Volume 3 Number 2
©The Author(s) 2001
ERIC/EECE News
ECRP
For this issue of ECRP, you'll notice that the pages have been slightly redesigned for easier reading, navigation, and printing.
You'll also notice that we have added a feature for searching the ECRP Web site. This feature is available at http://ecrp.illinois.edu/search.html.
Redesign of the ERIC/EECE Web Site Becomes Public
We are pleased to announce the redesign of the ERIC/EECE Web site (http://ericeece.org). The graphic look of the site has changed, but all the information and resources from the old site are still available. Most pages have been updated, and some new resources have been added. Please check out our new design! Look for these additions and features on the ERIC/EECE site:
FAQs
A new section of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (and their answers!) is available on the Web site. The FAQs are compiled by members of the ERIC/EECE User Services staff. FAQs currently available include:
- Academic Redshirting
- Classroom Placement of Twins
- The Early Childhood Education Curriculum Debate: Direct Instruction vs. Child-Initiated Learning
- Full-Day Kindergarten
- Homework: Amount, Effects, Help for Students and Parents
- Kindergarten Entry Skills
Major Publications
An earlier ERIC/EECE print publication (from 1997), Child Development Knowledge and Teachers of Young Children by Lilian G. Katz, has been uploaded to the Web site in full text. This publication can be found at http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/books/childdev.html.
Part 1 of the book defines what is meant by the term child development and shows how to apply child development knowledge. Part 2 defines the developmental approach to early childhood education and outlines some principles of a developmental approach to curriculum.
Digests
Editor's note: Paper copies of ERIC/EECE Digests are no longer available. An archive of ERIC/EECE digests can be found on the Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative (ECAP) Information Technology Group web site at http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/digests.html
Several new ERIC/EECE Digests are now available in the Digests section of the ERIC/EECE Web site:
- Recent Research on All-Day Kindergarten by Patricia Clark
- Working with Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Families by Deborah A. Bruns & Robert M. Corso
- Perspectives on Charter Schools: A Review for Parents by Saran Donahoo
- Focus on After-School Time for Violence Prevention by Peggy Patten and Anne S. Robertson
Resource Lists
ERIC/EECE staff have also revised several Resource Lists that are now available in the Resource Lists section of the ERIC/EECE Web site:
Editor's note: Paper copies of ERIC/EECE Digests are no longer available. An archive of ERIC/EECE digests can be found on the Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative (ECAP) Information Technology Group web site at http://ecap.crc.illinois.edu/eecearchive/digests.html
- Bullying in Schools: Resources
- Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
- Native Americans: Recommended Books and Resources
- The Project Approach
- Scheduling at the Middle Level
National Parent Information Network
Response to September 11 Tragedy
Editor's note: As of December 31, 2003, the National Parent Information Network has been discontinued. The information in the following section of this publication may not be current.
In response to the tragedy of the terrorist actions on September 11, the staff of the National Parent Information Network (NPIN) compiled a list of resources on "Talking about Terrorism, Tragedy, and Resilience: Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Family Support Professionals." This resource is available at http://npin.org/library/2001/n00578/n00578.html.
Two new issues of Parent News, the bimonthly parenting magazine of the National Parent Information Network (NPIN), have been published since the last issue of ECRP. These issues are available on the NPIN Web site:
- Parent News, May-June 2001, volume 7, number 3
- Parent News, September-October 2001, volume 7, number 4
Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Child Care
The staff of the National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), ERIC/EECE's Adjunct Clearinghouse on Child Care, has also compiled a list of resources on "Helping Children Cope with Violence, Terrorism, and Grief." This list is available at http://nccic.org/helpkids.html.
Web Partners
Two of ERIC/EECE's Web partners, whose Web sites were formerly maintained on ERIC/EECE's Web server, have now moved their sites to new domain names:
Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
http://institute.wheelock.edu/ This Web site provides information and resources related to professional development in early childhood education.
California Child Care Health Program
http://www.childcarehealth.org/
This Web site provides information and resources on children's health in child care centers, focusing on—but not necessarily limited to—the state of California.
We hope you'll continue to visit our partners' Web sites and support their efforts. Check out our other Web partner sites at http://ericeece.org/eeceweb.html.
