1. Editorial: On behalf of children

   • Mary Renck Jalongo

   EditorialNotes Pages: 141 - 142

2. The role of ritual in preschool settings

   • Carmel Maloney

   Articles Pages: 143 - 150

3. Numeracy encounters in a book bag: Meeting the NCTM standards

   • Rose C. Merenda

   Articles Pages: 151 - 157

4. No Hablo Inglés: Bilingualism and multiculturalism in preschool settings

   • Roy Ceferino Fernandez

   Articles Pages: 159 - 163

5. Blurring the lines of play and work to create blended classroom learning experiences

   • Margaret H. Cooney
   • Patricia Gupton
   • Michael O’Laughlin

   Articles Pages: 165 - 171

6. In support of drama in early childhood education, again

   • Lou Furman

   Arts And Young Children Pages: 173 - 178

7. Technology, math, and the early learner: Models for learning

   • Dorothy Valcarcel Craig

   Computers And Young Children Pages: 179 - 184

8. Inclusion of children with special needs in school-age child care programs

   • Alice Henderson Hall
   • Judith A. Niemeyer

   Early Childhood Special Education Pages: 185 - 190

9. Preschool attendance and kindergarten readiness

   • Kathryn Kees Taylor
   • Albert S. Gibbs
   • John R. Slate

   Research In Early Childhood Pages: 191 - 195

10. Family portfolios: Involving families in portfolio documentation

    • Deanna Gilkerson
    • Michelle Fryer Hanson

    Working With Families Pages: 197 - 201