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Peer reviewedSimmons, Barbara; Brewer, JoAnn – Childhood Education, 1985
Addresses typical questions raised by parents regarding early childhood education. References are provided for parents who want further information. (AS)
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship
Peer reviewedMiller, Helen L. – Childhood Education, 1987
A kindergarten teacher relates her experiences of helping kindergarten children cope with their feelings and actions concerning death in their families. (BB)
Descriptors: Coping, Death, Early Childhood Education, Helping Relationship
Peer reviewedStewart, Ida Santos – Childhood Education, 1985
Addresses attitudes toward reading resulting in beginning reading instruction in the kindergarten and preschool curriculum. Argues that previously accepted notions of the necessity of reading readiness are no longer viable and encourages home and classroom support for the acquisition of reading abilities through written and oral language. (DST)
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Classroom Environment, Family Influence, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedBallenger, Marcus – Childhood Education, 1983
Discusses the question of whether reading should be formally taught at the kindergarten level, arguing that reading skills should not be introduced at this age because children need formal time to experiment without the risk of failure. (RH)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedHatcher, Barbara; Schmidt, Velma – Childhood Education, 1980
Reviews research on half-day full-day kindergarten programs. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Interpersonal Competence
Peer reviewedWilliams, Leslie R. – Childhood Education, 1989
Maintains that full-day kindergarten programs can derive at least part of their curriculum from the diverse gifts of social and cultural knowledge that children bring to the classroom. Includes a description of a kindergarten class that explored the topic of grandparents. (BB)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Grandparents, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedFreeman, Evelyn B.; Hatch, J. Amos – Childhood Education, 1989
Describes the assumptions and principles of emergent literacy and establishes the need to reconceptualize kindergarten practice in the area of literacy education. Conclusions drawn from a series of studies of current kindergarten practice in a large midwestern state are considered. (BB)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy
Peer reviewedBlasi, Mary Jane – Childhood Education, 1996
Believes that educators often indoctrinate children into being passive receivers of learning, and that a communication-based approach to learning, in which teachers model how to be active listeners and also generators of information, is needed. Based on work with kindergartners and second graders, provides examples of valuing children's talking…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 2, Instruction, Kindergarten
Peer reviewedMoyer, Joan – Childhood Education, 2001
Defines the position of the Association for Childhood Education International on the role of kindergarten in a child's development. Provides specific information on the purpose of kindergarten, program goals, program content, program implementation, role of play, appropriate physical environment, textbook and material selection, kindergarten…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum Design, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Kindergarten
