Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books
by Jennifer Overend Prior
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2018
Bring the world into your classroom and boost beginning readers' phonemic awareness and phonics skills using engaging environmental print. In addition to supporting the five components of reading, this resource provides a strong foundation for English language learners. Environmental Print for Early...
The Early Years Curriculum
The UK context and beyond
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
The Early Years Curriculum brings together a range of curriculum models from across the world, providing in-depth discussion on key issues and theories, and enabling readers to consider each approach to children's learning within an international context. It encourages readers to explore different...
Focused Portfolios(tm)
A Complete Assessment for the Young Child
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2016
Offers an innovative method to accurately document children's growth and development by observing them in the midst of their everyday activities. Used for years in programs across the country, this easy-to-use system helps teachers assess children's progress in four areas (Favorites, Friends, Family,...
by Mary Dickins, Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2014
The key themes in inclusion are explored through an A Z approach covering key concepts, theories / theorists, and figures.
STEM Learning with Young Children
Inquiry Teaching with Ramps and Pathways
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This teacher’s guide provides the background information, STEM concepts, and strategies needed to successfully implement an early STEM curriculum (Ramps and Pathways) with young children, ages 3–8. R&P actively engages young children in designing and building ramp structures using...
Time to Talk
Implementing outstanding practice in speech, language and communication
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2017
Time to Talk provides a powerful and accessible resource for practitioners working to improve children’s language and communication skills. Showcasing effective approaches in schools and settings across the country from the early years through primary and secondary education, it summarises research...
by Ann Roberts, Avril Harpley
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
This isn't about health and safety as such, it's about building the foundations of children's 'well-being': emotionally as well as physically.
Helping Children to Stay Healthy covers:
emotional well-being
growing and developing
keeping safe
healthy choices.
This handy little series...
by Ann Roberts, Avril Harpley
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
This isn't about physical strength but about becoming a stronger person.
Helping Children to be Strong covers:
me, myself and I
being acknowledged and affirmed
developing self-assurance
a sense of belonging.
This handy little series of books links directly to the Government’s...
An Encounter with Reggio Emilia
Children and adults in transformation
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
The documentation of young children's learning plays a vital role in the pre-schools of Reggio Emilia. This leading edge approach to bringing record-keeping and assessment into the heart of young children's learning is envied and emulated by educators around the world.
The fully revised 2nd...
From Handprints to Hypotheses
Using the Project Approach with Toddlers and Twos
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2013
Creativity, initiative, and inquiry are important in all children's early education, including toddlers and two-year-olds. This book focuses on using the project approach-a teaching strategy that enables educators and caregivers to guide children through in-depth studies of real world topics-to scaffold...
Leading for Change in Early Care and Education
Cultivating Leadership from Within
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Featuring both research findings and practical recommendations, this book presents an innovative framework for nurturing leadership in the care and education of young children. Early educators are often seen as the objects of change, rather than the architects and co-creators of change. Douglass calls...
Team Teaching in Early Childhood
Leadership Tools for Reflective Practice
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2017
Discover how to support high-functioning and collaborative teacher teams in early childhood programs by developing healthy and confident team leaders. This manual covers topics of dynamic team teaching including: how to create unified teams, how to become teacher leaders, how to give and receive feedback,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2013
The Handbook of Research on the Education of Young Children is the essential reference on research on early childhood education throughout the world. This singular resource provides a comprehensive overview of important contemporary issues as well as the information necessary to make informed judgments...
by Linda J. Armstrong, Christine A Schmidt
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2013
This unique resource is for people who care for children in organized settings when they are not in school—programs for children ages 5–12 that operate before and after school and during the summer. For example, programs run by parks and recreation departments, school districts, YMCAs, and churches....