Applying Research to Classroom Practice

From the November 2008 issue of Young Children

The Power of Planning: Developing Effective Read-Alouds/Meagan K. Shedd and Nell K. Duke. How do early childhood educators read aloud? Do they plan ahead when they read to a crowd?
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From the November 2008 issue of Young Children

Engaging Young Children in Activities and Conversations about Race and Social Class/Rebekka Lee, Patricia G. Ramsey, and Barbara Sweeney. Expanded version.
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education.   Read the latest VOICES contribution— “Do You Want to See Something Goofy?” Peer Culture in the Preschool Yard, by Aaron Neimark. The strategies a child uses to gain access to a group of children playing together can affect the dynamics of the play and determine whether the child is accepted or rejected by the group. Neimark examines the role of peer culture among preschoolers during outdoor play. View as PDF document || text only Photo courtesy of Buen Dia Family School

Family Ties. Plant Parts Snack—A Way to Family Involvement, Science Learning, and Nutrition/Megan Mason Matt
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Learning by Leaps and Bounds. In Defense of Active Learning/Rae Pica
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Of Primary Interest. Social-Emotional Learning in the Primary Curriculum/Mary Mindess, Min-hua Chen, and Ronda Brenner
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The Reading Chair/Isabel Baker and Miriam Baker Schiffer
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