Infants & Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching (Available Titles CourseMate) - Softcover

Swim, Terri Jo; Watson, Linda D

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0495807869 ISBN 13: 9780495807865

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

A well-established reference, INFANTS AND TODDLERS: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING, 7TH EDITION, presents a child-centered approach for the child care provider called "conscious care giving." This important and well-rounded approach encourages a sense of empowerment and focuses on the respectful, purposeful, and careful handling of children in any child care setting. Reader friendly, realistic, and easily applicable to real life, the book emphasizes the child's growth and development, helping readers discover how they can best and most effectively influence that development. Overviews of key child care philosophies as they relate to the child, the caregiver, and parent involvement are presented along with case studies and personal perspectives of child care professionals, helping readers translate theory into practice.

About this title

About the Author:

Terri Jo Swim, Ph.D., is professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University in Fort Wayne (IPFW). She has taught in higher education institutions for nearly 20 years, and has worked in private child care centers, university-based laboratory infant/toddler and preschool programs, and summer camps with children ages birth to 13 years. She was also the co-editor of THE HOPE FOR AUDICITY: RECAPTURING OPTIMISM AND CIVILITY IN EDUCATION. Her current research interests include infant-toddler and preschool curriculum, Reggio Emilia, documentation, and teacher education.

Review:

"I see that this text could be used in any of the three infant and toddler courses the college offers." Janet Imel, BS, MA, Adjunct Faculty, Ivy Tech State College, Indiana

"I can say that this edition is getting to a better place for 4-year colleges to be able to utilize the text as a book for an infant-toddler course. As it has been broadened beyond the CDA requirements and language to include infant-toddler teachers as early childhood educators." - Dr. Tisha Bennett Sanders, Assistant Professor, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, TN

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0495807869
• ISBN 13: 9780495807865
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528