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Approaches to Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Author : Francis Wardle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Approaches to Early Childhood and Elementary Education written by Francis Wardle and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers a vast range of different philosophical and practical approaches to early education, from Free/Open schools and Waldorf education, to the Core Curriculum and the learning standards approach of the U.S. federal No Child Left Behind Act. By the early years it is meant the ages from infancy through the end of elementary school. While some of the approaches, such as Montessori and Reggio Emilia, are best known for the pre-school years, and the standards approach is best know for American K-12 education, there is more and more overlap and merging across early childhood and elementary education approaches, world-wide. All the approaches covered in this text can be seen in programs from infancy through the end of elementary school, even if each may focus on a certain age within this time frame. We are seeing major changes in infant, pre-kindergarten and elementary school education approaches, world-wide. These changes are the result of several major factors, including the extensive and powerful new brain research; globalisation of markets, ideas, and the Internet; rapid demographic shifts in many developed countries, and a move to more universal education in developing countries and more universal pre-school programs in developed countries. Thus, the focus of this book in describing a variety of current education approaches, with a detailed description of their historical and philosophical foundations and their current practice is very timely.

Approaches to Early Childhood Education

Author : Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Publisher : Macmillan College
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Approaches to Early Childhood Education written by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and published by Macmillan College. This book was released on 1993 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This up-to-date comprehensive book, with contributions by major experts in the field, focuses on models, approaches, and issues that deal with prominent and tested practices in early childhood education today. It provides coverage of many more models and topics than other books in the field. The book's major strengths are its pluralistic approach and the expertise of the authors. Includes a new Chapter on Reggio Emilia by Rebecca New. Includes chapters on Bank Street, Montessori and Head Start. Provides coverage of Inclusion and Multicultural Education issues that affect Early Childhood Education and Parent-School relations. Organizes the text by approaches, models, and issues. Includes current knowledge on practices and research findings. An ideal text for readers interested in issues in early childhood education. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories, and Approaches to Learning (3rd Edition)

Author : Lissanna Follari
Publisher : Pearson Higher Education AU
ISBN 13 : 0133569845
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories, and Approaches to Learning (3rd Edition) written by Lissanna Follari and published by Pearson Higher Education AU. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories, and Approaches to Learning (3rd Edition)

Developing Teacher Diversity in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Author : Stephen T. Schroth
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137591803
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Developing Teacher Diversity in Early Childhood and Elementary Education written by Stephen T. Schroth and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-04 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the effects of the REACH program (Recruiting and Enlightening through Access to and Communication with High-need schools), a seven-year initiative devised to help find, attract, and prepare diverse teacher candidates interested in working with young children. The book analyzes how the program, set at a national liberal arts college in the US, used the three R’s: recruitment, retention, and recognition, to successfully draw in diverse educators for young children who then go on to became leaders and role models in their schools and communities. Chapters examine ways to provide the academic, social, and enrichment supports necessary for diverse teacher candidates and identify current teacher education practices that are effective as well as opportunities for change.

Eager to Learn

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309068363
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Eager to Learn written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-01-22 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clearly babies come into the world remarkably receptive to its wonders. Their alertness to sights, sounds, and even abstract concepts makes them inquisitive explorersâ€"and learnersâ€"every waking minute. Well before formal schooling begins, children's early experiences lay the foundations for their later social behavior, emotional regulation, and literacy. Yet, for a variety of reasons, far too little attention is given to the quality of these crucial years. Outmoded theories, outdated facts, and undersized budgets all play a part in the uneven quality of early childhood programs throughout our country. What will it take to provide better early education and care for our children between the ages of two and five? Eager to Learn explores this crucial question, synthesizing the newest research findings on how young children learn and the impact of early learning. Key discoveries in how young children learn are reviewed in language accessible to parents as well as educators: findings about the interplay of biology and environment, variations in learning among individuals and children from different social and economic groups, and the importance of health, safety, nutrition and interpersonal warmth to early learning. Perhaps most significant, the book documents how very early in life learning really begins. Valuable conclusions and recommendations are presented in the areas of the teacher-child relationship, the organization and content of curriculum, meeting the needs of those children most at risk of school failure, teacher preparation, assessment of teaching and learning, and more. The book discusses: Evidence for competing theories, models, and approaches in the field and a hard look at some day-to-day practices and activities generally used in preschool. The role of the teacher, the importance of peer interactions, and other relationships in the child's life. Learning needs of minority children, children with disabilities, and other special groups. Approaches to assessing young children's learning for the purposes of policy decisions, diagnosis of educational difficulties, and instructional planning. Preparation and continuing development of teachers. Eager to Learn presents a comprehensive, coherent picture of early childhood learning, along with a clear path toward improving this important stage of life for all children.

Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309324882
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.

Guiding Young Children's Learning

Author : Sara W. Lundsteen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Guiding Young Children's Learning written by Sara W. Lundsteen and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1981 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of early chilhood education; develpment of the child; curriculum designed to promote cognitive, affective, and psycho-physical-motor ablilties; and special strategies teachers will need are in the text.

Approaches to Early Childhood Education

Author : Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780130852540
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (525 download)

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Book Synopsis Approaches to Early Childhood Education by : Jaipaul L. Roopnarine

Download or read book Approaches to Early Childhood Education written by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May be used for upper level undergraduates and graduate students in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, and Human Development. This up-to-date comprehensive book, with contributions by major experts in the field, focuses on models, approaches, and issues that deal with prominent and tested practices in early childhood education today. It provides coverage of many more models and topics than other books in the field. The books major strengths are its pluralistic approach and the expertise of the authors.* NEW-Includes a new Chapter on Reggio Emilia by Rebecca New. * Reggio Emilia is an internationally renowned program gaining prominence in the United States. * NEW-Bank Street, Montessori and Head Start Chapters have been completely rewritten. * Extended treatment of three key topics in Early Childhood Education. * NEW-Provides coverage of Inclusion and Multicultural Education issues-That affect Early Childhood Education and Parent-School relations. * These are issues that are at the forefront of the Early Childhood Education movement. * Provides chapters that are written by leading experts in the field of early childhood education. * Current knowledge on practices and rese

Early Childhood Assessment

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309314429
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Assessment written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-12-21 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The assessment of young children's development and learning has recently taken on new importance. Private and government organizations are developing programs to enhance the school readiness of all young children, especially children from economically disadvantaged homes and communities and children with special needs. Well-planned and effective assessment can inform teaching and program improvement, and contribute to better outcomes for children. This book affirms that assessments can make crucial contributions to the improvement of children's well-being, but only if they are well designed, implemented effectively, developed in the context of systematic planning, and are interpreted and used appropriately. Otherwise, assessment of children and programs can have negative consequences for both. The value of assessments therefore requires fundamental attention to their purpose and the design of the larger systems in which they are used. Early Childhood Assessment addresses these issues by identifying the important outcomes for children from birth to age 5 and the quality and purposes of different techniques and instruments for developmental assessments.

Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom

Author : Carol Anne Wien
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807773689
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Emergent Curriculum in the Primary Classroom written by Carol Anne Wien and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How is a compelling, exemplary curriculum created in schools in spite of the pressures to implement a standardized one? In this book, teachers and principals share their experiences with emergent curriculum, and with the creative practices they’ve developed in urban classrooms kindergarten to 3rd grade. We learn what they were trying to do, how they began the process, the challenges they faced, the decisions they made, and what happened to the children. All chapters are written by teachers who have found ways of interpreting the Reggio approach to enrich their teaching within the confines of traditional schools. This book is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand emergent curriculum and for all who hope to nurture an enlivening, energizing way to learn in classrooms. The inspiring stories presented here illustrate: Ways that early childhood values and practices have been sustained and promoted in elementary schools. Exemplary teaching practice, where children want to learn and teachers want to teach. How the influence of the Reggio Emilia approach is reaching into urban public school environments with diverse populations. Democratic participatory teaching that offers visions of responsible citizenship for children. “This book is a treasure trove of useful frameworks, wonderful teacher stories, and memorable insights. It demonstrates the remarkable potential of children and teachers, and it clarifies how North American elementary school educators can take hold of ideas from Reggio Emilia and integrate them with their own ideals and standards.” —Carolyn Pope Edwards, University of Nebraska–Lincoln “Carol Anne Wien demonstrates again that she can illustrate complex ideas—this time the theories underlying the Reggio Emilia approach—in innovative ways for a broad audience.” —Celia Genishi, Teachers College, Columbia University “A must read for educators seeking an antidote to prescriptive curricular practice that respects neither children nor teachers.” —Curt Dudley-Marling, Lynch School of Education, Boston College “This book provides long overdue and compelling pathways for extending Reggio Emilia principles into the primary grades. It will encourage readers to feel their way into the spirit and substance of emergent curricula and come away rejuvenated.” —Daniel Scheinfeld, Erikson Institute, Chicago, Illinois

Approaches to Early Childhood Education

Author : Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 : 9780135126288
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (262 download)

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Download or read book Approaches to Early Childhood Education written by Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive and authoritative volume includes 15 chapters by 32 experts in the field, covering a variety of approaches to teaching. Students will be exposed to some of the major early child education curricula as well as the history of the program’s development. The authors believe that it is very important for students to understand the historical foundations as well as the philosophy and theory behind the applications described. The text reflects the evolving nature of early childhood education and teacher training in the U.S. and elsewhere. Early child special education, working with infants and toddlers, and the Vygotskian approach to educating young children are each covered in their own chapter. Organized into four parts, the first part of the book deals with history, infant and toddler care, Head Start, and the Portage Model. Part II has been extensively revised to highlight the multicultural perspective of this edition as well as the important topic of inclusion. Parts III and IV cover specific approaches in the U.S. and Europe respectively. The reader is invited to compare the approaches within and across Parts III and IV.

Narrative Inquiry in Early Childhood and Elementary School

Author : Stephanie Sisk-Hilton
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1317409043
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book Narrative Inquiry in Early Childhood and Elementary School written by Stephanie Sisk-Hilton and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As top-down educational reform policies at local and national levels increasingly isolate teachers from their own professional and instructional agency, and stultify children’s passion for learning, new techniques are needed for understanding and transforming educational practices. Narrative Inquiry in Early Childhood and Elementary School: Learning to Teach, Teaching Well facilitates meaningful change in early years education by providing early childhood and elementary school teachers with methods to incorporate narrative into their instruction and inquiry. This book offers practical strategies for incorporating narrative tools and structures into the classroom, and encouraging effective conceptual, pedagogical, and personal avenues for engaged teaching and learning across languages and cultures. The book’s chapters promote a lively discussion of central tenets of narrative inquiry and illustrative examples of teachers at work with narrative and inquiry for improving their practice and children’s learning.

A Sequential Approach to Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Author : Vernon Van De Riet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (927 download)

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Download or read book A Sequential Approach to Early Childhood and Elementary Education written by Vernon Van De Riet and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Critical Pedagogy for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators

Author : Lois Christensen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400753942
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)

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Book Synopsis Critical Pedagogy for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators by : Lois Christensen

Download or read book Critical Pedagogy for Early Childhood and Elementary Educators written by Lois Christensen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-29 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the welter of books on critical pedagogy, this volume will be especially valued for its direct focus on early years and elementary educators. Benefiting from the considered views of two veteran teachers of critical pedagogy, the volume is far more than a knowledge-rich resource, offering as it does vital support in applying the tenets of critical pedagogy to classroom practice. Alongside specific examples of teachers engaging in critical pedagogy in elementary and early-childhood classrooms, the material features close analysis and guidance that will help ease teachers into reflective practice in critical pedagogy that is based on praxis—the point at which theory and practice meet and interact. Indeed, the authors move readers even further than this, showing how students as well as teachers can transform their experience of education through critical reflection. After surveying the field of critical pedagogy, the authors discuss the core precepts that inform the classroom practice of critical pedagogues. They move on to discuss how vital these early and elementary years are in forging children’s nascent identities. Other topics covered include discrimination, gender issues, the development of social justice projects, and the social transformations that critical pedagogy can manifest in the classroom. Finally, this resource explains how teachers can move forward in their classroom practice to enhance equity, justice and social responsibility. This book is essential reading for classroom practitioners in early and elementary education, whether neophytes or veterans, who are interested in deploying this powerful educational paradigm in their work. After surveying the field of critical pedagogy, the authors discuss the core precepts that inform the classroom practice of critical pedagogues. They move on to discuss how vital these early and elementary years are in forging children’s nascent identities. Other topics covered include discrimination, gender issues, the development of social justice projects, and the social transformations that critical pedagogy can manifest in the classroom. Finally, this resource explains how teachers can move forward in their classroom practice to enhance equity, justice and social responsibility. This book is essential reading for classroom practitioners in early and elementary education, whether neophytes or veterans, who are interested in deploying this powerful educational paradigm in their work.

Service Learning as Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education

Author : Kelly L. Heider
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319424300
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (194 download)

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Download or read book Service Learning as Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education written by Kelly L. Heider and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the most recent theory, research, and practice on service learning as it relates to early childhood education. It describes several service learning programs, many of which were developed to better prepare pre-service teachers for the challenges they face in today’s early childhood classrooms, including class size, ever-changing technology, diversity, high-stakes testing, parental involvement (or the lack thereof), and shrinking budgets. The book shares stories of positive outcomes from pre-service teachers who, having participated in service-learning programs, report a shift in their attitudes and beliefs including an increased empathy for others, a heightened sensitivity to student differences, more democratic values, and a greater commitment to teaching. In addition, the book examines the effects of service learning and positive outcomes for children and teacher educators as well. Schools today face an increasing number of language learners, the mainstreaming of special population students, and working with a standards-driven curriculum. All of these present new challenges for teachers as they attempt to meet their students’ educational needs. As a result of this new classroom environment, and the educational needs they present, teacher educators must now seek different approaches to prepare prospective teachers to meet these needs because the traditional approaches to teacher preparation, such as coursework independent of fieldwork, are no longer effective in equipping teachers to address these issues. This book examines in detail the new approach of service learning.

A Sequential Approach to Early Childhood and Elementary Education

Author : Vernon Van De Riet
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book A Sequential Approach to Early Childhood and Elementary Education written by Vernon Van De Riet and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rooted in Belonging

Author : Melissa Sherfinski
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807781665
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Rooted in Belonging written by Melissa Sherfinski and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most practitioners and scholars agree that critical and reflective early childhood and elementary teachers are foundational for children’s holistic growth and development. Yet current policies focused on elevating testing and performativity are contributing to student and teacher anxiety and alienation. This book offers a counternarrative to neoliberal standardized preservice teacher development and assessment processes. The author examines how a cohort of teacher educators worked alongside their preservice teachers—both groups predominately White and female—to redesign their teacher education program. Sherfinski reveals how the narrative portfolio, an inquiry-based alternative to accreditation and standards-based assessments, was designed to locally document, resist, and disrupt the status quo. The narrative portfolio speaks back to standardized preservice teacher assessments by providing spaces for teacher candidates to demonstrate their knowledge of theory and practice as enacted in the natural settings of school and community. Rooted in Belonging shows why humanizing, democratic, place-based practices should be at the forefront of teacher education. Book Features: Provides a rare portrait of equity-based teacher education at the confluence of place-based approaches, student diversity, and teacher education. Grapples with tough issues such as how the shared Whiteness of preservice teachers and children and their families play out alongside their differences.Explores how educators negotiate deep ideological differences while still preparing teachers for critical work.Examines how the current political climate around Black Lives Matters, the 2020 presidential election, and the COVID-19 pandemic contribute to the challenges of working in communities. Discusses how race, space, time, and settler colonialism shape the work of preservice teachers and their teacher educators.Shares action research and teacher leadership assignments, critical thinking and planning exercises, personal reflections, and preservice teachers’ narrative portfolio artifacts.