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Childhood Education, 2024
Play Africa, with over 40 innovative exhibits and/or programs since inception, was created as a means to address the inequalities and lack of high-quality experiences that affect the early development of children from birth to age 10 in South Africa. The results from the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) paint a dire…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Play, Equal Education, Children
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Jones, Mel – Childhood Education, 2018
Unique approaches are important to explore for every aspect of our work with children, including therapeutic support for traumatized children. Sometimes, these techniques involve inviting some furry friends into the classroom.
Descriptors: Animals, Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Trauma
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Riedinger, Kelly – Childhood Education, 2012
This article begins with two examples that demonstrate adult interactions with young learners during conversations in informal learning environments. Family visits to informal learning environments provide opportunities to learn together, interact, engage in conversations, and learn more about one another. This article explores family learning in…
Descriptors: Parents, Children, Program Content, Speech Communication
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Cesarone, Bernard – Childhood Education, 2002
This ERIC/EECE report summarizes recent documents and journal articles, and highlights some World Wide Web resources that focus on educational and classroom environments that can support children's social, emotional, and psychological development. Annotations are provided for seven ERIC documents, four ERIC journal articles, and two web resources.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Children, Classroom Environment, Educational Environment
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Bagdi, Aparna – Childhood Education, 2004
Over the past few years, the Times of India has published many articles and editorials on the topic of childhood stress. According to Ramanathan (2002), a recent study conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences reveals that nearly 35 percent of children ages 8-14, especially in urban areas, are stressed enough to need clinical…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Children, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries