1. Editorial: On Behalf of Children: “Real Educators”

   • Mary Renck Jalongo

   Editorial Commentary Pages: 1 - 2

2. Guiding Children's Verbal Plan and Evaluation During Free Play: An Application of Vygotsky's Genetic Epistemology to the Early Childhood Classroom

   • Ok Seung Yang

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 10

3. “If There's a Dance in the Book, I Feel It...Inside”: Lessons in Emergent Literacy

   • Kathleen Werner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 18

4. Explicit and Implicit Dimensions of Adult–Child Interactions in a Quality Childcare Center

   • Judy W. Kugelmass
   • Judith Ross-Bernstein

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 27

5. Hatching Butterflies and Other Mysteries: A Story of a Teacher Learning to “Let Go”

   • Debora Basler Wisneski

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 33

6. Learning About Culture Through Dance in Kindergarten Classrooms

   • Tamara Lutz
   • Wilma D. Kuhlman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 40

7. Using Children's Stories to Promote Peace in Classrooms

   • Vivian Gunn Morris
   • Satomi Izumi Taylor
   • Jeanne T. Wilson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 50

8. An Observational Study: Examining the Relevance of Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Classroom Adaptations, and Parental Participation in the Context of an Integrated Preschool Program

   • Mark S. Brown
   • Doris Bergen
   • Tina Dickerson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 56

9. Respecting Living Things: Environmental Literacy for Young Children

   • Carole Basile
   • Cameron White

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 61

10. Number Matters: Born to Count

    • Rick Caulfield

    OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 65

11. Nurturing Creativity in Early Childhood Education: Families Are Part of It

    • Kristen M. Kemple
    • Shari A. Nissenberg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 71