Early childhood education, birth-8 : the world of children, families, and educators
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Early childhood education, birth-8 : the world of children, families, and educators
Allyn and Bacon, c1999
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 509-521) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Each chapter concludes with 'Principles and Insights' and 'Becoming an Early Childhood Professional.' 1.What Is Early Childhood Education? Building a Community of Early Childhood Professionals. A Text of Stories Your Role in Reading This Book Meet an Early Childhood Professional. Exploring the Options in Early Childhood Education: Programs and Professional Roles. A Downtown Child Care Center A Downtown Child Care Center for Children with Disabilities. A University Laboratory School A Public School Early Childhood Education Center A Head Start Program Family Child Care Facility A Parent Cooperative Preschool An Employer-Sponsored Child Care Center Other Early Childhood Education Programs and Options for Families A Community-Based Program for Homeless Children and Families Summary of Professional Roles and Programs. What Do Early Childhood Educators Need to Know and Be Able to Do? Qualities and Characteristics of an Early Childhood Educator A Common Core of Knowledge and Skills Professional Reflection. 2.The Wonder of Children: Development and Dispositions. Introduction to Development and Disposition. Studying Children to Learn about Development and Dispositions Basic Principles of Development Why Study Development? Studying Infants. Before Birth Infant Development Infancy and Dispositions. Studying Toddlers. Toddler Development Implications of Toddler Development. Studying Preschool-Age Children (Ages Three to Five Years). Physical and Motor Development Social Development Cognitive Development Language Development Gender Development. Studying Children in Kindergarten and Primary Grades (Ages Five to Eight Years). Cognitive Development Social Development Emotional Development Physical and Motor Development Individual Differences in Kindergarten and Primary Grades. Dispositions. Why Study Dispositions? Our Role in Children's Developing Dispositions. 3.Theories of Development: Foundations for Practice. Theories of Development at a Preschool. Why Study Theories of Development? Integration of Developmental Theories. Cognitive and Language Development. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development Bruner's Theory of Cognitive Development Vygotsky's Theory of Language Development. Social and Emotional Development. Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development Maslow's Theory of Humanism Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development Skinner's Theory of Behaviorism. Multiple Intelligences Theory. Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Theory into Practice: A Visit to Preschool. Starting the Day Making New Colors Outside in the Play Area Colors and Music Revisiting the Morning. 4.Children's Play: Source of Development and Learning. Definitions and Thinking about Play. Characteristics of Play Observing the Characteristics of Play The Value of Play. Play and Development: From Infants to Eight-Year-Olds. Infant
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