provide the basis for an alternative method of assessment. Nine criteria for assessment are suggested. (CM)

This article states that the human element is often minimized in planning optimal environments for infant day care, and examines mother-infant interaction research in order to delineate current areas of exploration and to synthesize findings for those interested in upgrading the quality of infant day care. (CM)

Describes a program which provides opportunities for senior citizens to work with elementary school students of Shady Lane School. Information about the eight senior citizens involved, an evaluation of the program, recommendations and cautions for the future are included. (CM)

A new format for newsletters that makes effective school-parent communication possible with a reasonable amount of teacher effort is suggested. (CM)

Advocates the use of photography to record events and children's attitudes and reactions in the classroom, as it not only provides children with a new self-awareness and means of extending an enjoyable activity, but also suggests profound ways of looking at children. (CM)

Discusses some of the common explanations for the effects of story reading at home upon children's later reading achievement, and offers an alternative explanation along with implications for classroom practices. (CM)

Summarizes statements related to two major issues pertaining to S.991, The Department of Education Act of 1977. The issues are: (1) the advisability of creating a separate cabinet level department of education, and (2) the advisability of including Head Start in that department. (CM)

Describes the development of a teacher resource center for early childhood educators sponsored by the Chicago Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC). (CM)