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Peer reviewedMoutray, Carol L.; Snell, Carrie Ann – Young Children, 2003
Three kindergarten teachers integrated developmentally appropriate 30-minute daily writing experiences into the curriculum. Both teachers and students came to value writing time, and teachers became more comfortable in making writing an integral part of each day. A modified program in the second year introduced sight words and word walls earlier.…
Descriptors: Beginning Writing, Childrens Writing, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Elementary School Curriculum
Peer reviewedBall, Jessica; Pence, Alan R. – Young Children, 1999
Describes how Canada's University of Victoria worked with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council representing Aboriginal communities to develop the generative preschool curriculum model, an early childhood education (ECE) training program embracing community- and culturally-appropriate practice. Concludes that early indicators of program impact support…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Culturally Relevant Education, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedWien, Carol Anne; Kirby-Smith, Susan – Young Children, 1998
Explores the impact on children's activities and staff behavior of removing clocks and watches from an early childhood classroom. Describes how removing old patterns of time organization required teacher reflection about taken-for-granted scripts for time and permitted them to invent new scripts that were more supportive of developmentally…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedCohen, Stewart – Young Children, 1989
Maintains that children's museums provide unique opportunities that engage families in intergenerational exploration and learning. Provides criteria for selecting a museum that serves developmental needs of children and adults alike. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Adults, Children, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Peer reviewedSoto, Lourdes Diaz – Young Children, 1991
Among the topics examined in this research review of issues in bilingual and bicultural education are (1) demographic and educational trends that point to growing numbers of bilingual and bicultural children; (2) continuing misconceptions about how young children learn a second language; (3) successful approaches in early childhood bilingual…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
