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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 302 344 PS 017 730 AUTHOR Bauch, Jerold P., Ed. TITLE Early Childhood Education in the Schools. (NEA Aspects of Learning). INSTITUTION National Education Association, Washington, D.C. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8106-1464-2 PUB DATE Sep 88 NOTE 350p. AVAILABLE FROMNational Education Association (NEA) Professional Library, P.O. Box 509, West Haven, CT 06516 ($19.95). PUB TYPE BoOks (010) EDRS PRICE MF01 Plus Postage. PC Not Available from EDRS. DESCRIPTORS Community Involvement; Computer Uses in Education; Discipline; *Early Childhood Education; *Educational History; *Educational Policy; *Educational Trends; Futures (of Society); Parent Participation; *Preschool Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Student Behavior ABSTRACT Collected are 68 articles on a wide raLge of topics related to the education of young children in the schools. Section One offers historical perspectives of early childhood education. Section Two samples policy decisions about present and future issues, especially those with economic, social, and philosophical importance. Section Three explores issues, trends, and directions related to unanswered questions and sources of conflict and choice in early education. Section Four goes to the heart of the issues by focusing on preschool programs. Section Five, which concerns curricul'im issues, aims to provoke thought by exploring what to teach, and why, how, and how not to teach it. Evidence and evaluation are discussed in Section Six, which summarizes some of what is known and what should be evaluated in the future. Section Seven explores both research and common-sense frameworks for thinking about electronic technology, particularly computers, for early childhood programs. Section Eight concerns parent involvement and partnerships between parents and teachers. Section Nine, which advocates nonviolent childhood, discusses child behavior and discipline. Section Ten probes future issues. Discussion questions are included at the end of each article. Numerous acknowledgements, footnotes, and references are listed by article in the final 33 pages of the book. (RH) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * from the original document. U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Ed.k.ationai Research andImprovement INFORMATION EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES s CENTEERI e This document has beenreproouced as eceivei from the person ^organ,zation originating it Minor changes have beenmade to improve reproduction quail' Points of view or opinions statedin thisdocu- represent official ment do not necessarily OERI position or policy WPECTS OF LEARNING Ma "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL IN MICROFICHE ONLY to HAS BUN GRANTED BY ts1 E A TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (MC)." Early Childhood Education in the Schools Jerold P. Bauch, Editor nea trate National Education Association Washington, D.C. To my mother for a safe and happy childhood. J.P.B. The editor and publisher will to extend their thanks to the authors and publishers who granted permission to use the material in this publication. Please see pp. 318-51 for a detailed listing of publishers and other copyright holders. Copyright © 1988 Nationa! Education Association of the United St: tes Printing History First Printing: September 1988 Note The opinions exprzssed in this publication should not be construed as representing the policy or position of the National Education Association. Materials published by the NEA Professional Library are intended to be discussion documents for educators who are concerned with specialized interests of the profession. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Early childhood education in the schools / Jerold P. Bauch, editor. p. cm.(NEA aspects of learning) Includes bibliographies ISBN 0-8106-1464-2 1. Early childhood educationUnited States. 2. Public schools United States. I. Bauch, Jerold P. II. Series LB1140.23.E18 1988 372'.21dc19 88-19569 CIP "EDP' CONTENTS Introduction, by Jerold P. Bauch 7 Section One: Historical Perspectives of Early Childhood Education Editor's Overview 9 1.Early Childhood Education's Past as Prologue: Roots of Contemporary Concerns, by Bernard Spodek 10 2.The European Roots of Early Childhood Education in North America, by Gary Woodill 14 3. A Mini-History of Early Childhood Education, by Blythe F. Hinitz 23 4.The Kindergarten in Historical Perspective, by S. Dianne Lawler and Jerold P. Bauch 25 Section Two: Policy Decisions About Present and Future Issues Editor's Overview 29 5.Policy Options for Preschool Programs, by Lawrence J. Schweinhart, Jeffrey J. Koshel, and Anne Bridgman 30 6.Early Childhood Development Programs: A Public Investment Opportunity, by Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David P. Weikart 36 7.Quality: The Key to Successful Programs, by Daniel S. Cheever, Jr., and Anne E. Ryder 44 Section Three: Issues, Trends, and Directions Editor's Overview 50 8.Trends in Early Childhood EducationPart I: Demographics, by Valora Washington 51 9.Trends in Early Childhood EducationPort II: Instruction, by Valora Washington 56 10.Early Childhood Education: Issues and Trends, by Paula Jorde 60 11.Educating the Very Young: A Call for Clear Thinking, by David Elkind 65 12.Preschool Children in the Public Schools: Good Investment?or Bad? by Deborah Burnett Strother 71 13.Day Care and the Public SchoolsNatural Allies, Natural Enemies, by Bettye M. Caldwell 76 14.Let Children Start School When They're Ready! by Cynthia Parsons 81 15 It Depends on Your Aim, by Raymond S. Moore 82 16.In Defense of Early Childhood Education, by David Elkind 84 17.Synthesis of Research on School Readiness and Kindergarten Retention, by Lorric A. Shepard and Mary Lee Smith 88 CONTENTS 18.Uses and Abuses of Developmental Screening and School Readiness Testing, by Samuel J. Meisels 95 19.Educating Young Handicapped Children: What Can Ear:i Childhood Education Contribute? by Anne H. Widerstrom 104 Section Four: Preschool Programs Editor's Overview 110 20.Public Education for Preschoolers, by Diane Scott Jones and Lynne Baker-Ward 111 21.Should Four-Year-Olds Be in School? by Edward F. Zigler 115 22. Pubh Schools and Four-Year-Olds: A Teacher's View, by Mary Hatwood Futrell 119 23.Quality Four-Year-Old Programs in Public Schools, Position Statement of the Southern Association on Children Under Six ... 122 24.Here Come the Four-Year-Olds! by Diane Dismuke 124 25.Prekindergarten Programs for Four-Year-Olds: State Involvement in Preschool Education, by Carolyn Morado 127 26.Safeguards: Guidelines for Establishing Programs for Four-Year-Olds in the Public Schools, by The Natic,i.al Black Child Development Institute .. 13" 27.Public School for Four-Years-Olds, by James L. Hymes, Jr 131 2---, Full-Day or Half-Day Kindergarten? by Dianne Rothenberg 133 8 I 29.! Kindergarten in America: Five Major Trends, ---.... - by Sandra Longfellow Robinson 135 30.Kindergarten Programs and Practices, Educational Research Service Staff Report 136 31. NAEYC Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice in the Primary Grades, Serving Five- Through Eight-Year-Olds 140 Section Five: The Curriculum for Young Children in School Editor's Overview 146 32. Joint Statement on Literacy Development and Pre-First G. de, prepared by the Eady Childhood and Literacy Development Committee of the In- ternational Reading Association for ASCD, IRA, NAEYC, NAESP, NCTE 147 33.Writing in Kindergarten and First Grade, by Mary Renck Jalongo and Sally Zeigler 149 34. How Should Reading Be Taught in Kindergarten? by Patricia M. Cunningham 156 35."Success"ful Reading Instruction, by Carol J. George 157 36.Hispanic Books/Libros Hispanicos, by Isabel Schon 159 37.Learning Mathematics and Science Through Play, by Michael L. Henniger162 38.Montessori: Right or Wrong Abut Number Concepts? by Jerold P. Bauch and Huei-hsin Joyce Hsu 166 39.Theoretical FIRIIIM ,rk for Prescho31 Science Experiences, by Robert F. Smith 169 40.Music in the Early Childhood Curriculum, by Manny Brand and David E. Fernie 174 Contents 41.Appreciate the Drawing and Dictating of Young Children, by Annc Haas Dyson 178 42.Encouraging Positive Social Interaction Among Young Children, by Dwight L. Rogers and Dorene Dome Ross 187 43.Teaching with Less Talking: Learning Centers in theKindergarten, by Barbara Kimes Myers and Karen Maurer 192 44.Influences from the Past: Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum, by Margie L. Hardy and Laurie J. Greene 198 45.Leading Primary Education Toward Excellence: BeyondWorksheets and Drill, by Constance Kamii 201 Section Six: Evidence and Evaluation Editor's Overview 209 46.Effects of Program Models and Teaching Practices, by DouglasR. Powell 210 47.Evidence That Good Early Childhood Programs Work, by Lawrence J. Schweinhart and David P. Weikart 216 48. The Promise of Early Childhood Education, byLawrence J. Schweinhart, John R. Berrueta-Clement, W. Steven Barnett, Ann S. Epstein,and David P. Weikart 222 49.Early Childhood Evaluation: What? Who? Why? by Doris Bergen Sponseller and Joel Fink 226 Section Seven: Electronic Technology for Early ChildhoodPrograms Editor's Overview 231 50.Computers for Young Children? Perhaps, by Sandra Ansclmo and R. Ann Zinck 232 51.Computers and Young Children: A Review of Research, by Douglas H. Clements 237 52.Technological Priorities in the Education of Young Children, by Warren W. Buckleitner and Charles F. Hohmann 245 Section Eight: Parents and Community Involvement Editor's Overview 249 53.In Designing a Preschool Program, We Went Straightto the Source: Parents, by