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Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Education, 4th Edition
Thoughtful and comprehensive, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY EDUCATION, 4/E, is designed to meet the needs of new early childhood students as well as experienced teachers, professionals, and parents. It provides an overview of the concepts and theoretical foundations of developmental practices and discusses the practical implications for teachers and caregivers. This edition, thoroughly revised to reflect the new NAEYC position statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice, also includes new content on aligning early childhood teaching practices with national education standards, in addition to many new student-oriented features and applications. Section I explores developmentally appropriate practice, including an in-depth section on the theory and research of play as well as discussion of early learning standards in curriculum development. Students also learn how well-known curriculum approaches fit into the principles of developmentally appropriate practice. Subsequent comprehensive sections, which discuss the physical, social/emotional, and cognitive/language domains, individually address appropriate practice for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-aged children. Section V, available on the text website, discusses how teachers can make changes that result in more developmentally appropriate practices and how to gain support for those changes with families and communities.
Author: Wadsworth
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice, 4th Edition
Thoughtful and comprehensive, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY EDUCATION, 4/E, is designed to meet the needs of new early childhood students as well as experienced teachers, professionals, and parents. It provides an overview of the concepts and theoretical foundations of developmental practices and discusses the practical implications for teachers and caregivers. This edition, thoroughly revised to reflect the new NAEYC position statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice, also includes new content on aligning early childhood teaching practices with national education standards, in addition to many new student-oriented features and applications. Section I explores developmentally appropriate practice, including an in-depth section on the theory and research of play as well as discussion of early learning standards in curriculum development. Students also learn how well-known curriculum approaches fit into the principles of developmentally appropriate practice. Subsequent comprehensive sections, which discuss the physical, social/emotional, and cognitive/language domains, individually address appropriate practice for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-aged children. Section V, available on the text website, discusses how teachers can make changes that result in more developmentally appropriate practices and how to gain support for those changes with families and communities. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title or keyword for materials in your areas of interest.
Author: Wadsworth
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Methods for Effective Teaching: Meeting the Needs of All Students, Fifth Edition
Methods for Effective Teaching provides research-based coverage of general teaching methods for K-12 classrooms that promote student understanding while emphasizing contemporary issues, including differentiating your instruction, creating a learning community, and making modifications in instruction based on student differences. This edition offers new content in every chapter on teaching English language learners in all classrooms. Other unique coverage includes ways to manage lesson delivery, how to apply motivational techniques for instruction and assessment, and how to work with colleagues and parents. All the content is aligned to professional standards. The book’s thorough coverage of classroom management and discipline includes a discussion of dynamic ways to create a positive learning environment. A variety of pedagogical features throughout the book help maintain the reader’s interest and accommodate different learning styles. Each pedagogical feature provokes rich classroom discussions about teacher decision-making and application of concepts. Numerous features, tables, and lists of recommendations ensure that the text is reader-friendly and practical.
Author: Allyn & Bacon
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Early Childhood Mathematics, Fifth Edition
For Mathematics in Early Childhood Education courses.ThisNCTM standards-based textbook, encourages the educator or future educator to create an active learning environment that fosters curiosity, confidence, and persistence in young children as they learn mathematics.Author Susan Sperry Smith clearly presents three key ingredients for the successful acquisition of math in the early years: knowledge of important mathematical relationships, number sense, and the ability to solve problems. Through practical knowledge and applications, this ever-popular text focuses on helping teachers foster these skills and ways of thinking to build student success from year to year.
Author: Merrill
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Early Childhood Mathematics, Fourth Edition
This NCTM standards-based book encourages the educator or future educator to create an active learning environment that fosters curiosity, confidence, and persistence in young children as they learn mathematics.Because the knowledge of important mathematical relationships, number sense, and the ability to solve problems are three key ingredients to the successful acquisition of math in the early years, this book pays special attention to helping teachers foster those skills and ways of thinking.
Author: Merrill
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Teaching Emerging Scientists: Fostering Scientific Inquiry with Diverse Learners in Grades K–2
Written for teachers of grade levels K-2, Teaching Emerging Scientists: Fostering Scientific Inquiry with Diverse Learners in Grades K-2assists in developing, implementing and evaluating inquiry-based science teaching and improving young children's science learning.Research on science education and professional development—conducted by the author for over two decades—provides the foundation for this research-based, yet practical and friendly professional development book. Research shows that by the end of the third grade, a deep interest in science sometimes fades from lack of nurturing on the part of teachers, parents and the community. The Teaching Emerging Scientists title implies a call to action to teachers as they guide their young students on a journey to scientific literacy, while fostering their interest and participation in science. This book provides both knowledge about science content and process, curriculum, instruction and pedagogy as well as a venue for personal examination so that teachers may leave this professional development experience as a confident science teacher. The author shares practical strategies and points teachers in the direction of potential activities and resources for use in the classroom and to help expose students to the informal world of science and to the surrounding community, which contains numerous, often free, resources for teaching science.
Author: Allyn & Bacon
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Active Experiences for Active Children: Mathematics, Second Edition
For Mathematics in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Mathematics Methods courses.Based on the theories of John Dewey, the constructivist view of children's learning, and current NCTM curriculum guidelines for mathematics, this latest text in the authors’ Active Experiences series provides clear, concise, and usable chapters on NCTM standards for turning mathematical instruction into activities that three- to five-year olds and primary-grade children will find engaging. The experiences included are ideal for use in childcare, preschool, Head Start, and other early learning environments; as well as with early primary-grade pupils. They involve group work, investigations, and projects; are grounded in children's interests and needs; and, build, one upon the other to form a coherent learning curriculum. Additionally, each conforms to the most recent standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Author: Merrill
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Active Experiences for Active Children: Science, Third Edition
For courses in Early Childhood Science.Part of a series of texts, Active Experiences for Active Children: Science provides a theoretical foundation for teaching science to preschoolers and primary-grade children with the addition of a large array of meaningful, standards-based, constructivist, hands-on learning "experiences" to guide teachers in their practice.Organized to address a variety of audiences, the text is formatted in two parts: Part One is a foundation for teaching young children about science; Part Two offers thematic based topical chapters full of resources, teaching strategies, and inquiry-based experiences for children. The content has been expanded in the third edition with a new chapter on engaging children with the natural world, references to the most recent reports on science education from the National Academies, and many current Web sites for exploration. This highly- readable, user-friendly series text is formatted with an engaging, conversational style that will connect and resonate with its varied readers.
Author: Merrill
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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Active Experiences for Active Children: Mathematics, Third Edition
For Mathematics in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Mathematics Methods courses.Based on the most recent, nationally recognized research regarding children's approaches to learning as well as current NCTM curriculum guidelines for mathematics, this latest text in the Active Experiences series provides clear, concise, and usable chapters on ways to guide children’s mathematical thinking and learning. Presented within a framework of the NCTM standards, constructivist activities with intentional teaching strategies are provided that three- to five-year-olds and primary-grade children will find engaging. The experiences included are ideal for use in child care, preschool, Head Start, and other early learning environments; as well as with children in kindergarten and the early primary grades. They involve group work, investigations, and projects; are grounded in children's interests and needs; and, build, one upon the other to form a coherent learning curriculum. Additionally, each conforms to the most recent standards of the National Research Council (NRC), the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). This edition has been thoroughly revised to include updated Home-School Connection features that illustrate various ways to support children’s daily learning of mathematics; more developmentally appropriate and intentional assessment guidance than ever before; research-based guides explaining children’s cognitive and skill development in all math content areas, based on the Learning Trajectories Approach; and a new technology resource found at the end of every chapter.
Author: Merrill
Category: Textbooks,College,University,Higher Education,Curriculum and Instruction,Early Childhood
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