Early Childhood Education Series – serie
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112 produkter
High-Quality Early Learning for a Changing World
What Educators Need to Know and Do
Häftad, 2018
384 kr
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This concise and accessible resource provides an overview of the fundamentals of teaching in early childhood settings (pre-K–2), with a focus on what high-quality practices look like. It details the features of developmentally appropriate, linguistically responsive, culturally relevant/sustaining …
Ways of Assessing Children and Curriculum
Stories of Early Childhood Practice
Häftad, 1992
236 kr
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This book is a response to the increasingly widespread practice of administering standardized tests to preschool and primary-grade children. Such tests are often misused and fail to measure many significant aspects of children's growth and learning. Here, Celia Genishi and her colleagues present …
Bringing Reggio Emilia Home
An Innovative Approach to Early Childhood Education
Av Louise Boyd Cadwell, Leslie R. Williams
Häftad, 1997
344 kr
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Bringing Reggio Emilia Home is the first book to integrate the experiences of one American teacher on a year-long internship in the preschools of Reggio, with a four-year adaptation effort in one American school. The lively text includes many ""mini-stories"" of preschool and kindergarten-age …
Developing Constructivist Early Childhood Curriculum
Practical Principals and Activities
Av Rheta DeVries, Betty Zan m. fl.
Häftad, 2001
357 kr
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This timely volume provides a constructivist interpretation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in early childhood education. Rheta DeVries, one of the founders of constructivist early education, and her colleagues provide the theoretical rationale and practical advice for conducting specific …
Matter of Trust
Connecting Teachers and Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom
Av Carollee Howes, Sharon Ritchie m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
330 kr
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Increasingly, teachers report that the young children who enter their classrooms are difficult to manage. This perception is supported by alarming statistics on the number of children growing up in difficult life circumstances. In this volume, the authors draw on their experiences as a …
Young Children Continue to Reinvent Arithmetic - 2nd Grade
Implications of Piaget's Theory
Av Constance Kazuko Kamii, Linda Joseph m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
290 kr
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Responding to their recent research on how children learn mathematics, the authors have revised this bestselling textbook to provide practical advice on what works and what should be avoided when teaching second graders. This volume features important revisions to their groundbreaking program based …
Supervision in Early Childhood Education
A Developmental Perspective
Av Joseph J. Caruso, M. Temple Fawcett m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
384 kr
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Every early care and education program deserves a qualified and competent supervisor. This pioneering text continues to address the special needs of administrators and staff to help them expand and improve their supervisory skills. The first to provide guidelines and practical suggestions for staff …
Enthusiastic and Engaged Learners
Approaches to Learning in the Early Childhood Classroom
Av Marilou Hyson, Leslie R. Williams
Häftad, 2008
317 kr
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Of all the school readiness domains, approaches to learning is perhaps the least understood but the most important. Research shows that positive approaches to learning improve both social–emotional and academic outcomes. This new resource will help early childhood professionals implement strategies …
Powerful Children
Understanding How to Teach and Learn Using the Reggio Approach
Av Ann Lewin-Benham, Leslie R. Williams
Häftad, 2008
357 kr
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In Possible Schools, Ann Lewin-Benham showed us that we can create schools that engage the minds of children and involve parents. In this book, she describes projects in a school that successfully adapted the Reggio Approach with Head Start–eligible children. She explains how to use the Reggio …
Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom
Interpreting the Reggio Emilia Approach in Schools
Häftad, 2008
344 kr
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How is a compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized one? In this book, teachers and principals share their experiences with emergent curriculum, and with the creative practices they've developed in urban classrooms kindergarten to 3rd …
Beginning School
U.S. Policies in International Perspective
Av Richard M. Clifford, Gisele M. Crawford
Häftad, 2008
425 kr
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The United States is at a pivotal crossroads in determining the educational experiences of children aged 3 through 8. To help educators set goals and design effective policies, early childhood experts Clifford and Crawford provide a concise history of early education and care in the United States …
View from the Little Chair in the Corner
Improving Teacher Practice and Early Childhood Learning (Wisdom from an Experienced Classroom Observer)
Av Cindy Rzasa Bess, Sharon Ryan
Häftad, 2009
317 kr
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This is a down-to-earth, heart-to-heart book about what it takes to be an exceptional early childhood teacher. The author uses her experience as a classroom observer and a developmental psychologist to create a rationale for best practice—the reasoning behind the best (worst, and average) classroom …
Infants and Toddlers at Work
Using Reggio-inspired Materials to Support Brain Development
Av Ann Lewin-Benham, Sharon Ryan
Inbunden, 2010
681 kr
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This book contains a wealth of practical and specific activities and materials to use with infants and toddlers to enhance growth and development. Writing in the accessible style that her readers appreciate, Ann Lewin-Benham looks at current research from the neurosciences to show what teachers and …
Connecting Emergent Curriculum and Standards in the Early Childhood Classroom
Strengthening Content and Teaching Practice
Av Sydney L. Schwartz, Sherry M. Copeland m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
344 kr
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The most pressing challenge in early childhood education today is to find a way to meet the standards within a developmentally appropriate approach. In this book, two active early childhood educators provide teachers with resources to bring content alive in the daily, action-based pre–K and …
Young English Language Learners
Current Research and Emerging Directions for Practice and Policy
Av Eugene E. Garcia, Ellen C. Frede
Häftad, 2010
398 kr
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It is well known that the number of non-English speakers is on the rise in the United States. What is less well known is that the largest proportion of this population is children under the age of 5. These young English language learners (ELLs) often demonstrate achievement gaps in basic math and …
Seen and Heard
Children's Rights in Early Childhood Education
Av Ellen Lynn Hall, Sharon Ryan
Häftad, 2011
340 kr
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Using examples from a Reggio-inspired school with children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years, the authors emphasize the importance of children's rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. Seen and Heard summarizes research and theory pertaining to young children's rights in the United …
Big Science for Growing Minds
Constructivist Classrooms for Young Thinkers
Av Jacqueline Grennon Brooks, Sharon Ryan
Häftad, 2011
344 kr
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Strong evidence from recent brain research shows that the intentional teaching of science is crucial in early childhood. Big Science for Growing Minds describes a groundbreaking curriculum that invites readers to rethink science education through a set of unifying concepts or “big ideas.” Using an …
What If All the Kids Are White?
Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families
Av Louise Olsen Derman-Sparks, Patricia G. Ramsey m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
357 kr
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In this updated edition, two distinguished early childhood educators tackle the crucial topic of what White children need and gain from anti-bias and multicultural education. The authors propose seven learning themes to help young White children resist messages of racism and build identity and …
Starting with Their Strengths
Using the Project Approach in Early Childhood Special Education
Av Deborah C. Lickey, Denise J. Powers m. fl.
Häftad, 2011
357 kr
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This book provides a comprehensive and practical guide to using the project approach when teaching young children with special needs. While focusing on children’s individual strengths, which include their interests, intelligences, and unique styles of learning, this resource demonstrates teaching …
Moral Classrooms, Moral Children
Creating a Constructivist Atmosphere in Early Childhood
Av Rheta DeVries, Betty Zan m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
398 kr
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This classic bestseller, now updated for today's diverse teaching force and student populations, explores the benefits of sociomoral practices in the classroom. The authors draw on recent research to show how these approaches work with children ages 2-8. They focus on how to establish and maintain …
Language Building Blocks
Essential Linguistics for Early Childhood Educators
Häftad, 2012
344 kr
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Language Building Blocks is an accessible resource that familiarises early childhood professionals with linguistics, the scientific study of language. Knowledge of linguistics will enable early childhood educators to successfully teach young children core competencies, ranging from phonemic …
Everyday Artists
Inquiry and Creativity in the Early Childhood Classroom
Av Dana Frantz Bentley, Sharon Ryan
Inbunden, 2013
762 kr
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For the young child, art is a way of solving problems, conceptualizing the world, and creating new possibilities. Everyday Artists addresses the disconnect that exists between the teaching of art and the way young children actually experience art. In doing so, this book questions commonly held …
Early Childhood Education for a New Era
Leading for Our Profession
Inbunden, 2013
613 kr
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In her provocative new book, Stacie Goffin presents a leadership manifesto to the field of early childhood education: It should step forward as an agent for change by assuming responsibility for the competent practice of its practitioners and for facilitating positive results for children and their …
States of Child Care
Building a Better System
Häftad, 2013
452 kr
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As the U.S. economy continues to falter and families face ongoing wage stagnation and widening income inequalities, there is an urgent need for a better, integrated approach to child care. This accessible, up-to-date account of the chronic issues plaguing child care reform offers viable solutions …
FirstSchool
Transforming PreK-3rd Grade for African American, Latino, and Low-Income Children
Av Sharon Ritchie, Laura Gutmann
Häftad, 2013
452 kr
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FirstSchool is a groundbreaking framework for teaching minority and low-income children. This work discusses the research and practice to date that defines “FirstSchool” as a critical approach to closing the achievement and opportunity gaps. Changing the conversation from improving test scores to …
Exploring Mathematics Through Play in the Early Childhood Classroom
Häftad, 2015
384 kr
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This practical book provides pre- and inservice teachers with an understanding of how math can be learned through play.Parks helps teachers to recognize the mathematical learning that occurs during play, to develop strategies for mathematizing that play, and to design formal lessons that make …
Becoming Young Thinkers
Deep Project Work in the Classroom
Häftad, 2015
344 kr
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Continuing the exploration of project work in the author's bestselling book, Young Investigators, Second Edition, this book is designed for preschool through primary grade teachers who know how to do project work but are ready to move to the next level. Focusing on how children become young …
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World
Multicultural Education for Young Children
Häftad, 2015
398 kr
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This comprehensive text addresses social and economic inequities and how they affect staff relationships, interactions with parents, and children's classroom experiences.How can we create truly multicultural classrooms? In this fourth edition of her popular text, renowned early childhood educator …
Eight Essential Techniques for Teaching with Intention
What Makes Reggio and Other Inspired Approaches Effective
Häftad, 2015
398 kr
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In her latest book, bestselling author Ann Lewin-Benham describes eight techniques that foster intentional and reflective classroom practice. She presents over 70 novel exercises to help teachers learn to use body, face, hands, voice, eyes, and word choices to precisely convey meaning. Some …
Early Intervention Guidebook for Families and Professionals
Partnering for Success
Häftad, 2016
438 kr
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This hands-on resource uses stories of families in early intervention to illustrate key concepts and provides checklists that readers can use to assess their experiences in early intervention. This guidebook on family–professional partnerships has been used as a go-to early intervention resource in …
