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Accountability for quality: One state's experience in improving practice
Hooks, Laura McDonald, June 2006
Early Childhood Education Journal, 33(6), 399-403

A description of the initiative undertaken by the state of South Carolina to improve the quality of preschool and kindergarten classrooms in primary schools and an evaluation of the effects of the initiative

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Advancement of preschoolers' resilience: The A.R.Y.A. Project
Israelashvili, Moshe, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(2), 101-105

A discussion of the Advancement of Preschoolers’ Resilience Project's (A.R.Y.A.) resiliency-building intervention program for 4-year-old kindergarten students in Israel

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Agreement and stability of teacher rating scales for assessing ADHD in preschoolers
Loughram, Sandra, 2003
Early Childhood Education Journal, 30(4), 247-253

An investigation of the agreement and stability of three teacher rating scales used to assess Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in preschool children, based on a sample of 60 children

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An analysis of instruments that measure the quality of mathematics teaching in early childhood
Kilday, Carolyn R., February 2009
Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(4), 365-372

A review of 9 instruments used to measure the quality of mathematics teaching, 1 in preschool settings and 8 in kindergarten and subsequent grades, and a discussion of their potential uses in early childhood settings

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An analysis of teachers' and paraeducators' roles and responsibilities with implications for professional development
Jones, Cathy R., March, 2012
Early Childhood Education Journal, 40(1), 19-24

An examination of the duties of paraprofessional educators, their working relationships with teachers in their classrooms that serve 4- and 5-year-olds, and implications for the support of teacher/paraprofessional teams, based on the findings of a 2-year project that surveyed 167 paraprofessionals and their team teachers

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Applied ethics as a foundation in early childhood teacher education: Exploring the connections and possibilities
Giovacco-Johnson, Tricia, March 2011
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(6), 449-456

A categorical study of the ethical perspectives of 60 college students enrolled in two Introduction to Early Childhood Education classes, based on an analysis of three written assignments

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Applying technology to inquiry-based learning in early childhood education
Wang, Feng, March 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(5), 381-389

An examination of the role of technology to guide the design and integration of innovations in inquiry-based learning in early childhood to enrich and provide structure for problem contexts, to facilitate resource utilization, and to support cognitive and metacognitive processes from a synthesis of existing theoretical frameworks and examples of technology in current use

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Are we adequately preparing teachers to partner with families?
Sewell, Tamara Ann, 2012
Early Childhood Education Journal,

An editorial, based on an overview of select research, on the importance of both early childhood teacher preparation programs and in-service trainers to ensure preservice students and practicing teachers are prepared to partner with families in order to best serve the needs of both the child and family

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Artistic learning in young children's chorotopos: an in-depth approach to early childhood visual culture education
Trimis, Eli, June 2009
Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(6), 527-539

An exploration of the environmental context, or chorotopos, of children’s early art education, based on observations of 50 4- to 6-year-old children from 3 classrooms in 3 early childhood settings in Thessaloniki and Chalkidiki, Greece

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Assessing the development of young children in child care: A survey of formal assessment practices in one state
Allen, Susan F., June 2007
Early Childhood Education Journal, 34(6), 455-465

A survey based study of Florida counties' use of specific tools and formal assessment procedures for the development of young children in subsidized child care

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Assessing the role of book reading practices in Indian bilingual children's English language and literacy development
Kalia, Vrinda, October 2007
Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(2), 149-153

An examination of the impact of Indian bilingual parents’ book reading practices on the development of their children’s English oral language, narrative, and literacy skills, testing the skills of 24 bilingual children from two preschools in Bangalore, India

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Assessing standards in the ''real'' kindergarten classroom
Cress, Susan W., 2004
Early Childhood Education Journal, 32(2), 95-100

A summary of assessment techniques for evaluating educational standards in kindergarten classrooms in a way that the everyday flow of the classroom remains undisturbed

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Basic concepts in early childhood educational standards: A 50-state review
Bracken, Bruce A., March 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(5), 421-430

An examination of the incidence of basic concepts in early childhood educational standards across the 50 United States that includes eleven conceptual categories, a presentation of an approach to concept instruction, and a state by state examination of the extent to which more than 300 basic language concepts are embedded in early childhood state standards with examples from a variety of states cited for each category

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Benchmarks Curricular Planning and Assessment Framework: Utilizing standards without introducing standardization
Feldman, Erika N., 2010
Early Childhood Education Journal, 38(3), 233-242

A pilot implementation of the Benchmarks Curricular Planning and Assessment Framework (BCPAF) in the measurement of the success of curricular activities designed to advance children's development in a sample of 237 children participating in The Family Connection program at a children's museum in Seattle

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Benefits of assistive technology user groups for early childhood education professionals
Parette, Howard P., February 2008
Early Childhood Education Journal, 35(4), 313-319

A description of the benefits of forming user groups to enhance the professional development of early education professionals in the area of adaptive technologies for students with disabilities

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Beyond learning and teaching in preschool free-play centers in Daliat el-Carmel-Isfiya
Tal, Clodie, December 2008
Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(3), 281-289

An account of a play-based initiative to enhance the health-related learning of preschoolers and kindergarteners in a religious minority community

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Beyond a pets theme: Teaching young children to interact safely with dogs
Jalongo, Mary Renck, August 2008
Early Childhood Education Journal, 36(1), 39-45

Examples of common situations in which children are in danger of being injured by dogs, and a compilation of resources and guidelines for teaching young children to interact safely with dogs

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Biting behaviors among preschoolers: A review of the literature and survey of practitioners
Reguero de Atiles, Julia T., 1997
Early Childhood Education Journal, 25(2), 101-105

A study of child care views and policies on biting behavior among preschool age children

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Blended perspectives: A global vision for high-quality early childhood education
Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004
Early Childhood Education Journal, 32(3), 143-156

A discussion of the attributes of high-quality early childhood education programs worldwide

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Blending effective behavior management and literacy strategies for preschoolers exhibiting negative behavior
Smith, Jaime, October 2009
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(2), 147-151

A rationale for embedding literacy instruction within behavior management strategies to assist preschool age students with negative behaviors

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Books and Good Stuff: A strategy for building school to home literacy connections
Zeece, Pauline Davey, August 2009
Early Childhood Education Journal, 37(1), 35-42

A description of the Books and Good Stuff (BAGS) program, and a discussion of its use in the support of family literacy practices

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Break for physical activity: Incorporating classroom-based physical activity breaks into preschools
Wadsworth, Danielle D., January, 2012
Early Childhood Education Journal, 39(6), 391-395

A case study of the relationship between activity breaks and physical activity levels of 18 African American preschoolers at 2 rural subsidized child care centers in the Southeastern United States

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Building a case for sound amplification in early childhood settings
Jalongo, Mary Renck, 2004
Early Childhood Education Journal, 31(3), 153-5

An editorial proclaiming the importance of hearing in the listening and learning capabilities of young children

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Building a literacy community: The role of literacy and social practice in early childhood programs
Britsch, Susan J., 1999
Early Childhood Education Journal, 26(4), 209-215

A study of ways to strengthen existing literacy practices for children, families, and teachers in both rural and urban child care settings, based on qualitative studies of a publicly funded child care center in Northern California and two Head Start programs in the Midwest

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Building on the hopes and dreams of Latino families with young children: Findings from family member focus groups
Gregg, Katy, April, 2012
Early Childhood Education Journal, 40(2), 87-96

An examination of Latino families' self reported awareness of culture, familial background, and other contributions the family can add to their child's education, their opportunities to share them with their teachers and family partners, and what they have learned from their child's teacher that they have used at home, based on 4 focus groups with 14 Spanish speaking Latino family members with children enrolled at a Head Start Center

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