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Ritchie, Sharon, Ed.; Gutmann, Laura, Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2013
FirstSchool is a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. This work discusses the research and practice to date that defines FirstSchool as a critical approach to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to improving school experiences, it features lessons…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students
Griggs, Gerald, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
Physical Education is a core component of the primary school curriculum. The primary years are perhaps the most significant period for motor development in children, a time during which basic movement competencies are developed and which offers the first opportunity for embedding physical activity as part of a healthy lifestyle. This is the first…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Teaching Methods, Teaching Experience
Denno, Dawn M.; Carr, Victoria; Bell, Susan Hart – Brookes Publishing Company, 2010
To prevent and resolve common behavior problems in young children, early childhood teachers need a full understanding of what's behind the behaviors and strategies that really work. This complete professional development package gives pre- and in-service educators the practical help they've been waiting for. Taking a "big picture"…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Young Children, Student Behavior, Early Childhood Education
Tertell, Elizabeth A., Ed.; Klein, Susan M., Ed.; Jewett, Janet L., Ed. – 1998
On the premise that hearing other preschool teachers talk about their challenges in creating inclusive settings is a powerful impetus to reflect about one's own teaching practice, this book contains personal narratives by 18 teachers about their journeys toward inclusive, developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education. The…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Developmentally Appropriate Practices