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Joyce, Bruce R.; Clift, Renee Tipton – Childhood Education, 1984
Analyzes problems of horizontal and vertical transfer of training skills to the school setting in terms of teachers' lifelong learning in the profession. Research findings support the necessity of reforming most teacher training programs to encourage learning the theoretical underpinnings of the profession and to provide a social context for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
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O'Brien, Shirley – Childhood Education, 1984
Written in the form of a letter to a fifth grader, this essay explains why school is important and how to get the most out of schooling. Topics include getting along with teachers; home projects to enliven math, reading, science, and spelling; and the importance of appearance, breakfast, supplies, and sleep in preparing for school. (CB)
Descriptors: Childhood Attitudes, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Individual Counseling
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Frost, Joe L. – Childhood Education, 1986
Provides a selective overview of social forces and problems (such as divorce, teenage pregnancy, one parent families, mothers working outside the home, and drug abuse) that will shape children's education in the 1980s. (HOD)
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Educational Trends
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Carver, Nancy K. – Childhood Education, 1986
Argues that structured reading programs, workbook pages, and drills do not alone provide an adequate basis for beginning reading instruction and suggests that experiences, knowledge, and other environmental factors ensure success in reading. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Early Experience
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Raines, Shirley C. – Childhood Education, 1986
Shares the experiences of a teacher educator who, upon teaching language arts every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon for a year, observed numerous reading and writing language experiences. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Language Acquisition, Language Arts, Literacy
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Hammond, Carolyn Hall – Childhood Education, 1986
Contrasts a child not ready for school with a child who is developmentally prepared to enter school and argues that if all school systems could administer and interpret the results of a developmental examination, the number of unhappy children, special needs children, and grade overplaced children would be greatly reduced. (HOD)
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Behavior Patterns, Child Development, Comparative Analysis
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Greenlaw, M. Jean; McIntosh, Margaret E. – Childhood Education, 1986
Describes reading materials for gifted children ages birth to nine years that correspond to the following characteristics of the gifted: vocabulary, curiosity, sensitivity, beauty, and humor. HOD)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Childrens Literature, Curiosity, Gifted
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Montgomery-Aaron, Patricia – Childhood Education, 1986
Argues that by introducing young children to books that portray parents in positive images, teachers can provide a source from which children can view the world positively. Includes suggestions for selecting books that portray parents. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childhood Needs, Childrens Literature, Concept Formation
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O'Brien, Shirley – Childhood Education, 1986
Describes the modern family fable that places an overemphasis on material possessions, prestige and success, leaving children feeling like possessions of little worth because there is a vacuum where children seek depth and commitment to form their own values and beliefs. (HOD)
Descriptors: Beliefs, Children, Fables, Family Life
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Barbour, Nita – Childhood Education, 1986
Presents a thematic overview of this issue, which focuses on teachers as active decision-makers who are responsible for children's learning. It is noted that teachers can become active decision makers (even with curriculum mandates) in their understanding and view of the importance of child development, curriculum, evaluation, and their continuous…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
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Moyer, Joan – Childhood Education, 1986
Maintains that child development knowledge is important in providing a strong basis for teachers' decision-making processes. Discusses how teachers must consider all aspects of development--physical, social/emotional, and intellectual--in making classroom decisions, as well as decisions concerning parental involvement and the use of community…
Descriptors: Child Development, Classroom Environment, Community Resources, Decision Making
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Putman, Lynne – Childhood Education, 1986
Focuses on two philosophical views of reading, the traditional ("bottom-up") view and an alternative ("interactive") view, along with the implications they hold for shaping reading instructional programs. The differences these two views make in decisions that shape the reading program are illustrated in a kindergarten and…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
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Cryan, John R. – Childhood Education, 1986
Maintains that decisions regarding evaluation should be made in relationship to learning principles based on a developmental perspective. Using these principles as a basis, teachers are better able to select appropriate formal and informal evaluation procedures. Each procedure is defined and its limitations are discussed in terms of effectiveness.…
Descriptors: Children, Decision Making, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
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Jalongo, Mary Renck – Childhood Education, 1986
Maintains that teachers must make decisions about their own professional growth, as well as about classroom involvement. This professional growth may be facilitated by teachers' active exploration of four dimensions of professional competence--curriculum expert, colleague, mentor, and scholar-researcher. (BB)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Professional Development
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Widerstrom, Anne H.; Dudley-Marling, Curtis – Childhood Education, 1986
Reviews literature on handicapped children and their families, particularly parents. Early studies reported devastating effects of handicapping conditions on families, resulting in certain myths. More recent studies reported less devastating effects. Research regarding several such myths is examined. Providers of professional services should…
Descriptors: Children, Daily Living Skills, Disabilities, Family Life