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Direct linkMorita-Mullaney, Trish – Theory Into Practice, 2021
Emergent Bilingual families interact with their children across their shared languages and resources, creating unique literacy activities. As a form of family engagement, teachers can observe these created literacies within Emergent Bilingual families, and attempt to transport such practices into classrooms. There is, however, a danger that the…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Multilingualism, Multiple Literacies, Family Relationship
Hayden-Smith, Rose – Applied Environmental Education and Communication, 2007
"Every boy and every girl...should be a producer. The growing of plants...should therefore become an integral part of the school program." With these words, the federal Bureau of Education launched the United States School Garden Army (USSGA) during World War I, targeting urban and suburban youth. It represented one of the earliest federal efforts…
Descriptors: Food Service, School Activities, War, Agricultural Education
Peer reviewedGuarino, Michael A.; And Others – Journal of Nutrition Education, 1984
Describes a nutrition education program that, in addition to school-based activities for children in grades K-3, provided newsletters for parents, articles in local newspapers, food store displays, and a cable television program. Results of the program's evaluation are also reported and discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Nutrition, Nutrition Instruction, Primary Education
Download full textConnors, Lori J. – 1994
This report examines the effectiveness of elementary school-based family literacy programs and describes the first year evaluation of a middle-school-based family literacy program in Baltimore, Maryland. In section one it reviews the literature on adult education and early childhood intervention and proposes a hypothesis of the broad pathways by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Cooperation
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1994
This report describes the early childhood education programs of the Des Moines Independent Community School District and evaluates their strengths and weakness. A description of each of the district's 15 programs and services for children from birth to 8 years of age is given, along with vignettes demonstrating how the programs affect the lives of…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Planning
Diversi, Marcelo; Mecham, Connie – Journal of Community Psychology, 2005
High rates of immigration, especially from Latin America, have created a large population of immigrant youth, many of whom are having difficulty in American schools. The central goals of our project were to assist in empowering students to find academic success and to foster a more bicultural identity. According to three perspectives (youth,…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Ethnicity, School Activities, After School Programs
