Rural Early Childhood Sponsors March Issue of Zero to Three

APRIL 4, 2006 | The March issue of the professional journal Zero to Three focuses on challenges to early care and education in rural communities, thanks to sponsorship by the National Center for Rural Early Childhood Learning Initiatives.

Cathy Grace, Ed.D., professor and director of Rural Early Childhood, served as guest editor of the thematic issue, which includes the following articles:

"Recovering from Hurricane Katrina" by Nadine Coleman

"New Clues to Reaching Very Young Children and Families in Rural America" by Cathy Grace, Elizabeth F. Shores, Martha Zaslow, Brett Brown, and Dena Aufseeser

"Approaches to Rural Professional Development" by Kathy R. Thornburg and Jacqueline L. Scott

"Rural Revisited: A Decade-and-a-Half of Practice" by Deborah Harris

"Methamphetamine Exposure: A Rural Early Intervention Challenge" by Barry M. Lester, Amelia M. Arria, D. Christian Derauf, Penny Grant, Linda LaGasse, Elana Newman, Rizwan Z. Shah, Sara Stewart, Trecia Wouldes

"It's Hard to Get from Here to There: Early Intervention for Rural Young Children in Arkansas" by Carolyn Marsh and Patrick H. Casey

"Early Education for American Indian and Alaska Native Children in Rural America" by Nicole L. Thompson and R. Dwight Hare

"Curriculum Planning and Development for American Indian and Alaska Native Young Children" by Nila M. Rinehart

"Targeted Interventions for Homeless Children at a Therapeutic Nursery" by Carole Norris-Shortle, Alison H. Melley, Laurel J. Kiser, Eric Levey, Kim Cosgrove, and Audrey Leviton

Zero to Three is published by Zero to Three: The National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, a national, nonprofit, multidisciplinary organization that advances our mission by informing, educating and supporting adults who influence the lives of infants and toddlers.

Sponsorship of the thematic issue was by the National Center for Rural Early Childhood, a program of the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute, under Grant #P116Z05-0056 by the U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education and the reader should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.


 

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