Introduction to Early Childhood Education

by Brewer, Jo Ann

• ISBN13: 9780205326570
• ISBN10: 0205326579
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

This text explains how to integrate developmentally appropriate practices into a curriculum and offers practical tips for working in the early childhood classroom. Developmentally appropriate practice continues to form the backbone for this revision of a leading introductory text on early childhood education. All aspects of helping young children ages 3-8 are covered in this comprehensive text that stresses the best practices put forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Voices from practicing early childhood caregivers, improved coverage on diversity, and parent involvement techniques are all included in this new edition. In addition, the text incorporates new technologies, emphasizing how the Internet can be used to better understand the development of and the issues concerning young children, and to enhance and inform one's teaching.

Table of Contents

Young Children Growing, Thinking, and Learning	1	(33)
Designing Schools for Young Children	34	(40)
Creating an Environment for Learning	74	(38)
Planning and Assessing Learning Activities	112	(30)
Play: Learning at Its Best	142	(34)
Guiding Behavior through Ecouraging Self-Control	176	(26)
Working with Parents and Paraprofessionals	202	(30)
Celebrating the Magic of Language	232	(34)
Developing Literacy	266	(48)
Manipulation and Discovery through Mathematics	314	(38)
Manipulation and Discovery through Science	352	(30)
Encouraging the Creative Arts	382	(34)
Living Together: The Social Studies	416	(30)
Promoting Wellness: Motor Development, Health, and Safety	446	(30)
Observing and Assessing Young Children	476