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May 2005: Environments that Support Exploration and Learning. In This issue: Jim Greenman updates a framework for creating vibrant environments for all day care (a previous version appeared in Child Care Information Exchange) and Laura R. Noe describes a unique environment for professional development – a literacy caravan. Also included are thought questions, resources and additional articles.

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Environments that Support Exploration and Learning

Places for Childhood in the Twenty-First Century: A Conceptual Framework/by Jim Greenman
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The Literacy Caravan: Professional Development in a Unique Environment/by Laura R. Noe
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Environments That Inspire/Compiled by Susan Friedman
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Reflecting, Discussing, Exploring-Questions and Follow-Up Activities for Environments That Inspire/by Susan Friedman
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Designing the Environment to Build Connection to Place/by Carol Anne Wien, Annette Coates, Bobbi-Lynn Keating, and Barb Bigelow
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Print and Online Resources on Environments That Support Exploring, Learning, and Living/Compiled with the assistance of Jim Greenman
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Voices of Practitioners: Teacher Research in Early Childhood Education. Photos: Top left Kathy Sible; top right © Council for Professional Recognition; bottom © Comstock

Also in this issue...

Children's Books about Family Relationships and Experiences/Compiled by Jennifer Birckmayer, Jan Cohen, Isabelle Doran Jensen, and Denyse Altman Variano
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The Reading Chair/ by Isabel Baker
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