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Download full textGanzel, Candy; Stuglik, Jan – Early Childhood Research and Practice: An Internet Journal on the Development, Care, and Education of Young Children., 2003
At a suburban Indiana elementary school, the Project Approach serves as the basis of the curriculum in all Kindergarten classrooms. The four classes of 5- and 6-year-old children at this school chose to study llamas. This article discusses how the project evolved, describes the three phases of the project, and provides teachers' reflections on the…
Descriptors: Documentation, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children, Preschool Curriculum
Robinson, Violet B., Ed. – Kindergarten Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 1998
This document is comprised of six issues (1996 through 1998) of a biannually-published journal featuring research studies, theoretical essays, and classroom practice articles about the development and education of kindergarten children. The spring 1996 issue contains the following: (1) "Portfolios and Young Children: A Natural Match"…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten
Spillman, Carolyn V.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council Research Bulletin, 1980
This research bulletin provides criteria and procedures for determining the readiness of children to enter kindergarten early. The first section of the bulletin reviews the results of a literature search conducted to delineate areas of development from which admissions criteria should be defined. The review of the literature disclosed the…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Compliance (Legal), Early Admission, Evaluation Methods
Robinson, Violet B., Ed. – Kindergarten Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2000
This document is comprised of the two 2000 issues of a biannually-published journal featuring research studies, theoretical essays, and classroom practice articles about the development and education of kindergarten children as well as occasional articles concerning preschool and the early primary grades. The spring 2000 issue contains the…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Robinson, Violet B., Ed. – Kindergarten Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 1999
This document is comprised of the two 1999 issues of a biannually-published journal featuring research studies, theoretical essays, and classroom practice articles about the development and education of kindergarten children as well as occasional articles concerning preschool and the early primary grades. The spring 1999 issue contains the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Educational Practices, Emergent Literacy, Gardening
Saar, Aino, Ed.; Hakkarainen, Pentti, Ed. – Tallinn University of Social and Educational Sciences. Proceedings, 1998
This volume compiles articles based on the presentations delivered at two conferences. The conferences presented a multidisciplinary overview of research on children's play in different cultural contexts. The articles are grouped under six subheadings: play in the family context, play in the zone of proximal development, play in the kindergarten,…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Culture, Family Influence
Sherrod, Lonnie, Ed.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, Ed. – Social Policy Report, 2003
This document is comprised of the four 2003 issues of a publication providing a forum for scholarly reviews and discussion of developmental research and implications for social policies affecting children. Each issue focuses on a single topic as follows: (1)"Do You Believe in Magic?: What We Can Expect from Early Childhood Intervention Programs"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Community Involvement, Competence
Robinson, Violet B., Ed. – Kindergarten Education: Theory, Research, and Practice, 2001
This document is comprised of the two issues of a biannually published journal featuring research studies, theoretical essays, and classroom practice articles about the development and education of kindergarten children as well as occasional articles concerning preschool and the early primary grades. The Spring/Summer 2001 issue contains the…
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Practices
Sherman, Janice; Thompson, Marlene – Insights into Open Education, 1994
Teacher-developed activities in one kindergarten classroom in Rogers (MN) are the focus for introducing diversity in primary grades. The process of planning the curriculum is described, along with a list of strategies to implement in the classroom for the school year. A set of persona dolls, one male and one female, were purchased to represent…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background, Cultural Differences
Cohen, LeoNora M.; And Others – OSSC Bulletin, 1990
The state of Oregon has mandated special educational programming or services for K-12 gifted and talented children to begin by the 1991-92 school year. Because financial support is lacking, most instruction of gifted and talented students will occur within regular classrooms. This monograph addresses the problem of providing appropriate…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Gifted, Kindergarten, Mainstreaming
Hall, Susan E. M. – Insights into Open Education, 1986
Two six-year old kindergartners from different classrooms were able to write books because their instructors recognized their enthusiasm and provided extra time. The first student, frustrated at not being able to finish rewriting "Cinderella" during the limited writing periods of the classroom, was allowed to finish the story over a…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Family Environment, Kindergarten, Primary Education
Klauke, Amy – Oregon School Study Council Bulletin, 1988
Providing an example of educational practice others may wish to emulate, this bulletin profiles the work of Elga Brown, an extraordinary kindergarten teacher at Edison Elementary School in Eugene, Oregon. The basic educational objective of Brown's classroom is that every one has a good day, and the overriding rule is that everyone allow everyone…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Developmental Programs, Kindergarten
Wolery, Mark – NCEDL Spotlight, 1998
This newsletter discusses transition and outcome issues for young children with disabilities. Topics discussed include issues related to transition program administration, staff, families, and services. (KB)
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Periodicals
Education Week, 1995
Four articles from this special report examine the charter school movement and whether it has the staying power to change American schooling. The articles are: (1) "Declarations of Independence" (Mark Walsh), which discusses the Boston Renaissance and Marblehead charter schools in Massachusetts, among others; (2) "Laws of the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Change, Educational Resources, Elementary Secondary Education
Currie, A. Blaine – Review and Evaluation Bulletins, 1981
The question and answer format of this booklet presents 35 questions about handwriting most often asked by teachers and parents. The answers that follow each question are derived from an earlier study of handwriting instruction undertaken in Ontario, Canada, schools. The questions in the first section of the booklet deal with current handwriting…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Education, Handwriting Instruction, Handwriting Skills
