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“How many different ways can you show me 5 on your fingers?” This hands-on workshop will dive into number operations, especially focused on number composition. We will discuss what number composition is, how it develops for children during preschool, and how best to encourage children’s thinking and doing around this topic. We will consider strategies, view videos, and explore materials and activities that can meaningfully support children to make sense of number relationships.

This prospective study of acute myocarditis (AM) and endocardial fibroelastosis (EFE) was prompted by their common occurrence in infants and children in Cape Town, and by the persisting controversy regarding the possible relationship of these two conditions to each other, and to idiopathic, chronic, congestive cardiomyopathy (COCM). Patients with AM and EFE were analysed concurrently and over the long-term. The following hypotheses were investigated: A) that AM and EFE represent different phases of a common disease process, and B) that either AM or EFE evolves into COCM. From 1st June 1970 to 31st December 1976 (a study period of 6 years 7 months), 140 consecutive patients with AM or EFE were evaluated, and continually observed until 31st March 1979 (a total observation period of 8 years 10 months). Because there is no definitive, non-invasive, in-vivo diagnostic test for AM or EFE, an inclusive diagnosis of acute endomyocardial disease (EMD) was made in 123 patients who fulfilled all 4 rigid clinical criteria, i.e. a short history ( < 1 month), clinical evidence of myocardial involvement (heart failure, gallop rhythm or shock), radiological cardiomegaly (CTR > 0.55), and ST/T wave changes on electrocardiogram (ECG). Acute EMD was confirmed in all 20 patients who came to autopsy. A further 17 patients with insufficient clinical data had EMD at post-mortem.

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Sometimes when a home visit is over, practitioners and families feel it was great and sometimes they feel it was not. This presentation explores strengthen-based strategies developed from a capacity-building model that deepens the families' home visit experiences so families with serious challenges feel they can help their children learn.

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Four early childhood professionals, who are all English language learners, will tell their stories in this interactive presentation. They will discuss road maps and roadblocks in their journey to learning Standard English to meet academic demands, and provide specific real-life examples to support their thinking so the audience will have a clearer understanding of their perspectives. The presenters will also discuss various ways early childhood practitioners can respect and reinforce the learners' first language at home and in school. These measures are supported by research. The audience will also be engaged by discussing their challenges and strategies when dealing with ELLs/DLLs and their families in small groups and sharing these to the whole group.

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