Young Children on the Web

 May 2007:Beyond the Library Corner: Incorporating Books throughout the Curriculum. This issue offers many ideas and suggestions for integrating books into the arts, science, math, social studies, and other curriculum areas and for sharing books with families. You will also find an extensive, annotated list of books reflecting gay and lesbian families and learn about the importance of making the curriculum inclusive for all children.

Beginning with this issue of Beyond the Journal: Young Children on the Web, readers will see the following graphic in the lower left corner of the opening page of an article:

The numbers indicate which of the 10 NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards are addressed through the content of the article. This notation identifies information relevant to early childhood educators who are engaged in program quality improvement and/or seeking NAEYC Accreditation. For an introduction to the NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria online, go to www.naeyc.org/academy/web_ready/IntroNewCriteria.asp.

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Beyond the Library Corner 

The Reading Chair. All Interest Areas Need Books, So Spread Those Books Around /Isabel Baker and Miriam Baker Schiffer
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Materials for Reading, A to Z: Ideas for Families/Susan Bennett-Armistead, Nell K. Duke, and Annie Moses
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Missing! Picture Books Reflecting Gay and Lesbian Families: Make the Curriculum Inclusive for All Children (expanded article)/Elizabeth H. Rowell
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Resources for Incorporating Books throughout the Curriculum
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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

Guidance Matters: You Really Worked Hard on Your Picture!” Guiding with Encouragement/by Dan Gartrell
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Rocking and Rolling : Supporting Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families. Promoting Healthy Eating Habits Right from the Start/ byRebecca Parlakian and Claire Lerner
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New Books /by Gail Perry
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