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Elkind, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
This paper declares war against the miseducation of young children, who learn best through direct encounters rather than through formalized inculcation of symbolic rules. A variety of socioeconomic forces (including the civil rights and women's movements) are forcing preschoolers into learning environments originally designed for school-age…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Childhood Needs, Competence
Elkind, David; Whitehurst, Grover J. – Education Matters, 2001
Two authors weigh the evidence on starting to emphasize early literacy skills during preschool, discussing student-centered versus content-centered classrooms, looking at developmentally appropriate education, presenting their differing views on the subject, and responding to one another's opinions. Two sidebars discuss Project Headstart's…
Descriptors: Child Development, Early Childhood Education, Emergent Literacy, Learning Readiness
