Table of Contents

TENTATIVE CONTENTS: Introduction: Sources of Curriculum, Bernard Spodek, University of Illinois and Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland. Developmental Play Theories and Children's Social Pretend Play, Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland. Developments in Young Children's Mathematical Reasoning, Joseph Becker and Daniel Miltner, University of Illinois at Chicago. Learning and Teaching with Computers in Early Childhood Education, Douglas H. Clements & Julie Sarama, State University of New York at Buffalo. Addressing Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Early Childhood: from Equity to Excellence, from ""Raices"" to ""Alas"", Eugene E. Garcia, University of California, Berkeley. Young Children's Literacy Development, Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland. The Seedling under the Rain Forest Canopy: Science can Blossom in the Early Childhood Classroom, Maureen M. McMahon, California State University, Long Beach, Gregory R. Potter, California State University, Long Beach and William G. Holliday, University of Maryland. Strengthening the Role of Curriculum in Child Care, Douglas Powell and Gary E. Bingham, Purdue University. Sociable Thinking: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood Education, Kelvin Seifert, University of Manitoba, CANADA. Effective Early Childhood Curriculum for Children at Risk, Barbara Wasik, Johns Hopkins University. Early Childhood Social Studies, Thomas Weible and Ann J. Dromsky, University of Maryland. The Importance of Quality in the Early Childhood Curriculum, Tony Bertram & Christene Pascal. Conclusion: New Directions in Curriculum Development, Olivia Saracho, University of Maryland and Bernard Spodek, University of Illinois.