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African American Children in Early Childhood Education: Making the Case for Policy Investments in Families, Schools, and Communities. Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education. Volume 5

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Iheoma U. Iruka, Editor; Stephanie M. Curenton, Editor; Tonia R. Durden, Editor – Advances in Race and Ethnicity in Education, 2017

Approximately 45% of young black children in the United States (under the age of six) live in poverty. It is well documented that education and economic security are inextricably linked and that early learning and early reading are undisputed contributors to a successful education. This book presents both the challenges and opportunities that…

Descriptors: African American Students, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Child Development

Joining Hands: Preparing Teachers To Make Meaningful Home-School Connections.

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Ammon, Mary Sue, Ed. – 1999

This document describes the work of several universities to make teacher-family partnerships a high priority in teacher preparation. The case studies of several successful programs demonstrate that teacher preparation programs can undertake various approaches to help teachers develop the skills and knowledge needed to carry out their partnership…

Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Constructivism (Learning), Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences

Mathematics in the Early Years.

Copley, Juanita V., Ed. – 1999

Noting that young children are capable of surprisingly complex forms of mathematical thinking and learning, this book presents a collection of articles depicting children discovering mathematical ideas, teachers fostering students' informal mathematical knowledge, adults asking questions and listening to answers, and researchers examining…

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Arithmetic, Books, Childrens Literature

The Head Start Debates

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Zigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004

The future of Head Start depends on how well people learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the…

Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Social Work, Parent Participation