Background: School readiness, conceptualized as three components including emotional self-regulation, social competence, and family/school involvement, as well as absence of conduct problems play a key role in young children's future interpersonal adjustment and academic success. Unfortunately, exposure to multiple poverty-related risks increases…

This article presents song activities that incorporate music and math into group time. In the version of "I Caught a Fish Alive," children are introduced to simple addition and subtraction activity.

A curriculum for preschool Spanish instruction, consisting of a list of objectives, a pupil evaluation system, and 26 lesson plans, is presented. The curriculum is designed as an enrichment component for the preschool classroom and is best suited for four-year-old children who have already mastered the same concepts in English. The lessons utilize…

The American Lung Association of Los Angeles County developed the SAFE-AT-HOME curriculum to teach preschool children home safety concepts through early childhood group experiences. This report evaluates the efficacy of the curriculum by testing 2 experimental and 2 control groups of children from 34 preschool classes on fire, water, foreign…

This paper addresses the need for and importance of integrating nutrition education into the existing preschool curriculum. Following a brief definition of nutrition education according to the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, and Health, discussion focuses on determining who is responsible for nutrition education. It is argued that,…

A report of some specific experimental curriculum approaches designed to promote constructive racial attitudes through a focus on general, broad principles. This project was evaluated in terms of the children's reactions and the ability of these learning experiences to fit into the nursery school program." (Editor)

There are five goal domains in early childhood education that are worthy of evaluation. Three criteria should be used in judging goal statements: intrusiveness (does the goal intrude upon a basic need?); worthiness (what makes the goal worth pursuing?); and source (where do the goals come from?). (Author/LC)

Presents a model multicultural program for use on the preschool level. The model focuses on both cognitive and affective domains, and emphasizes the development of positive attitudes toward multiculturalism among teachers. (GC)

Discusses how cooking can be used in various curricular areas and provides resources for implementation. (SB)

Details a study of the ways that limited language proficiency affected learners' readiness for mathematics instruction among disadvantaged preschoolers within a Griqua community in South Africa. Notes a link between limited language proficiency and nonreadiness for foundation level mathematics due to limited thinking skills, which constitute…

Describes the Preschool Reading Attitude Scale which was designed to examine three- to five-year-old children's attitudes toward reading. Provides suggestions to researchers and teachers on implementation of the scale. (RJC)

Described is the preschool program developed in rural Putnam County, Ohio. The program is self-supporting and was developed to meet the needs of parents and children in a rural area. (SI)

Uses examples from preschool teachers' classroom experiences to present suggestions for improving portfolios as an assessment tool. Issues discussed include distinguishing work that shows a child's learning progress, types of portfolios, and collecting work with a particular purpose in various curricula. Argues that portfolios should be…

Provides guidelines for creating and promoting healthy environments in early-childhood education programs in order to prevent and control the spread of contagious disease. Offers illness-prevention strategies, practical suggestions for health-education curricula, and a self-assessment check list for early-childhood settings. Includes resources for…