Young Children (May 2016)

The UNT Dallas Library has received the May 2016 copy of Young Children. The issue features several articles on how to use children's books to help students learn about resiliency, cultural awareness, and mathematics instruction. The issue also includes a review of research literature concerning children's learning and eBooks.

The issue also includes an article on how to evaluate and use books that include characters with disabilities.


Follow the link to view the complete archive of Young Children professional journal. The library provides full text access from 2007 to present!

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Young Children (March, 2016) “Teachers Partner with Experts to Build Strong Learning Environment”

The UNT Dallas Library has received the latest issue of Young Children (March, 2016). The issue’s theme is on collaborating with colleagues and experts in related fields to support children’s educational development. In the article “Teachers Partner with Experts to Build Strong Learning Environment” demonstrate how expert visits can be an inspirational experience that generate new lines of student inquires and learning. The article provides applicable strategies that teachers can employ to prepare both students and experts for the classroom environment. Also the authors provide a detailed list of resources for finding nature experts.

Follow the link to view the complete archive of Young Children professional journal. The library provides full text access from 2007 to present!

 

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New Issue of Dimensions of Early Childhood Added to UNT Dallas Library Collection

This month's edition of Dimensions of Early Childhood covers different aspects of outdoor activities. The article "Play in Natural Outdoor Environments: A Healthy Choice" by Mi-Hwa Park and Jeanetta Riley discusses issues like the health benefits of playing outdoors, factors influencing limited time outdoors, ways to facilitate outdoor activities, and suggestions for planning outdoor activities. This is an excellent read for those in education, especially with the weather cooling down for the fall.

You can find this month's issue of  Dimensions of Early Childhood and other publications in the UNT Dallas Library.

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New Issue of Young Children Added to UNT Dallas Library Collection

This month's issue of Young Children is focused on literacy. In "A is Burrito and B is Sloppy Joe: Creating Print-Rich Environments for Children in K-3 Classrooms," Ysaaca Axelrod, Anna H. Hall, and Jonda C. McNair present excellent suggestions on how to incorporate print-rich resources into kindergarten to 3rd grade classrooms. These print-rich options include charts that explain grammar rules; morning messages written on the board by different students each day; classroom libraries; and sociodramatic play areas. This is fantastic reading material for anyone in the education field.

You can find this month's issue of the Young Children and other publications in the UNT Dallas Library.

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Resources for Successful Academic Writing: Book Spotlight

Part of writing a successful paper is using correct grammar and punctuation to make sure concepts and ideas are communicated clearly. English Grammar for the Utterly Confused is an excellent guide for all levels of education. The book is divided into five parts dealing with the parts of speech; word use; sentence construction; punctuation, capitalization, and abbreviation; and the combination of all these areas of grammar to communicate well. Each chapter ends with exercises to review your newly acquired knowledge or to simply brush up on your grammar skills.

You can find this eBook and many more in the UNT Dallas Library Catalog.

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Resources for Successful Academic Writing: Book Spotlight

For any student going to college for the first time, The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing is an excellent and easy to read resource that can making writing for instructors easier. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of writing a paper such as concision, clarity, flow, punctuation, gracefulness, using sources, paragraphs, and beginnings and endings. Each chapter is then broken down into separate sections to explain the nuances of each subject. The book even contains an appendix for document and citation formats including CMS, MLA, and APA style guides and instructions on how to do basic document formats and abstracts. If you are concerned about your writing expertise or simply want to refresh your memory on writing rules, this book is the perfect guide to aid you in your many assignments.

You can find this eBook and many more in the UNT Dallas Library Catalog.

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New Issue of Young Children Added to the UNT Dallas Library Collection

In this month's issue of Young Children, Pamela Brillante and Sue Mankiw discuss in their article "A Sense of Place: Human Geography in the Early Childhood Classroom" the importance of teaching children a sense of place to give them the tools and knowledge needed for protecting natural and cultural resources, reducing violence, and fostering increased quality of life worldwide. The authors discuss how space and place are two different things: space is just a location while a sense of place describes a feeling of being at home. It is important for all children to have a sense of place in their community, especially children with disabilities and children who speak another language. The authors then describe different activities teachers can do in the classroom and the neighborhood that can help to begin the development of this sense of place.

You can read this article and more in this month's edition of Young Children in the UNT Dallas Library.

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New Addition to the UNT Dallas Library Catalog

An Observation Survey of Early Literacy Achievement (3rd ed.) is an excellent resource that provides assessments to give to children who are learning to read and write, and is also a practical book for everyone in the education field including classroom teachers, administrators, student-teachers, and researchers. The book contains a host of chapters covering different subjects such as understanding the reading and writing process and assisting children who are making slow progress, as well as observation tasks for letter identification, word reading, writing vocabulary, and hearing and recording sounds in words. 

This book and many more are available in the UNT Dallas Library catalog.

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New Issue of Young Children Added to UNT Dallas Library Collection

In this month's issue of Young Children, Katie Statman-Well discusses traumatized children and how teachers can best help these students in her article "Creating Trauma Sensitive Classrooms." About 26% of U.S. children see or experience trauma before age 8, and about 686,000 children were abused or neglected in just 2012 alone. Traumatized children will experience problems in a number of areas in life like language and communication, social and emotional regulation, building relationships, and play. Statman-Well offers several ways to help these children feel safe like simply maintaining a classroom routine or telling the children when something out of the ordinary will happen. This is an important article for anyone in the field of education since it is probable any number of students in a given class will have experienced some sort of trauma.

You can read this article and more in this month's edition of Young Children in the UNT Dallas Library.

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Career Development Month Book Spotlight

Finding a job can difficult, and this book wants to help those in the field of education find employment. Inside Secrets of Finding a Teaching Job takes an in-depth look at the various facets of searching for a teaching job. The book takes a look at how to increase one's marketability; how to discover job vacancies; how to craft resumes, cover letters, applications, and reference letters; and how to prepare for job interviews. It also discusses more short term jobs like student teaching, volunteering, subbing, and temping, while it also delves into how to become a teacher for those who never studied education or those who are returning to the field. No matter if you're a recent graduate or have been away from the field for years, this book is rife with helpful and important information.

You can check out this eBook and many more through the UNT Dallas Library catalog.

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Dimensions of Early Childhood

In our diverse world, it is important for students to become bilingual whether their native language is English or Spanish. In the article "Classroom Labels that Young Children Can Use: Enhancing Biliteracy Development in a Dual Language Classroom," Irasema Salinas-Gonzalez, Maria G. Arreguin-Anderson, and Iliana Alaní discuss the benefits of labeling objects and parts of the class room in both English and Spanish. The authors also address practical activities teachers can involve their students in so that everyone is immersed in a language rich learning experience. 

You can read this article and more in this month's edition of Dimensions of Early Childhood in the UNT Dallas Library.

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