A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum (9th Edition) - Softcover

Eliason, Claudia; Jenkins, Loa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132595133 ISBN 13: 9780132595131

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

Whether you are a future or current early childhood educator, prepare yourself to teach your young children with this exceptionally comprehensive and applied textbook! The content will prepare you well with the background knowledge and practical skills required to plan for, implement curriculum across the content areas, and successfully teach young children, ages 3-8, in today’s diverse, challenging, and exciting environment. With a depth of background knowledge not usually seen in a text containing practical, highlighted strategies, unit and lesson plans, suggested activities, recipes, and more, A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum, 9th edition, emphasizes the importance of a child-centered curriculum that encompasses the whole child — physical, social, emotional, creative, and cognitive -- with an underlying purpose of guiding pre-service and practicing teachers to explore how young children learn; what they can learn; and the specific concepts, ideas, and strategies that are developmentally appropriate. Core chapters provide coverage of social studies, language development, literacy development, science, problem-solving and math, music and movement, creativity, art, and dramatic activities. Features of this popular text include:

 

• A developmental approach to teaching young children by teaching how to plan experiences in accordance with the developmental needs of the children in the classroom or center.
• A strong focus on the cognitive areas of the curriculum and effective methods of curriculum implementation.
• Addition of National Standards and a plethora of helpful ideas address key concepts throughout the text.
• Updated references throughout with many new references added to update and support the current text. 
• A condensed historical perspective and developmentally appropriate practice have been included in chapter one.
• A new Chapter Three addresses a variety of assessments, their purposes, and how to assess young children.
• An entire realignment of chapters in this new edition reflects the updated content and some titles have been changed to more appropriately identify the content they cover.

About this title

From the Publisher

A new edition of this popular, developmentally-based introduction to early childhood education whose stimulating, child-centered approach gives future teachers of 3-6 year olds everything they need to create an early childhood curriculum that is practical, nurturing, and developmentally sound. The authors bring a wealth of actual teaching experience, and a solid research base, to this text. Prospective early childhood teachers--as well as future regular and special educators--are offered a variety of methods for presenting concepts to young children, numerous suggested activities for involving children actively in the learning process, and an extensive supply of resource information.

From the Back Cover

 

This applied guide to planning and implementing curriculum across the content areas, for children ages 3 to 8, provides students with a depth of background knowledge not usually seen in a text containing practical, highlighted strategies, unit and lesson plans, suggested activities, recipes, and more.

 

Core chapters cover:

-         Social studies (including diversity, social-emotional development, physical activity, and nutrition)

-         Language development

-         Literacy development

-         Science (3 separate chapters)

-         Problem solving and math

-         Music and movement

-         Creativity, art, and dramatic activities

 

Key changes to this edition include a new chapter devoted to assessment, integration of developmentally appropriate practice in Chapter 1, expanded coverage of national standards and how to incorporate them into the daily curriculum, new “Ideas” boxes with specific ideas to support particular topics, and new photographs of children and classrooms.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0132595133
• ISBN 13: 9780132595131
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 456