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Profiling Parental Orientation to Early Childhood Curriculum
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Saçkes, Mesut; Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Shaheen, Maria – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2019
The purpose of the present study was to identify the curricular preferences of parents for their youngsters. The study sample included 1490 parents with children enrolled in private preschool and prekindergarten classrooms. Data for the present study were collected via online surveys. Parents prioritized eleven academic and developmental areas in…
Descriptors: Preferences, Preschool Curriculum, Parent Attitudes, Preschool Education
Newcomers Developing English Literacy through Historical Thinking and Digitized Primary Sources
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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia S. – Journal of Second Language Writing, 2011
The traditional approach to the education of newcomer students separates English language development from content instruction. It is assumed that English language proficiency is a prerequisite for subject-matter learning. The authors take the alternate view that the integration of historical thinking and digitized primary sources enhances English…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Value Judgment, Empathy, Immigrants
Newcomers to the U.S.: Developing Historical Thinking among Latino Immigrant Students in a Central Texas High School
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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia S. – Bilingual Research Journal, 2011
Newcomers are a special subgroup of the student population designated as English Language Learners (ELLs). The research project described in this article investigates how a teacher integrated language and content in a single subject area, social studies, in a high school newcomer classroom. Three extended lessons were presented to newcomer…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Primary Sources, Foreign Countries
Knowing English is Not Enough! Cultivating Academic Literacies among High School Newcomers
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Franquiz, Maria E.; Salinas, Cinthia – High School Journal, 2013
Secondary school teachers face remarkable challenges when they are asked to incorporate language objectives because the traditional approach to the education of English Language Learners (ELL) separates English language development from content instruction. The underlying assumption is that English language proficiency is a prerequisite for…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Academic Discourse
Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader. Teaching and Learning Social Studies
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Russell, William B., III, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012
The field of social studies is unique and complex. It is challenged by the differing perspectives related to the definition, goals, content, and purpose of social studies. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader discusses the contemporary issues surrounding social studies education today. Contemporary Social Studies: An Essential Reader…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Global Education, Citizenship, Popular Culture
Teaching with Newspapers (Second Edition).
Province Newspaper, Vancouver (British Columbia). – 1978
The guide presents teaching suggestions and resource lists for using newspapers as a learning tool in elementary and middle grade classes and adult education situations. Over 75 activities are listed in art, drama, health, language arts, library skills, math, modern languages, music, science, and social studies. For example, science students can…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Area Studies, Art Activities, Comparative Education