Caring for School-Age Children

by CLICK

• ISBN13: 9780827376922
• ISBN10: 0827376928
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-11-11
• Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning

Summary

For those wanting to develop or enhance their skills as a child care provider, Caring for School-Age Children is an ideal choice. The book introduces the reader to the people in child care; the children; the families; and then shows how caregivers can help children in various competencies throughout different stages of childhood. Suggestions for designing day-to-day activities, program planning, creating environments that contribute to each child's success, as well as how to implement them, are meaningfully presented. This edition gives insights on handling behavioral and social issues, and how to use community resources and national programs to reinforce center or school based goals for improving quality through accreditation, credentialing, and evaluation. Also new to this two-colored edition are caregiver profiles, helpful web site case studies, and expanded

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Section I How Children Grow and Develop	1	(42)
Chapter 1 Development in Middle Childhood: Physical	2	(14)
Importance of Understanding Child Development	2	(2)
Development and Learning	4	(1)
Physical Development	4	(4)
Height and Weight	4	(1)
Obesity	5	(1)
Causes of Obesity	6	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	7	(1)
Health Conditions	8	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	8	(1)
Motor Skills	9	(7)
Gross-Motor Skills	9	(1)
Fine-Motor Skills	9	(1)
Differences in Motor Skills	10	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	11	(5)
Chapter 2 Development in Middle Childhood: Cognitive	16	(15)
Cognitive Theories	16	(1)
Piaget	17	(4)
Evaluation of Piaget's Theory	20	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	20	(1)
Behaviorist Learning Theory	21	(2)
Evaluation of Behaviorism	22	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	23	(1)
Sociocultural Theory	23	(2)
Evaluation of Sociocultural Theory	24	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	25	(1)
Language	25	(6)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	26	(5)
Chapter 3 Development in Middle Childhood: Psychosocial	31	(12)
Theories of Psychosocial Development	31	(1)
Psychoanalytic Theory	32	(1)
Sigmund Freud	32	(1)
Evaluation of Psychoanalytic Theory	33	(1)
Psychosocial Theory	33	(3)
Erik Erikson	33	(3)
Evaluation of Psychosocial Theory	36	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	36	(1)
Moral Development	36	(7)
Jean Piaget	37	(1)
Lawrence Kohlberg	37	(1)
Evaluation of Kohlberg's Theory	38	(1)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	39	(4)
Section II The People in School-Age Care	43	(52)
Chapter 4 The Children	44	(12)
Development of Self	44	(3)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	47	(1)
Peer Groups: "The Society of Children"	47	(3)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	49	(1)
Overview of Developmental Stages	50	(6)
Chapter 5 Families: Where Children Are Nurtured	56	(12)
The Changing Family	56	(2)
Effect of Home Environment on Children	58	(5)
Poverty	63	(1)
Helping Children and Their Parents	63	(5)
Chapter 6 Caregivers: Who Are They?	68	(12)
What Do Children Really Need From Adults?	68	(1)
What Are They Called?	69	(1)
Characteristics of the Effective Caregiver Teacher	69	(6)
Education and Experience	75	(2)
The Caregiver's Role in Children's Development	77	(3)
Chapter 7 Guiding Behavior	80	(15)
Self-Esteem and Behavior	80	(2)
Changing Children's Behavior	82	(4)
Implications for Child-Care Staff Members	84	(2)
Behaviors That Create Problems for the Individual or the Group	86	(2)
The Overly Aggressive Child	86	(1)
The Quiet Child	86	(1)
The Overly Active Child	87	(1)
Communications That Help to Change Behavior	88	(2)
Conflict Resolution	90	(5)
Section III The Background	95	(34)
Chapter 8 Program Planning	96	(19)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice	96	(4)
Planning for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity	100	(1)
The Importance of Planning	101	(1)
Who Should Be Involved in Planning?	102	(1)
What Should Be Included?	103	(3)
Organizing the Program	106	(5)
Independent Projects	106	(1)
Group Activities	106	(1)
Interest Centers	107	(1)
Field Trips	108	(1)
Clubs	108	(1)
Spontaneous Activities	109	(1)
Community Involvement	110	(1)
Making a Schedule	111	(4)
Chapter 9 Creating an Environment	115	(14)
How the Environment Enhances Development	115	(1)
Developing the Plan	116	(2)
Overall Design of Indoor Space	118	(4)
What Should Be Included?	119	(2)
When You Have to Share Indoor Space	121	(1)
Overall Design of Outdoor Space	122	(7)
What Should Be Included?	124	(1)
When You Have to Share Outdoor Space	125	(4)
Section IV The Curriculum	129	(120)
Chapter 10 Games and Other Fun Things to Do	130	(20)
How Games Can Enhance Development	130	(2)
Games and Safety	132	(1)
Outdoor Games	133	(6)
Activities	133	(6)
Active Games That Can Be Played Indoors	139	(3)
Activities	139	(3)
Indoor Games	142	(4)
Activities	142	(4)
Guidelines for Having Fun With Games	146	(4)
Chapter 11 Imagination and the Arts	150	(19)
Role of the Arts in Supporting Development	150	(2)
Visual Arts	152	(7)
Activities	153	(5)
Equipment to Have Available	158	(1)
Music And Movement	159	(3)
Activities	160	(2)
Equipment to Have Available	162	(1)
Drama	162	(7)
Activities	163	(2)
Equipment to Have Available	165	(4)
Chapter 12 Science and Math	169	(20)
Fostering Curiosity Through Science	169	(11)
Activities	170	(8)
Equipment to Have Available	178	(2)
Math in Child Care	180	(3)
Activities	181	(2)
Equipment to Have Available	183	(1)
Guidelines for Child-Care Staff Members	183	(6)
Chapter 13 Planning for the Future	189	(16)
Importance of Preparing Children for the Future	189	(2)
Exploring the Options	191	(9)
Activities	191	(7)
Equipment to Have Available	198	(2)
Guidelines for Child-Care Staff Members	200	(5)
Chapter 14 Getting Fit, Staying Fit	205	(17)
How Healthy Are Our Kids?	205	(8)
Activities	206	(7)
Equipment to Have Available	213	(1)
Getting Fit, Staying Fit	213	(5)
Activities	214	(3)
Equipment to Have Available	217	(1)
Guidelines for Child-Care Staff Members	218	(4)
Chapter 15 Getting Along With Other People	222	(13)
Antisocial Behavior and Development	222	(1)
Conflict Resolution	223	(3)
Strategies	223	(1)
Activities	224	(2)
Self-Esteem	226	(3)
Strategies	226	(1)
Activities	227	(2)
Cooperation	229	(6)
Strategies	230	(1)
Activities	231	(4)
Chapter 16 Using Community Resources	235	(14)
How Community Resources Can Support Development	235	(1)
Bringing the Community to Your Center	236	(1)
Intergenerational Programs	236	(6)
Activities for Seniors and Children	237	(3)
Activities Using High-School and College Students	240	(2)
Community Agencies, Organizations, and Businesses	242	(1)
Guidelines for Using Volunteers	243	(2)
Removing Barriers to Community Participation	245	(4)
Appendix	249	(6)
Index	255