Preschool category: 2281 books
Bad Guys Don't Have Birthdays
Fantasy Play at Four
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2013
Bad guys are not allowed to have birthdays, pick blueberries, or disturb the baby. So say the four-year-olds who announce life's risks and dangers as they play out the school year in Vivian Paley's classroom.
Their play is filled with warnings. They invent chaos in order to show that everything...
A Chance for Change
Head Start and Mississippi's Black Freedom Struggle
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2016
In this innovative study, Crystal Sanders explores how working-class black women, in collaboration with the federal government, created the Child Development Group of Mississippi (CDGM) in 1965, a Head Start program that not only gave poor black children access to early childhood education but also...
A Golden Opportunity
Advancing California's Early Care and Education Workforce Professional Development System
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
This study focuses on the education, training, and ongoing professional development of early care and education (ECE) caregivers, teachers, and administrators who work with infants, toddlers, and preschool-age children from birth to kindergarten entry in California. It aims to provide a comprehensive...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2018
This book brings together a collection of research-based papers on current issues in early childhood mathematics education that were presented in the Topic Study Group 1 (TSG 1) at the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education (ICME-13), held at the University of Hamburg in 2016. It will...
World Class Initiatives and Practices in Early Education
Moving Forward in a Global Age
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2013
This book offers current international initiatives, developed for working with children from “Birth to Eight” by a diverse group of noted professional authors. Their readings present an overview of early education as it evolved from the Froebelian kindergarten to today’s practices in various...
Introducing Malaguzzi
Exploring the life and work of Reggio Emilia’s founding father
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Deeply embedded in the cultures and communities they serve, these unique preschools have justifiably become famous throughout the world.
In...
Bambini
The Italian Approach to Infant/Toddler Care
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This volume is a timely contribution to the burgeoning dialogue on the Reggio Emilia approach, and features the work of prominent scholars, policy-makers, researchers, administrators, and practicing teachers who have created and directed the infant-toddler care systems in four cities in Italy. Joined...
Wild About Group Time
Simple Literacy Plans for Preschool
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Developed by the staff of Between the Lions, the playful learning approach and unique educational content in Wild About Group Time teaches children key literacy skills. The 100 plans follow a literacy scope and sequence so teachers can help children develop and practice the literacy skills they need to be successful learners.
Development and Learning of Young Children with Disabilities
A Vygotskian Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2016
This book introduces current theories and research on disability, and builds on the premise that disability has to be understood from the dialectical dynamics of biology, psychology, and culture over time. Based on the newest empirical research on children with disabilities, the book overcomes the...
Going Beyond the Theory/Practice Divide in Early Childhood Education
Introducing an Intra-Active Pedagogy
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2009
Going Beyond the Theory/Practice Divide in Early Childhood Education focuses on the use of pedagogical documentation as a tool for learning and transformation. Based on innovative research, the author presents new approaches to learning in early childhood education, shifting attention to the force...
by Nancy R. Smith, Carolee E. Fucigna, Margaret Ann Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The authors skillfully combine a philosophical and pragmatic approach, exploring the cognitive processes behind children’s painting. To deepen children’s understanding, the book suggests meaningful tasks for each phase of imagery and offers methods for encouraging children to discuss the concepts...
Ways of Studying Children
An Observation Manual for Early Childhood Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Since the publication of the widely used Ways of Studying Children in 1959, young children and education have experienced many new influences, including an increased emphasis on learning in the early years. Focusing on children under the age of eight, this enlarged edition analyzes theories and practices...
Parent Engagement in Early Learning
Strategies for Working with Families
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2016
This second edition of Parent-Friendly Early Learning brings to life real scenarios that care providers face in today's world. We know parent engagement is important for a child's success, but how do you turn parent-provider relationships into partnerships? Learn how to improve parent-teacher communication,...
Transformative Change and Real Utopias in Early Childhood Education
A story of democracy, experimentation and potentiality
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2014
Early childhood education and care is a major policy issue for national governments and international organisations. This book contests two stories, both infused by neoliberal thinking, that dominate early childhood policy making today - ‘the story of quality and high returns’ and ‘the story...