1. On Behalf of Children: “The Phuss Over Phonics”

   • Mark Renck Jalongo

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 6

2. Meeting the Needs of Multiracial and Multiethnic Children in Early Childhood Settings

   • Francis Wardle

   OriginalPaper Pages: 7 - 11

3. A Sense of Story: Interactive Journal Writing in Kindergarten

   • Susan White Cress

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 17

4. Young Children, Questions and Nonfiction Books

   • Joan Scanlon McMath
   • Margaret A. King
   • William Earl Smith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 19 - 27

5. A Survey of Childhood Music Education Programs in Australia

   • Nita Temmerman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 34

6. Animal Antics in Children's Literature

   • Pauline Davey Zeece

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 38

7. Critical Incident Reporting: A Procedure for Monitoring Children's Performance and Maximizing Progress in Inclusive Settings

   • Maribeth Gettinger
   • Karen Callan Stoiber

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 46

8. Infant and Toddler Resilience

   • Kimberly A. Gordon Rouse

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 52

9. Challenges of Preparing to Work in Collaborative Early Childhood Settings

   • Elaine Surbeck

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 55

10. Don't Shut Fathers Out

    • Eugenia Hepworth Berger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 61