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| Childhood Education | 4 |
Author
| Wassermann, Selma | 4 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 4 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1992
Discusses a series of steps and strategies that teachers can use to work with and help "troubled" children. (BB)
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1992
Play allows children to make creative discoveries. This is a result of the fact that creation comes from tinkering and the absence of fear of failure, rather than from minds trained to follow what is already known. Suggestions for building a curriculum based on serious play are offered. (LB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creativity, Curriculum Development, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedWassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1991
Discusses Louis E. Raths' educational theories and their implications for classroom teaching. Maintains that theories of children's empowerment have existed in Rath's work for 50 years. (BB)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Theories, Empowerment, Intervention
Peer reviewedWassermann, Selma – Childhood Education, 1991
Maintains that discussions can become powerful forums of examination when teachers (1) know what it is they are teaching for; (2) know what ideas they hope students will understand; (3) thoughtfully apply principles of good questioning; and (4) are open to the self-scrutiny they need to improve their questioning skills. (BB)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives, Public Education
