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2003
English
- Can Music Instruction Affect Children's Cognitive Development? by Frances H. Rauscher
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Children and Grief by Nancy McEntire
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Communicating with Parents by Jean Mendoza
HTML | PDF - Continuity of Caregiver for Infants and Toddlers by Debby Cryer, Sarah Hurwitz, and Mark Wolery
HTML | PDF - Fathers' Role in Children's Academic Achievement and Early Literacy by Vivian Gadsden and Aisha Ray
HTML | PDF - Self-Regulation and School Readiness by Clancy Blair
HTML | PDF - Summer Learning Loss: The Problem and Some Solutions by Harris Cooper
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Young Children's Emotional Development and School Readiness by C. Cybele Raver
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Spanish
- La auto-regulación y la preparación para la escuela por Clancy Blair
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - El desarrollo emocional de los niños pequeños y su estado de preparación para la escuela por C. Cybele Raver
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - El estrés y los niños pequeños por Jan Jewett y Karen Peterson
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La intimidación en el comienzo de la adolescencia: La función del grupo social por Dorothy L. Espelage
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La investigación sobre la calidad de los programas para niños de hasta dos años de edad por Alice Sterling Honig
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Los niños y el duelo: La muerte de un ser querido por Nancy McEntire
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La pérdida durante el verano de lo aprendido en la escuela: El problema y algunas soluciones por Harris Cooper
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La preparación del maestro y la interacción entre maestro y niño en programas preescolares por Susan Kontos y Amanda Wilcox-Herzog
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - ¿Puede afectar la instrucción en música el desarrollo cognitivo de los niños? por Frances H. Rauscher
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés
2002
English
- Bullying in Early Adolescence: The Role of the Peer Group by Dorothy L. Espelage
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Helping Parents Prevent Lead Poisoning by Helen J. Binns and Omar Benton Ricks
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Instructional Models for Early Childhood Education by Susan L. Golbeck
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Recess in Elementary School: What Does the Research Say? by Olga S. Jarrett
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Research on Quality in Infant-Toddler Programs by Alice Sterling Honig
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Stress and Young Children by Jan Jewett and Karen Peterson
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Student Mobility and Academic Achievement by Russell W. Rumberger
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Teacher Preparation and Teacher-Child Interaction in Preschools by Susan Kontos and Amanda Wilcox-Herzog
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Spanish
- La agrupación de edades múltiples y el logro académico por Susan J. Kinsey
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Ambientes de lenguaje y alfabetización en programas preescolares por Catherine E. Snow, M. Susan Burns y Peg Griffin
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La calidad del cuidado infantil: Un resumen para padres por Peggy Patten and Omar Benton Ricks
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Cómo ayudar a los padres a prevenir el envenenamiento por plomo por Helen J. Binns y Omar Benton Ricks
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Enriquecimiento del horario extra-escolar de los niños por Lillian Coltin
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Los estudiantes que se mudan de escuela y el logro académico por Russell W. Rumberger
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Evidencia reciente sobre programas preescolares por Lawrence J. Schweinhart
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La inclusión en los grados intermedios por Rebecca A. Hines
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - El juego de aparentar y el desarrollo de los niños pequeños por Doris Bergen
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Modelos de instrucción para la educación en la niñez temprana por Susan L. Golbeck
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Las normas de desempeño matemático desde el preescolar hasta el segundo grado por Kathy Richardson
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - El recreo en la escuela primaria: ¿Qué indica la investigación?
Olga S. Jarrett por
HTML | PDF inglés
2001
English
- Academic Effects of After-School Programs by Lee Shumow
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Assessing Young Children's Social Competence by Diane E. McClellan and Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Focus on After-School Time for Violence Prevention by Peggy Patten and Anne S. Robertson
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Inclusion in Middle Schools by Rebecca A. Hines
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Multiage Grouping and Academic Achievement by Susan J. Kinsey
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Perspectives on Charter Schools: A Review for Parents by Saran Donahoo
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Pretend Play and Young Children's Development by Doris Bergen
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Recent Evidence on Preschool Programs by Lawrence J. Schweinhart
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Recent Research on All-Day Kindergarten by Patricia Clark
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Working with Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Families by Deborah A. Bruns and Robert M. Corso.
HTML | PDF
Spanish
- Efectos académicos de programas extracurriculares por Lee Shumow
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Enfoque en las horas después del día en escuela para la prevención de violencia por Peggy Patten y Anne S. Robertson
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Evaluando la competencia social en los niños por Diane E. McClellan y Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Nueva investigación sobre kindergarten de día completo por Patricia Clark
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Perspectivas sobre las escuelas charter: Una reseña para padres de familia por Saran Donahoo
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Reggio Emilia: Impulsor del diálogo y del cambio por Rebecca S. New
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2000
English
- Academic Redshirting and Young Children by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF - Child Care Quality: An Overview for Parents by Peggy Patten and Omar Benton Ricks
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Computers and Young Children by Susan W. Haugland
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades by Carol Ann Tomlinson
HTML | PDF - Exploratory Curriculum in the Middle School by Ed Brazee
HTML | PDF - Integrative Curriculum in a Standards-Based World by Gordon F. Vars and James A. Beane
HTML | PDF - K-12 Single-Sex Education: What Does the Research Say? by Pamela Haag
HTML | PDF - Mathematics Standards for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 2 by Kathy Richardson
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Reggio Emilia: Catalyst for Change and Conversation by Rebecca S. New
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - The Role of Curriculum Models in Early Childhood Education by Stacie G. Goffin
HTML | PDF
Spanish
- Computadoras y niños pequeños por Susan W. Haugland
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Conferencias de padres-educadores: Sugerencias para los padres por Ann-Marie Clark
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Juegos de videos: Investigación, puntajes y recomendaciones por Bernard Cesarone
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Manejando las burlas: Cómo los padres pueden ayudar a sus hijos por Judy S. Freedman
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Otra perspectiva sobre lo que los niños deben estar aprendiendo por Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Seleccionando materiales adecuados cultural y lingüísticamente: Sugerencias para los proveedores de servicios por Rosa Milagros Santos y Debbie Reese
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés
1999
English
- Adopted Children in the Early Childhood Classroom by Judith E. Stroud, James C. Stroud, and Lynn M. Staley
HTML | PDF - Another Look at What Young Children Should Be Learning by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | See also: Korean & Spanish - Curriculum Disputes in Early Childhood Education by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF - Easing the Teasing: How Parents Can Help Their Children by Judy S. Freedman
HTML | PDF | See also: Korean & Spanish - Enriching Children’s Out-of-School Time by Lillian Coltin
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School by Nancy B. Mizelle
HTML | PDF | See also: Korean - Language and Literacy Environments in Preschools by Catherine E. Snow, M. Susan Burns, and Peg Griffin
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Parenting Style and Its Correlates by Nancy Darling
HTML | PDF - Parent-Teacher Conferences: Suggestions for Parents by Ann-Marie Clark
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Selecting Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Materials: Suggestions for Service Providers by Rosa Milagros Santos Debbie Reese
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish
Spanish
- Motivación y estudiantes de secundaria por Lynley Hicks Anderman y Carol Midgley
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Participación de los padres en las escuelas por Christine Winquist Nord
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Su cumpleaños es en el verano: El dilema de la edad de entrada al jardín pre-escolar por Sandra Crosser
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés
1998
English
- Child Care Consumer Education on the Internet by Anne Goldstein
HTML | PDF - Early Childhood Violence Prevention by Marilyn S. Massey
HTML | PDF - Failure Syndrome Students by Jere Brophy
HTML | PDF - Father Involvement in Schools by Christine Winquist Nord
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Grouping Students for Instruction in Middle Schools by Rebecca Mills
HTML | PDF - He Has a Summer Birthday: The Kindergarten Entrance Age Dilemma by Sandra Crosser
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Issues in Selecting Topics for Projects by Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia C. Chard
HTML | PDF - Loneliness in Young Children by Janis R. Bullock
HTML | PDF - Motivation and Middle School Students by Lynley Hicks Anderman and Carol Midgley
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - The Transition to Middle School by Donna Schumacher
HTML | PDF - Twins in School: What Teachers Should Know by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF - Video Games: Research, Ratings, Recommendations by Bernard Cesarone
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish
Spanish
- Ayudando a los niños a controlar el enojo por Marian Marion
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - La intimidación en las escuelas por Ron Banks
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Midiendo el desarrollo de los niños: Un acercamiento por Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Las prácticas apropiadas para el desarrollo: ¿Qué nos dice la investigación? por Loraine Dunn y Susan Kontos
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés
1997
English
- Bullying in Schools by Ron Banks
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Child-Initiated Learning Activities for Young Children Living in Poverty by Lawrence J. Schweinhart
HTML | PDF - The Debate over Spanking by Dawn Ramsburg
HTML | PDF - A Developmental Approach to Assessment of Young Children by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: What Does Research Tell Us? by Loraine Dunn and Susan Kontos
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - Helping Young Children Deal with Anger by Marian Marion
HTML | PDF | See also: Spanish - If an Adolescent Begins to Fail in School, What Can Parents and Teachers Do? by Anne S. Robertson
HTML | PDF - Looping: Adding Time, Strengthening Relationships by Daniel L. Burke
HTML | PDF - Student-Led Conferences at the Middle Level by Donald G. Hackmann
HTML | PDF - Television Violence: Content, Context, and Consequences by Amy Aidman
HTML | PDF - When Retention Is Recommended, What Should Parents Do? by Anne S. Robertson
HTML | PDF
Spanish
- El Apoyo a las niñas en la temprana adolescencia por Diane Rothenberg
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - Los pactos entre padres y maestros por Kevin J. Swick
HTML | PDF | también en: inglés - El papel de los padres en el desarrollo de la competencia social por Shirley G. Moore
HTML | PDF inglés
Chinese
YaYi MeiGuo ErTong: JiaoShi Suo Ying LiaoJie De by Jianhua Feng
HTML | See also: English
XueQian ErTong FaZhan PingGu by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: English
FuQin Huo NanXing CanYu ErTong ZaoQi Jiao Yu by Brent A. McBride and Thomas R. Rane
HTML | See also: English
PeiYang HaiZi De FuYuan NengLi
Bonnie Benard
HTML | See also: English
RuHe ZhiDao HaiZi GuanKan DianShi.
HTML | See also: English
JiJi De GuanJiao FangFa.
HTML | See also: English
SheJi HuoDong JiaoFa by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: English
JiaZhang Dui ErTong FaZhan TongBan GuanXi De ZuoYong by Shirley G. Moore
HTML | See also: English
ZhiChi QingChunQi NuSheng De FaZhan by Dianne Rothenberg
HTML | See also: English
JiaoShi-JiaZhang De HeZuo by Kevin J. Swick
HTML | See also: English
BaoLi Yu ErTong De FaZhan by Lorraine B. Wallach
HTML | See also: English
RuHe DuiDai WanMei ZhuYi De XueSheng by Jere Brophy
HTML | See also: English
1996
English
- Action Research in Early Childhood Education by Eileen T. Borgia and Dorothy Schuler HTML
- The Contribution of Documentation to the Quality of Early Childhood Education by Lilian G. Katz and Sylvia C. Chard HTML
- Enhancing Students' Socialization: Key Elements by Jere Brophy HTML
- Father/Male Involvement in Early Childhood Programs by Brent A. McBride Thomas R. Rane
HTML | See also: Chinese - Grandparents as Parents: A Primer for Schools by Dianne Rothenberg HTML
- Helping Early Childhood Teacher Education Students Learn about the Internet by Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe HTML
- Hispanic-American Students and Learning Style by Shirley Griggs and Rita Dunn HTML
- Key Characteristics of Middle Level Schools by John H. Lounsbury HTML
- Preventing and Resolving Parent-Teacher Differences by Lilian G. Katz, Amy Aidman, Debbie A. Reese, and Ann-Marie Clark HTML
- Teaching Young Children about Native Americans by Debbie Reese HTML
- Working with Perfectionist Students by Jere Brophy
HTML | See also: Chinese - Working with Shy or Withdrawn Students by Jere Brophy HTML
Spanish
- El desarrollo social de los niños: Una lista de cotejo por Diane E. McClellan y Lilian G. Katz
HTML | también en: inglés - El fomento de la elasticidad en los niños por Bonnie Benard
HTML | también en: inglés - La violencia y el desarrollo de los niños por Lorraine B. Wallach
HTML | también en: inglés
1995
English
- Advertising in the Schools by Amy Aidman HTML
- The Benefits of Mixed-Age Grouping by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- The Changing Face of Parenting Education by Sharon L. Kagan HTML
- Encouraging Creativity in Early Childhood Classrooms by Carolyn Pope Edwards and Kay Wright Springate HTML
- Family Involvement in Early Multicultural Learning by Kevin J. Swick, Gloria Boutte, and Irma van Scoy HTML
- Financing Preschool for All Children by Sherlie S. Svestka HTML
- Fostering Resilience in Children by Bonnie Benard
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Full-Day Kindergarten Programs by Dianne Rothenberg HTML
- Hispanic Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Programs by Linda M. Espinosa
HTML | See also: Spanish - The Internet and Early Childhood Educators: Some Frequently Asked Questions by Dianne Rothenberg HTML
- Parent, Family, and Community Involvement in the Middle Grades by Barry Rutherford and Shelley H. Billig HTML
- Performance Assessment in Early Childhood Education: The Work Sampling System by Samuel J. Meisels HTML
- School Readiness and Children's Developmental Status by Nicholas Zill, Mary Collins, Jerry West, and Elvie Germino Hausken HTML
- Supporting Girls in Early Adolescence by Dianne Rothenberg
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish
Spanish
- La evaluación del desarrollo de los alumnos preescolares por Lilian G. Katz
HTML | también en: inglés - La participación de los padres en los programas preescolares por Linda M. Espinosa
HTML | también en: inglés
1994
English
- Asian-American Children: What Teachers Should Know by Jianhua Feng
HTML | See also: Chinese - Assessing the Development of Preschoolers by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Children's Nutrition and Learning by National Health/Education Consortium HTML
- Integrate, Don't Isolate! - Computers in the Early Childhood Curriculum by Bernadette Caruso Davis and Daniel D. Shade HTML
- Integrating Children with Disabilities into Preschool by Karen E. Diamond, Linda L. Hestenes, and Caryn O'Connor HTML
- Lasting Benefits of Preschool Programs by Lawrence J. Schweinhart HTML
- Nutrition Programs for Children by National Health/Education Consortium HTML
- Peer Conflicts in the Classroom by Edyth J. Wheeler HTML
- The Project Approach by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Resource Rooms for Children: An Innovative Curricular Tool by Sonja de Groot Kim HTML
- The Risks of Rewards by Alfie Kohn HTML
- Using Federal Funds To Improve Child Care by Helen Blank HTML
- Video Games and Children by Bernard Cesarone HTML
- Violence and Young Children's Development by Lorraine B. Wallach
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish
Spanish
- La disciplina positiva
HTML | también en: inglés - Guía para ver la televisión en familia
HTML | también en: inglés - El método llamado proyecto por Lilian G. Katz
HTML | también en: inglés
Korean
Another Look at What Young Children Should Be Learning by Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: English
Easing the Teasing: How Can Parents Help Their Children by Judy S. Freedman
HTML | See also: English
Helping Middle School Students Make the Transition into High School by Nancy B. Mizelle
HTML | See also: English
1993
English
- Collaboration: The Prerequisite for School Readiness and Success by Linda G. Kunesh and Joanne Farley HTML
- Developmentally Appropriate Programs by Marjorie J. Kostelnik HTML
- Dispositions as Educational Goals by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- Health Care, Nutrition, and Goal One by Bernard Cesarone HTML
- Homeless Children: Meeting the Educational Challenges by Brad Goins and Bernard Cesarone HTML
- Multiple Perspectives on the Quality of Early Childhood Programs by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- Problem Solving in Early Childhood Classrooms by Joan Britz HTML
- Reggio Emilia: Some Lessons for U.S. Educators by Rebecca S. New HTML
- Self-Esteem and Narcissism: Implications for Practice by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- Young Children's Social Development: A Checklist by
Dianne McClellan and Lilian G. Katz
HTML | See also: Spanish
1992
English
- Aggression and Cooperation: Helping Young Children Develop Constructive Strategies by Jan Jewett HTML
- Beyond Transition: Ensuring Continuity in Early Childhood Services by Joan Lombardi HTML
- Having Friends, Making Friends, and Keeping Friends: Relationships as Educational Contexts by Willard W. Hartup HTML
- Implementing an Anti-Bias Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms by Julie Bisson Hohensee and Louise Derman-Sparks HTML
- Integrated Curriculum in the Middle School by James Beane HTML
- Library Latchkey Children by Frances Swardo Dowd HTML
- Montessori Programs in Public Schools by John Chattin-McNichols HTML
- Nongraded and Mixed-Age Grouping in Early Childhood Programs by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- The Portfolio and Its Use: Developmentally Appropriate Assessment of Young Children by Cathy Grace HTML
- The Role of Parents in the Development of Peer Group Competence by
Shirley G. Moore
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Teacher-Parent Partnerships by
Kevin J. Swick
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Understanding and Facilitating Preschool Children's Peer Acceptance by Kristen M. Kemple HTML
1991
English
- Approaches to School-Age Child Care by Michelle Seligson and Lillian Coltin HTML
- Child Care and Referral Agencies by Dan Bellm HTML
- Encouraging Young Children's Writing by Jane Maehr HTML
- The Head Start Experience by Nancy J. Mallory and Nancy A. Goldsmith HTML
- Infant Child Care by Carollee Howes HTML
- Measuring Kindergartner's Social Competence by A.D. Pellegrini and Carl D. Glickman HTML
- On Standardized Testing by Vito Perrone HTML
- Planning for Parent Participation in Schools for Young Children by Mick Coleman HTML
- Readiness: Children and Schools by Lilian G. Katz HTML
- Teaching with a Multicultural Perspective by Rey A. Gomez HTML
- What's Happening to American Families? by Leon Eisenberg HTML
1990
English
- Appropriate Public School Programs for Young Children by Carolyn Cummings HTML
- Child Sexual Abuse: What It Is and How to Prevent It HTML
- Educating Language-Minority Children by Barbara T. Bowman HTML
- Four-Year-Olds and Public Schooling by Sally Lubeck HTML
- Guidelines for Family Television Viewing
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - How Can We Teach Critical Thinking? by Kathyrn S. Carr HTML
- Parent Education and Support Programs by Douglas Powell HTML
- Positive Discipline
HTML | See also: Chinese & Spanish - Protecting Children from Inappropriate Practices by Sue Bredekamp and Lorrie Shepard HTML
- Working With Working Families by Margaret King HTML
