A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom - Softcover

Gartrell, Dan

9780827376175: A Guidance Approach for the Encouraging Classroom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0827376170 ISBN 13: 9780827376175

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 1997

This second edition text offers information on guiding young children's personal and social development. It goes beyond the traditional management and discipline approach in early childhood. In a comprehensive, yet easy-to-read manner, the author links together such up-to-date concepts as developmentally appropriate practice, conflict management, mistaken behavior, character development, and anti-bias curriculum. The text is user friendly for both students and instructors and features anecdotes, photographs, and quotes from noted authorities in order to make concepts understandable. Each chapter concludes with a section on parental relationships, a thorough summary, and applied follow-up activities.

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About the Author:

Dan Gartrell (Ph.D., University of North Dakota) is Professor of Early Childhood and Elementary Education and Director of the Child Development Training Program at Bemidji State University in Minnesota. As a teacher, CDA trainer, and student teaching supervisor, Dr. Gartrell has been working with students in early childhood for more than 30 years. His articles have been published in Young Children and the Journal of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). In addition, he has been a presenter at more than 200 workshops, training sessions, and keynote sessions on guidance in early childhood education in eight states, Germany, and Mexico.

Review:

My overall impression of the product is positve. In comparision to the Wheeler text that I used this past year, I am happier with the Guidance text by Gartrell. My students lack the understanding of the guidance tradition and the historical roots of the tradition are important for students to understand. Furthermore, I like the classroom application pieces in Chapters 5 and 6.

The book above all is an excellent book. There are many positive techniques taught to support children's social development. It addresses the problems which exist in our society, the developmental understandings of children at certain ages that can cause behavioral problems.

The content and orgranization of the text correspond to our course syllabus. The author is clearly aware of current problems in our society and their effects upon children and their families. Dr. Gartrell is clear in his writing style and strives to use practical examples that are relevant to children and to classroom teachers. He includes material that is current and the chapter summaries are helpful to students.

The text's greatest strength is that it takes a proactive stance to guidance not reactive and covers all areas that feed into an all-inclusive guidance program. It demonstrates that teachers can create a caring environment without the classroom becoming chaotic.

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