ACEI Bookstore

Welcome to the ACEI Bookstore. Enjoy your visit and come back soon.

Celebrating Family Literacy Through Intergenerational Programming
$18.50
This book explores ways to reawaken parents' understanding of their role as their children's first teacher. It acknowledges the importance of such intergenerational learning experiences as reading and writing, figuring, and problem-solving together in establishing family traditions and values, and in promoting cultural transmission. Designed for administrators, adult educators, preschool teachers, teachers of primary-age children, and anyone interested in children's learning, this book should help tap the wonderful resource of the home. Margaret Matthias and Beverly Gully, Editors. 1995. 96 pp.

http://www.acei.org/literacy.htm

Children and Stress: Understanding and Helping
$22.00
Stressful life events for children include losing a parent, moving, getting lost, being laughed at by peers, being retained, taking tests, and much more. In this book, veteran educators have culled from their experience and knowledge the most useful insights and advice they can offer about children's stress. The authors believe that adults, especially parents and educators, can assist and advocate for today's children. Each chapter contains illustrative cases to assist with awareness, theory, and research to increase understanding, as well as suggested courses and resources to consider for action. Beverly Hardcastle Stanford and Kaoru Yamamoto, Editors. 2001. 128 pp.

http://www.acei.org/stress.htm

Connectors: Content Area Studies for Early Childhood
$22.00
Content area studies allow teachers to organize content into meaningful and interesting contexts. This integrated approach to curriculum development allows for and encourages students to pursue intererests related to content. Emphasis is placed on the process as well as the product. How children learn while engaged in the study is equally as valuable as what they learn. As children become co-investigators with the teacher and interact with the environment, they become independent learners who are capable of making decisions. Because children are involved in their own learning, they are constantly evaluating their own process. Jonathan G. Hall, Jerry Aldridge, Lynn Kirkland, Isabel Killoran, Ching-lan Yin, Kay Emfinger, 2005. 128 pp.

http://www.acei.org/connectors.html

The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds
$32.50
In publishing The Developmental Benefits of Playgrounds, ACEI is extending the knowledge base about appropriate playground materials, equipment, and use patterns. The initial chapter focuses on the importance of play, with special attention to contemporary research by neuroscientists that reveals, through the aid of high-tech brain imaging techniques, concrete support for the centuries-old contention of noted philosophers and other academicians that play is critical to children's healthy development. This conclusion, seemingly obvious, has yet to be adopted by many who influence children's opportunities and environments for play. Later chapters identify developmental sequences for children's motor behaviors during their play on several types of playground equipment. Joe L. Frost, Pei-San Brown, John A. Sutterby, and Candra D. Thornton, 2004. 240 pp.

http://www.acei.org/devbenefitsplaygrounds.htm

The Early Childhood Inclusion Model: A Program for All Children
$32.50
This book is divided into three sections. The first section deals with historical and social perspectives, as well as a description of the early childhood inclusion model. Section two discusses the socio-organizational climate, designing learning environments, curriculum and instruction, and teaching strategies and accommodations. The third section deals with the future of inclusion and the early childhood inclusion model. Topics discussed include policy development, personnel preparation, and staff development, and research. Suzanne M. Winter. 1999. 248 pp.

http://www.acei.org/ecim.htm

Educators Healing Racism
$27.50
This book addresses the topic of racism from the teacher's perspective and proposes strategies for combating it through teacher education programs and in classrooms. It differs from the traditional way of addressing multicultural education and strategies for teaching about other cultures. The authors deal directly with the problem of racism - a topic that is both controversial and explosive. The intention of this book is not to assign blame to anyone, but to stimulate a dialogue among educational professionals about how the healing of racism can begin through teacher education programs and, as a result, through new classroom teachers. This book examines the social, political, and psychological perspectives of racism and enables the reader to better understand how racism has torn at the very fabric of society. Nancy L. Quisenberry and D. John McIntyre, Editors. 1999. 160 pp.

http://www.acei.org/ehr.htm

No Easy Answers: Helping Children With Attention and Activity Level Differences
$18.50
Children's attention and activity levels have always interested and concerned parents and educators. Recent developments, however, have increased the need for both theoretical and practical dialogues concerning attention and activity levels. These developments involve: 1)medical issues, 2) educational concerns, 3) changing theoretical perspectives, 4) family issues, and 5) political and cultural factors. All of these concerns make the development of attention and behavior a particularly complex issue. This book is an exploration of that very complexity. Jerry Aldridge, E. Anne Eddowes, and Patricia Kuby. 1998. 96 pp.

http://www.acei.org/noanswer.htm

Racism in the Classroom: Case Studies
$22.00
Following publication of their recent book, Educators Healing Racism, the editors and authors developed case studies on racism in the classroom. These case studies include practical recommendations from teachers who were invited to respond to specific cases and to elaborate on their rationale. Short biographies of the respondents are included so that readers will have an idea of their backgrounds and interests. The book includes discussion questions for the cases. Cases are grouped by children's ages or by teacher education courses. Nancy L. Quisenberry and D. John McIntyre, Editors. Gwendolyn Duhon, Cases Author. 2002. 160 pp.

http://www.acei.org/racism.htm

The World's Children and Their Companion Animals
$22.00
For many of the world's children, pet keeping is inextricably linked with intense emotions that run the gamut from the joy and pride of being a pet owner to the grief and loss when a pet is surrendered or dies. Everyday experience and observation would dictate that the young human animal's ties to other species often are major developmental incidents, with lifelong implications. Companion animals should matter to educators, if for no other reason than that they matter so much to children. Mary Renck Jalongo, Editor, 2004. 160 pp.

http://www.acei.org/worldschildren.htm#childrenpets

Writing About Teaching and Learning
$18.50
A byproduct of Writing for Publication sessions given at several ACEI Annual International Conferences, this book speaks to educators who want to write and publish professional articles and books. Mary Renck Jalongo and Janet Brown McCracken discuss what it means to be an author and offer advice on what characterizes high-quality writing, how to make time for writing, how to focus on a topic, where to find suitable outlets, and how to fine-tune a manuscript. In addition, the booklet includes information on the submission and editing processes and provides a helpful glossary of terms. 1997. 64 pp.

http://www.acei.org/write.htm

Your Child Learns to Read & Write
$22.00
This book offers experiences, research, and advice of parents and experts studying how children learn. Divided into five sections, it is designed to make finding specific information easy. Sections include: How children learn to read and write, Infants start on the road to literacy, Toddlers become aware of reading and writing, Preschoolers gain understanding of print, Primary-graders begin to read and write. Your Child Learns to Read and Write focuses on the whole child as s/he learns to read and write, emphasizing experiences in every section for both intellectual and language development. Marjorie V. Fields. 1998. 125 pp.

http://www.acei.org/yourch.htm

Common Bonds, 3rd ed.
$22.00
The purpose of this book is to examine the growing diversity in schools in a constructive, empowering way. The authors contributing to this new edition write about various forms of cultural diversity, and suggest ways that teachers can build inclusive classroom environments. The common theme that emerges is that while diversity poses difficulties, teachers can create an environment in which differences are recognized and accepted while simultaneously reinforcing a common set of norms and values that bind students together. Deborah A. Byrnes, Gary Kiger, Editiors 2005. 144 pp.

http://www.acei.org/commonbonds3.html

Unleashing the Unpopular: Talking About Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity in Education
$22.00
This new publication is a unique teacher education resource that strives to improve understanding of issues related to sexual orientation, gender diversity, and education, and how they affect students, teachers, schools, and the community. Personal narratives offer insight into experiences of LGBT students and teachers in schools. These narratives and essays are offered as an invitation to make room for the questions and discussion that will hopefully lead to more equitable communities. The authors discuss barriers to successfully supporting LGBT students, teachers, and parents; and explore the reasons behind action or inaction, the effects of not having supportive policy around LGBT issues, and possible solutions to the concerns. Educators share their successes and failures in their attempts to address gender diversity and sexual orientation in the classroom and/or school community. They provide strategies for introducing, supporting, and engaging students in dialogue, advocacy, and arts-based activities. Isabel Killoran and Karleen Pendleton Jimenez, Editors, 2007. 160 pp.

http://www.acei.org/unleashing.htm

To Play or Not To Play
$18.50
During a time in our education system when play is being assaulted from many fronts, we, too, find a climate of peril; play is in danger. Play, once commonplace in classrooms, is now found only outside the classroom. Now, we are finding play removed from outside the classroom by the elimination of recess. Where is the place for play? Where will it exist, so our children can flourish? The resounding call for play's existence issues from courageous people willing to demand that play live, that play exist. To live or not to live? To exist or not to exist? To be or not to be? To play or not to play? Are these really valid questions when the stakes are so high, the alternative so bleak? This book takes the necessary step in affirming play's vital role in child development and provides a voice for play. Christine Jeandheur Ferguson and Ernest Dettore, Jr., Editors, Editiors 2007. 104 pp.

http://www.acei.org/toplay.htm

Learning from the Inside Out
$12.50
The expressive arts are an essential element of the curriculum. In this richly illustrated collection of ten original manuscripts, the authors invite you to welcome, appreciate, and enable children's learnings and their expressions of those learnings through creative modes. They challenge teachers to make the classroom paper curriculum come alive for children, to rediscover the powerful learning connections that can be made when cognitive and affective experiences come together through the expressive arts. Stevie Hoffman and Linda Leonard Lamme, Editors. 1989. 95 pp.

http://www.acei.org/learning.htm

There's Room for Everyone: Accommodations, Supports, and Transitions--Infancy to Postsecondary
$22.00
While most texts separate students by division, level, or ability, There’s Room for Everyone presents education/learning as an ongoing process. The editors provide the reader the opportunity to understand where the child may be coming from and where he or she might be going. They see disparate practices between divisions partly because of the lack of consideration of what type of environment and expectations a child had previously. Each state, province/territory, and/or country delineates education divisions using different criteria. Therefore, the editors have included applicable grades and ages as well as possible division names. Isabel Killoran and Mark Brown, Editors 2006. 144 pp.

http://www.acei.org/theresroom.htm

Portfolio Assessment: A Handbook for Preschool and Elementary Educators
$22.00
This book is a comprehensive guide for educators who want to begin using portfolios in their classrooms. Taking educators from the theory behind Portfolio Assessment through final implementation of assessment programs for children from infancy through elementary school, this book is a response to the trend toward using portfolios to reflect the development and learning of children more accurately, and to plan instruction that better extends the child's current level of learning and interests. Practical, step-by-step application supported by sound educational theory. Includes 50 pages of forms for teachers to use when implementing portfolio assessment. Sue C. Wortham, Ann Barbour, & Blanche Desjean-Perrotta with Peggy Apple and Sandy Enders. 1998. 156 pp.

http://www.acei.org/portfoli.htm

Focus on Literacy: Effective Content Teachers for the Middle Grades
$22.00
This book focuses on content literacy-the ability to read, write, and communicate effectively within each content area. In order to function effectively in today's information-rich global community, students must exit our schools with the ability to access information across all content areas; to use sophisticated comprehension and critical reasoning abilities; and to be able to read, write, listen, speak, and think effectively. Instructional strategies incorporating reading and writing help students acquire content knowledge and understanding. With contributions from middle grade teachers in a variety of settings, this book provides myriad examples of ways to integrate content literacy throughout many content areas and middle grade levels. Jan Lacina and Patricia A. Watson, Editors, 2008.

http://www.acei.org/effective.htm