Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education Building a Foundation

by Bredekamp, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780134026831
• ISBN10: 0134026837
• Edition: 3rd
• Copyright: 2016-01-06
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Early childhood authority, Sue Bredekamp, designed Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation to prepare a new generation of teachers who can make a difference in children’s lives and education. Written with a clear and engaging presentation, this intriguing text provides the building blocks for understanding developmentally appropriate, effective practices in early childhood education. Bredekamp shows how effective teaching practices can make a difference in the lives of young children by focusing on three key themes: intentional teaching, challenging and interesting curriculum, and evidence-based, effective practices. The Third Edition is updated with the latest research impacting policy and practice to help teachers thrive in the dynamic field of early education.

 

Author Biography

Dr. Sue Bredekamp is an early childhood education specialist from the Washington, DC area who serves as a consultant on developmentally appropriate practice, curriculum, teaching, and teacher education for state and national organizations such as NAEYC, Head Start, the Council for Professional Recognition, and Sesame Street. From 1981 to 1998, she was Director of Accreditation and Professional Development for NAEYC where she developed and directed their national accreditation system for early childhood centers and schools. Dr. Bredekamp is the editor of NAEYC’s best-selling, highly influential publication, Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs.

 

Dr. Bredekamp is Chair of the Board of the HighScope Educational Research Foundation. She was a member of the National Research Council’s (NRC) Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics which produced a landmark report, Mathematics in Early Childhood: Paths toward Excellence and Equity. Dr. Bredekamp serves on several advisory boards and is a frequent keynote speaker and author of numerous books and articles related to standards for professional practice and teacher education. She has been a visiting lecturer at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia; Monash University in Melbourne; University of Alaska; and University of Hawaii. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Maryland. The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University recognized Dr. Bredekamp with their Visionary Leadership Award in 2014. For 45 years, Dr. Sue Bredekamp has worked for and with young children toward the goal of improving the quality and effectiveness of early childhood education programs.

 

About the contributor

Dr. Kathleen (Kate) Cranley Gallagher is an educational psychologist and Scientist at Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a Clinical Associate Professor in the School of Education at UNC, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate early childhood professionals.  Dr. Gallagher has herself been an early childhood professional for over 30 years; she has taught in and administered diverse programs for children birth -8 years of age, with and without disabilities. Dr. Gallagher’s publications and applied work focus on developing, implementing and evaluating evidence-based interventions to support social-emotional well-being and development for young children, their families and early childhood professionals. Dr. Gallagher has served on state advisory panels, developing standards and assessments for early childhood education and health and is a founding member of the North Carolina Infant Mental Health Association. She developed Be Well to Teach Well, a program designed to support the well-being and of early childhood professionals.  Dr. Gallagher is an accomplished teacher and frequently invited speaker nationally, and presented a keynote address at the International Preschool Teachers’ Conference in Hangzhou, China as a guest of Zhejiang Normal University. She delivered a TEDx talk, entitled, The Healthy Child: Assembly Required in which Dr. Gallagher argued that the single most important feat of construction that our society undertakes is the assembly required to build physically, emotionally, cognitively, and socially healthy children. She lives in Carrboro, North Carolina with her husband, John, and enjoys time with her two adult children, Jack and Bridget.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Foundations of Early Childhood Education

Chapter 1 Continuity and Change in Early Childhood Education

Chapter 2 Building on a Tradition of Excellence

Chapter 3 Understanding and Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice

 

Part 2 Learning and Developing from Birth to Age 8: Who We Teach

Chapter 4 Applying What We Know about Children’s Learning and Development

Chapter 5 Adapting for Individual Differences

Chapter 6 Embracing a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse World

 

Part 3 Intentional Teaching: How to Teach

Chapter 7 Building Effective Partnerships with Families

Chapter 8 Creating a Caring Community of Learners: Guiding Young Children

Chapter 9 Teaching to Enhance Learning and Development

Chapter 10 Planning Effective Curriculum

Chapter 11 Assessing Children’s Learning and Development

 

Part 4 Implementing an Effective Curriculum: What to Teach

Chapter 12 Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy, and the Arts

Chapter 13 Teaching Children to Investigate and Solve Problems: Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Chapter 14 Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic Society: Social-Emotional Learning and Social Studies

Chapter 15 Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Health

Chapter 16 Putting It All Together in Practice: Making a Difference for Children