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50 Years of ERIC
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Stewart, Ida Santos; And Others – Young Children, 1976
Defines the competency-based approach to teacher education and describes the development of an early childhood program at the University of Houston. (ED)
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Program Descriptions, Program Design
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Paul, Rhea – Young Children, 1976
A teacher describes the results of allowing children in her pre-reading kindergarten class to invent the spellings they needed to communicate through writing. The strategies children employed were found to reflect their developing language abilities. (ED)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten Children, Language Ability, Language Acquisition
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Mugge, Dorothy J. – Young Children, 1976
Offers some suggestions for classroom routines that should augment learning and promote democratic behavior. (ED)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Democratic Values, Early Childhood Education, Learning Experience
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Dittmann, Laura L. – Young Children, 1976
Describes Florida's Early Learning Program for 3-, and 4- and 5-year-old children of migrant workers. (ED)
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Early Childhood Education, Migrant Children, Migrant Education
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Eggleston, Patricia J.; Weir, Mary Knox – Young Children, 1975
Provides a framework for understanding the value of water play for preschoolers and offers suggestions (materials and activities) for incorporating it into a program. (Author/ED)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Learning Activities, Manipulative Materials, Play
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Sprung, Barbara – Young Children, 1975
Offers practical suggestions for a non-sexist preschool curriculum, with emphasis on developing classroom materials, such as puzzles, flannel board figures, block accessories, etc., which can help to eliminate sex-role stereotyping. Examples of changes which occurred due to the experimental curriculum are given. (ED)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Experimental Programs, Instructional Materials
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Stanton, Jessie – Young Children, 1975
A sprightly tongue-in-cheek poen on the advantages of a behavior modification procedure. A short biography of Jessie Stanton, a pioneer in nursery education in this century, is included. (ED)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Classroom Techniques, Early Childhood Education, Poetry
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Raman, S. Pattabi – Young Children, 1975
Discusses the role of nutrition in achieving learning competence and ameliorating behavior problems, as seen through the Anisa theory of development. (ED)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Development, Educational Theories, Health
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Hirsch, Elisabeth S. – Young Children, 1975
Warns of the pitfalls in rigid performance-based teacher education programs by discussing: (1) the goals teacher education should include; (2) the dangers inherent in "teaching to the test" evaluation procedures, and learning models based on behaviorist theories, and (3) the "true" role of accountability in our educational system. (ED)
Descriptors: Accountability, Competency Based Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods, Humanistic Education
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Kosower, Evie – Young Children, 1975
Describes the implementation, philosophy and curriculum developed for a team teaching approach used in an open kindergarten involving four classes. Problems involved and advantages are enumerated. (ED)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Guidelines, Kindergarten, Nutrition
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Highberger, Ruth; Teets, Sharon – Young Children, 1974
This reply to critics of early schooling includes a discussion of learning environments, attachment, child development, and socialization, emphasizing the positive aspects of early schooling. The "dangers" of early schooling are said to be eliminated when programs match the needs of children and their families. (ST)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Childhood Needs, Day Care, Debate
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Crase, Dixie Ruth; Jones, Nancy S. – Young Children, 1974
Describes how early childhood programs can benefit from using recyclable materials in art, science, and dramatic play activities. (ST)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities
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Veatch, Jeannette – Young Children, 1974
Discussion of student motivation and participation, emphasizing the teacher's role in managing students' behavior. (ST)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Early Childhood Education, Motivation, Operant Conditioning
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Casey, Vera M. – Young Children, 1974
Describes the Berkeley High School's parent-child education center which provides day care services and child care courses for teenage parents in conjunction with its regular high school classes. (ST)
Descriptors: Day Care Centers, High School Students, Individual Needs, Parent Education
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Cullinan, Bernice E.; And Others – Young Children, 1974
Describes a literature-based oral language program and its effects on Black children's ability to reproduce standard English structures. (ST)
Descriptors: Blacks, Early Childhood Education, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction
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