Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books
RAND Review
Vol. 36, No. 3, Winter 2012-2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2013
Feature stories discuss the promotion of tolerance and critical thinking in the Arab world through children's media, the challenges faced by the United States in an era of fiscal austerity, and promising models for measuring teacher performance. Two other stories highlight the National Science Foundation's...
Play in Clinical Practice
Evidence-Based Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Going beyond traditional play therapy, this innovative book presents a range of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches that incorporate play as a key element. It is grounded in the latest knowledge about the importance of play in child development. Leading experts describe effective...
The Welcoming Classroom
Building Strong Home-to-School Connections for Early Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
The children in today's early childhood classroom are more culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse than ever. As a teacher, your challenge is to partner with each family through recognizing their individual strengths, concerns, priorities, and resources.
In The Welcoming Classroom:...
Brain Research and Childhood Education
Implications for Educators, Parents, and Society
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2017
Brain Research and Childhood Education provides teacher educators, education students (both in regular and special education programs), school psychologists, practicing teachers, and school leaders with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development and how it...
Play from Birth to Twelve
Contexts, Perspectives, and Meanings
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
In light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in child development has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists. This third edition of Play From Birth to Twelve offers comprehensive coverage of what we now know about play and its...
Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms
Designing and Implementing Child-Centered Learning Environments
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
The main audience for this book is early childhood educators and administrators, as well as playground designers; there is also a high potential for course adoption in early childhood education classes
Cultivating Outdoor Classrooms centers on the idea that with proper play yard design, creative...
by Andrew Lang
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2016
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer and poet. Lang is best known, however, for his collections of folk and fairy tales. This collection includes the following:
The Blue Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book
The Green Fairy Book
The Yellow Fairy Book
The Pink Fairy Book
The Grey Fairy Book
The Violet...
Child Development in Practice
Responsive Teaching and Learning from Birth to Five
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
How should children feel about themselves and their learning? How do I know what children have learnt and how can I move them on? How can I ensure that resources are available for children to use actively and independently?
In today’s busy setting an understanding of child development sometimes...
by Julie Fisher, Sanna Inthorn, Karin Wahl-Jorgensen
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
The fourth edition is essentially still about putting the principles of early childhood education into practice.
First Steps to Emotional Literacy
A programme for children in the FS & KS1 and for older children who have language and/or social communication difficulties
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2008
Kate Ripley’s work in the topical area of Emotional Literacy has shown that children must first learn to discriminate and label their own emotions before they can focus on understanding other people's. This comprehensive programme is designed to assist early years practitioners help children to...
by Sandra Smidt
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Each book gives clear and detailed explanations of each aspect of Learning and Development and encourages readers to consider...
by Dr Mollie Davies
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2003
`This original and fascinating approach to children's movement development is highly recommended reading for tutors, practitioner and students alike' - Under Five
`Movement and Dance in Early Childhood offers a clear and accessible entry into the world of movement and dance and the possibilities...
Getting Ready for Phonics
L is for Sheep
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2013
Everyone agrees that an understanding of phonics is essential to cracking the code for reading. Getting Ready for Phonics discusses early language development. It focuses on the phonics debate; and provides activities to support multi-sensory learning environments for the teaching of phonological development in the Foundation Stage and early Key Stage 1.
by Pamela May
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Each book gives clear and detailed explanations of each aspect of Learning and Development and encourages readers to consider...