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A Programme to Teach Children with Special Needs
The Regional Consultative Resource Group
Regional Montessori Training
Mainstreaming Children with Special Needs
Early Childhood in Syria
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High/Scope: Children Plan and Adults Support
High/Scope in Arab Countries: An Experience from Jordan 8
Workshop
Education for All in Arab Countries: Early Childhood in National Plans
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Adults and Children Learning
Interview
“Help Me Know Your World”: The Autistic Child
Concepts
From Shaping to Education
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News - Review of Arabic early childhood manuals - Montessori: Between theory and practice - Early childhood: Priority all over the world - Reality and practice: Big Challenges: Readings in the reality of early childhood - New resources - New resources on working with children suffering from violence and conflicts This edition contains selected material from the Arabic “Qatr-an-Nada”, n 6, fall 2001.

Field Testing: Adults and Children Learning - Rich Experiences Generate Rich Brains - Portage: Early Domestic Intervention Programme * Portage in the Palestinian Context: Arabisation and Adaptation * Portage in Egypt * Portage in Jordan: Local Networking and Mothers Mobilisation - Unicef Publications on Early Childhood Intervention - The Significance of Ball Playing - No Development Without Play - Resources - News

Inclusion: Basic Needs and Challenges, Workshop Notes 
Good Early Childhood Programmes Adopt Inclusion: A Few Good Principles, Dr. Naguib Khozam 
Arab Figures and Points of View, Dr. Naguib Khozam 
Benefits of Inclusion, Rima J. Hatoum
The Inclusive Approach: Reasons and Requirements, Lena Saleh
Touching Colours, Iftikar Nabulsi 
A Holistic Training Programme, Ferial Sununu 
From Rehabilitation to Inclusion, Najyah Al Mutawakel 
When the Genes Overflow, Hana Salem

Community Involvement in Early Childhood Development, Julia Gilkes - A Point of View, Rima Za’za’… - Parents Participation, a Save the Children Fund field experience - Preschool Education, a symposium in Morocco, Rima Za’za’ - ATFAL Organisation, an Interview, Samia Issa - Breaking Down the Barriers, a Keynote to a Workshop, Judith Evans - The Consultative Group in Early Childhood Care and Development, an international networking mechanism - Effects of Lending Schemes on Children, results of a survey - Educating Young Children, a broader vision, John Bennett - Early Childhood and Basic Education in the framework of Education For All - Resources - The Evaluation of the First Issue of QATR AN-NADA - About Qatr an Nada, ARC & resources

Editorial - The Story Of Qatr An-Nada, Jacqueline Sfeir - Dew Drops And The Water Of Life- Ghanem Bibi - Parents: From Participation To Partnership - Najwa Mounla - Local Workshops - Tooth Carnival: Partnerships Among Organizations - Mona Saad Kanafani - Making Children Visible - Julia Gilkes, Sherene Seikaly - UNESCO Conference: Towards Developing A Framework For An Inter-Agency Communication Strategy - Learning And Training From The Perspective Of Partnership - Mona Srouji - Creative Teachers, Creative Children - Anni Kanafani - To The Editor - Resources - Research Papers