1. Guest Editorial: On Behalf of Children: “Diagnosis as Treatment: A Case of Educational Malpractice”

   • Allen Trent

   Editorial Commentary Pages: 1 - 2

2. “On the Shoulders of Giants”: Exploring the Traditions of Early Childhood Education

   • Bernard Spodek
   • Olivia N. Saracho

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 10

3. Connecting Brian Cambourne's Conditions of Learning Theory to Brain/Mind Principles: Implications for Early Childhood Educators

   • Stephen P. Rushton
   • Janice Eitelgeorge
   • Ruby Zickafoose

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 21

4. Teachers Speak Out on Assessment Practices

   • Shannan McNair
   • Ambika Bhargava
   • Bess Kypros

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 31

5. Evaluating Playfulness: Construct Validity of the Children's Playfulness Scale

   • Efthimios Trevlas
   • Vasilios Grammatikopoulos
   • Evridiki Zachopoulou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 39

6. Practicing Social Skills Training for Young Children with Low Peer Acceptance: A Cognitive-Social Learning Model

   • Dong Hwa Choi
   • Juhu Kim

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 46

7. Connecting Children's Stories to Children's Literature: Meeting Diversity Needs

   • Melissa J. St. Amour

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 51

8. A Systemic Change Model for Leadership, Inclusion, and Mentoring (SLIM)

   • Judith Fleming
   • Maria Love

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 57

9. This Land Is Our Land: This World Is Our World

   • Pauline Davey Zeece

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 64

10. Services to Include Young Children with Autism in the General Classroom

    • Karen Bowen Dahle

    OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 70

11. Kids Having Kids: Models of Intervention

    • Janet Suner
    • Sharon Nakamura
    • Rick Caulfield

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 74

12. Knowing Children and Building Relationships with Families: A Strategy for Improving Conferences

    • Linda K. Huber

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 77