Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books
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Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2005
In the chapters that follow, the history and current status of early childhood education in selected countries, along with a review of current research that is being conducted in these countries will be presented. In essence this will provide a glimpse of the intellectual base of early childhood education in many parts of the world.
Measuring Youth Well-being
How a Pan-European Longitudinal Survey Can Improve Policy
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
This volume presents key findings from the EU funded Measuring Youth Well-being (MYWeB) project which assessed the feasibility of a European Longitudinal Study for Children and Young People (ELSCYP). It draws on the original empirical data from a panel of experts in the field of child well-being as...
Incredible Edible Science
Recipes for Developing Science and Literacy Skills
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2010
Making learning exciting for children, Incredible Edible Science includes over 160 hands-on, food-based science activities with a strong literacy connection. The book provides everything needed to teach important science process skills in a safe, developmentally appropriate way. These cross-curricular...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2014
This book presents research exploring the potential for postfoundational theories to revitalize discussions in early childhood education. In the past two decades, postfoundation theories (e.g., postmodern, poststructural, feminist, postcolonial, etc.) have revolutionized the field of early childhood...
by Nina Howe, Larry Prochner
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2012
Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world. This volume brings together ground-breaking research in this area to help practitioners, students, policy makers, curriculum designers, and intervention...
Making Literacy Real
Theories and Practices for Learning and Teaching
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.
Each chapter uses a real life case study to explore the application of theory in practice, followed by a detailed...
Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators
Relationship-Based Approaches that Support Healing and Build Resilience in Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
Trauma-Informed Practices for Early Childhood Educators guides child care providers and early educators working with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and early elementary aged children to understand trauma as well as its impact on young children’s brains, behavior, learning, and development. The...
Ready or Not
Leadership Choices in Early Care and Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
After more than a century of evolution, early childhood care and education in the United States is in transition. In this frank discussion of the field’s purpose, identity, and responsibility, the authors examine the major issues that must be addressed if children are to be given more and better...
Bridging The Gap
A Parent's Guide, 2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2016
Bridging the Gap: A Parent’s Guide proposes an opportunity for parents and educators to work together to help our children gain a better understanding of themselves. The Parent’s Guide is the first of a two-part series. The second part is a guide for educators. The book provides information to...
Preparing for Disaster
What Every Early Childhood Director Needs to Know
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Disasters happen without warning. A catastrophic event can destroy an early childhood program, and preparedness is the responsibility of any program director. Based on the authors’ experiences working in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, Preparing for Disaster explains the steps directors can...
After the Crisis
Using Storybooks to Help Children Cope
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2010
Children who experience a traumatic crisis cannot process their feelings without adult support, and it can be hard for teachers to know how to help. After the Crisis provides teachers with tools to help children who have been through a trauma, such as homelessness, a natural disaster, or the death...
Socially Strong, Emotionally Secure
50 Activities to Promote Resilience in Young Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Now more than ever, adults must help children develop the skills necessary to navigate successfully through life. By focusing on building social and emotional strength, adults increase children's resilience and prepare them to handle the challenges in life. The strategies and activities in Socially...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
This book investigates the unique and dynamic approaches to key issues of changing images of child and childhood, by different countries in the Asia-Pacific. Key concepts considered are re-conceptualizing early childhood education and care, re-eaxming early learning standards and redefining professionalism....
The Unscripted Classroom
Emergent Curriculum in Action
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2011
Inspires early childhood educators to use innovative practices through stories from real teachers who use emergent curriculum in their classrooms.