Preschool category: 2281 books
Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach
Early Years Education in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2017
This fully revised edition of Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf early childhood approach. It enables the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf...
Magic Capes, Amazing Powers
Transforming Superhero Play in the Classroom
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
For as long as there have been heroes and villains in our books, on our TVs, and in our everyday lives, children have been imitating them in their play. Superhero play remains a wonderful, developmentally appropriate way for children to explore power, experience adventure, and investigate big questions...
Art and Creativity in Reggio Emilia
Exploring the Role and Potential of Ateliers in Early Childhood Education
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2010
This book explores the contribution of and art and creativity to early education, and examines the role of the atelier (an arts workshop in a school) and atelierista (an educator with an arts background) in the pioneering pre-schools of Reggio Emilia. It does so through the unique experience of Vea...
Early Childhood Education in Three Cultures
China, Japan and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
This book, written by an international team of experienced researchers, investigates unique and dynamic approaches to key issues in policy transformation, curriculum reforms and teacher training in three cultures – China, Japan and the United States – in a globalized world. By examining their...
Practitioner Research in Early Childhood
International Issues and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
"This comprehensive publication rightly establishes early childhood as a critical phase in the education of young people and makes the case for developing our insights regarding early childhood education (ECE) practices through the eyes of practitioner inquiry in the context of collaborative...
Teaching Young Children
Contexts for Learning
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2001
Using play as the method against which all others are compared, this book presents the strengths and weaknesses of different models of teaching, examines various methods of guiding young children's behavior, and shows how to create and maintain a positive learning environment. Finally, it discusses how to work as a team member in ECE settings.
Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem
The Survival Guide for Early Childhood Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2016
An encyclopedic how-to guide for the universal early childhood program problems.
Practical Solutions to Practically Every Problem attempts to provide solutions to every possible problem faced by early childhood teachers-before teachers encounter them. This classic resource has been updated...
Choose Your Words
Communicating with Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
The second edition to Use Your Words: How Teacher Talk Helps Children Learn
Contains more than 20% new content
Discusses how adults should talk to children to help children know what is expected of them and understand their world.
Includes conversational, accessible, and interesting...
Social & Emotional Development
Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2007
-- Using accessible language, the book connects the most current research and the best common practices fostering social-emotional development in early childhood settings -- As leading academics at one of the most respected schools of education in the country, the University of Wisconsin, the authors...
by E. C. Wragg, George A. Brown
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2002
This book is one of a set of eight innovative yet practical resource books for teachers, focussing on the classroom and covering vital skills for primary and secondary teachers. The books are strongly influenced by the findings of numerous research projects during which hundreds of teachers were observed...
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Inspiring Culturally Sustainable Environments
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2018
Inspiration and guidance on creating culturally sensitive and culutrally sustainable early childhood environments
400+ full-color photos
Addresses the on-going need for educational pedagogy that creates a sense of belonging, supports children's identities, brings joy and a sense of wonder,...
The best interests of the child
A dialogue between theory and practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
What does the concept of the best interests of the child mean in practice? How should it be interpreted and applied? This publication sheds lights on different aspects of this concept. The concept of the best interests of child, as stated in Article 3.1 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights...
Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom
Hand in Hand, Step by Step
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2017
Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom provides a useful, clearly outlined guide for implementing anti-bias and anti-oppression practices in early childhood education settings. Throughout the book, you’ll find:
Stories from the field
Strategies for keeping teaching practices...
by LaWanda Albright, Molly Grady
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2015
Accommodating Diversity is about equity in early childhood programs and how to achieve that goal. It is full of information, tips, strategies and ideas for early childhood professionals as they create an environment in which all children can thrive. There are chapters on defining inclusion, strategies...