Making Links: A Collaborative Approach to Planning and Practice in Early Childhood Programs - Softcover

Gonzalez-Mena, Janet; Stonehouse, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807748439 ISBN 13: 9780807748435

Publisher: Teachers College Pr, 2007

Synopsis

This book is about creating an environment, experiences, interactions, and relationships that allow children (birth to age 5) in center-based and family child care programs to have authentic experiences that will promote their development and learning. To address planning and practice the authors zero in on knowing and respecting the individual child, the group, and working in partnership with families. Rather than focusing on educational activities per se, the...

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About the Author

Janet Gonzalez-Mena is an early childhood consultant and writer, and professor emerita at the Napa Valley College. Anne Stonehouse is also an early childhood consultant and writer, and was associate professor of early childhood and director of the Centre for Early Childhood Research and Development at Monash University, Australia.

Review

''This lovely book gently raises our appreciation for the unique qualities of each child and how much teachers have to gain by developing a true partnership with families. It makes a strong case for any curriculum that enables teachers to use what they learn about children to plan authentic learning experiences. In a time when scripted, one-size-fits-all curricula are entering the field of early childhood education, Janet and Anne...

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Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0807748439
• ISBN 13: 9780807748435
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 182