Full Description
Teaching Young ChildrenProfession, 2E prepares early childhood educators to make a difference in the lives of children and families through early, high quality care and education programs that maintain a developmentally appropriate persepctive. By focusing on the dimensions of quality in early childhood programs and the principles that define developmentally appropriate practices, the text motivates early childhood professionals to rely on current knowledge of child growth, development, and learning when making decisions about their practices, to view families and communities as integral parts of early childhood programs, and to prepare environments especially suited to infants and young children.
Contents
Chapter 1Chapter 2: Roots of Contemporary Early Childhood Education.Chapter 3: Basing Practices on Knowledge of Child Growth and DevelopmentChapter 4: Basing Quality Practices on AssessmentChapter 5: Basing Quality Practices on Knowledge Shared with FamiliesChapter 6: Preparing the Early Childhood EnvironmentChapter 7: Creating CurriculumChapter 8: Guiding Young ChildrenChapter 9: Creating Communities of LearnersChapter 10: Opportunities and Challenges in the Early Childhood Profession
