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Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child de Joanne Hendrick

Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child

Autor Joanne Hendrick, Patricia Weissman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2009
Prepare with the Power of Classroom Practice.
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Explore the Building Teaching Skills and Dispositions exercises to practice and strengthen the skills that are essential to teaching.
Case studies offer real-life perspectives on common issues and challenges faced in the classroom.
Authentic student and teacher classroom artifacts provide you with the actual types of materials encountered every day by teachers. "
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780137034116
ISBN-10: 0137034113
Pagini: 383
Dimensiuni: 203 x 252 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.79 kg
Ediția:8Nouă
Editura: Prentice Hall
Locul publicării:Upper Saddle River, United States

Descriere

Prepare with the Power of Classroom Practice.

• Complete Assignments and Activities to apply text content to real classroom situations.
•  Authentic classroom video shows real teachers and students interacting, and helps prepare you for the classroom.
•  Explore the Building Teaching Skills and Dispositions exercises to practice and strengthen the skills that are essential to teaching.
•  Case studies offer real-life perspectives on common issues and challenges faced in the classroom.
•  Authentic student and teacher classroom artifacts provide you with the actual types of materials encountered every day by teachers.
To order this book WITH MyEducationLab, use either ISBN:
ISBN-13: 9780131381179
ISBN-10: 0131381172

Cuprins

Part I - Building a Secure Foundation for Learning
Chapter 1
The Purpose of Curriculum
What Is the Purpose of Early Education?
What Should Curriculum for Young Children Include?
What Is Competence?
How Is Competence Acquired?
What Does Research on the Brain Reveal About the Value of Early Education?
Educational Philosophies
Philosophy of This Book
Putting It Into Practice
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: A Summary of Findings and Educational Implications Related to Recent Brain Research
Emergent Curriculum in Action: Toddlers’ Investigation of Light and Shadow
 
Chapter 2
Including Families in the Life of the School
Letting Families Know We Care About Them and Their Children
Accepting Help from Families to Enrich the Lives of Children at the Center
Offering Help to Families to Strengthen Family Life
Weaving All Three Strands Together
Helping Families in Nontraditional Settings
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: The Parent-Resource Strand in the Preprimary Schools of Reggio Emilia
Chapter Spotlight: The Parent-Resource Strand in the Parent—Child Workshops of Santa Barbara, California
 
Chapter 3
Play: The Integrative Force in Learning
But What Is Play?
Practical Ways to Encourage Freely Chosen Pretend Play
Additional Benefits of Play
Helping Children with Disabilities Join in the Play
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Surefire Pretend Play Activities
 
 
Part II  - Planning for Total Learning
Chapter 4
Designing the Supportive Environment
Some Yardstick Questions to Ask
Planning the Indoor Environment
Planning the Outdoor Environment
Maintaining the Total Environment in Good Order
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Providing Comfortable Environments for the Emotional Self
 
Chapter 5
Creating Supportive Curriculum Plans and Schedules
The Basic Ingredients: What Should Be Included in the Curriculum?
Planning What Will Happen: Devising the Curriculum Plan
Planning When It Will Happen: Devising the Daily Schedule
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: How a Potential Pathway Might Develop with 4-Year-Olds: Planning a Larger Pen for Funny Bunny
 
Chapter 6
Getting to Know the Children by Keeping Track of What They’re Learning
Is Keeping Systematic Track of the Children’s Development Really Worth the Time and Effort It Requires?
Important Principles to Remember
Some Informal Ways to Keep Track of the Children’s Development
Using More Formal Methods to Keep Track of the Children’s Development
Putting the Collected Information to Good Use
Summary
 
Chapter 7
Planning with Individual Children in Mind: Using Behavioral Objectives in the School
Pros and Cons of Using Behavioral Objectives
Definition of Formal Behavioral Objectives
Steps in Writing Behavioral Objectives
Creating Informal Objectives
Carrying the Objectives Through: Final Comments
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Just What Is an IEP and Why Do Teachers Have to Care About It?
 
 
Part III - Helping Young Children Relish Life and Develop Healthy Bodies
Chapter 8
Keeping Children Safe and Well Fed
Keeping Children Safe
Keeping Children Healthy
Feeding Children Well
Including Cooking in the Curriculum
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children
Chapter Spotlight: MyPyramid for Kids
 
Chapter 9
Developing Physical Competence
The Great Outdoors
Physical Activity Benefits All the Selves
Identifying Levels of Development
Equipment for Physical Development
Make a Plan for Comprehensive Physical Development
Recommendations for Presenting the Activities
Summary
 
Chapter 10
Helping Children Understand and Value Life
Teaching Reverence for Life
Helping Children Learn to Cherish Their Bodies
Answering Questions About Reproduction
Answering Questions About Death
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Helping Children Understand and Appreciate the Wonder of Animals
Emergent Curriculum in Action: How Does the Gosling Get in the Egg?
Chapter Spotlight: The Death of the Chief
 
 
Part IV - Fostering Emotional Health in Young Children
Chapter 11
Achieving Emotional Competence
Competence One: Foster Basic Attitudes of Trust, Autonomy, Initiative, and Industry
Competence Two: Help the Child Learn to Separate from the Family
Competence Three: Help Children Learn to Control What They Do About Their Feelings
Competence Four: Help Children Use Play and Creative Materials to Resolve Emotional Problems
Competence Five: Help Children Learn to Face Reality
Competence Six: Help Children Cope with Crisis Situations
Competence Seven: Help Children Build Empathy for Other People
Summary
Emergent Curriculum in Action: The World Trade Center Memorial Park for Children
 
 
Part V - Developing Social Competence and Healthy Self-Identities
Chapter 12
Getting Along Together: Achieving Competence in Interpersonal Relations
Help Children Learn Impulse Control
Short-Term Methods for Controlling Undesirable Behaviors and Building Inner Controls in Children
Longer-Term Methods of Building Inner Controls: Using Prevention Rather than Cure
Teach Children Socially Acceptable Ways of Getting What They Want
Help Children Make Friends
Increase the Child’s Ability to Function Successfully as Part of a Group
Encourage Children to Be Kind to Each Other, Help Each Other, and Help the Group
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: What’s Wrong with Time Out?
 
Chapter 13
Who Am I? Who Are You?: Coming to Terms with Multicultural, Gender, and Disability Issues
How Do Young Children See Themselves?
How Do Children Develop a Sense of Self?
Practical Ways to Enhance Children’s Feelings of Self-Esteem
Strengthen Children’s Positive Body Images
Cultivate Positive Feelings About Sexual Identities, Ethnic and Racial Heritages, and Children with Disabilities
Foster Positive Attitudes Toward Racial and Cultural Backgrounds
Foster Positive Attitudes Toward Gender Roles
Foster Acceptance and Understanding of Children Who Have Disabilities
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: You Mean You’re Black All Over? A Student Teacher’s Lab Experiences with “Isabella”
 
 
Part VI - Encouraging Children to Be Creative
Chapter 14
Freeing Children to Be Creative
What Is Creativity?
Some General Principles for Fostering Creativity
Some New Ideas About Creativity from Reggio Emilia
Using Pretend Play to Foster Creativity
Using Blocks to Express Creative Ideas
Using Self-Expressive Materials to Foster Creativity
Summary
 
 
Part VII - Fostering the Use of Language
Chapter 15
Developing Verbal Competence
How Do Children Learn to Talk?
Practical Ways to Encourage Children to Use Their Expressive Language Skills
Practical Ways to Encourage Children to Use Their Receptive Listening Skills
Black English and Bilingualism
The Child Who Is Not Fluent in Any Language
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Language and the Brain
 
Chapter 16
Taking the First Steps on the Road to Literacy
Three Important Principles About Literacy
What Kinds of Literacy-Related Behaviors Can Reasonably Be Expected from Young Children?
Practical Ways to Enhance Emergent Literacy Skills
Using Group Time to Develop Literacy Skills
Some Additional Suggestions for Enhancing Literacy with Primary School Children
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: Why Do Some Children Dislike Group Time So Much?
Emergent Curriculum in Action: Our Birds
 
 
Part VIII - Supporting Children’s Cognitive Development
Chapter 17
Helping Children Learn to Think for Themselves: Using the Emergent Approach
Three Approaches to Fostering Mental Abilities
Contributions of Lev Vygotsky
Using the Emergent Approach: An Example from Reggio Emilia
Using the Emergent Approach in U.S. Schools: Some Recommendations
Summary
 
Chapter 18
Helping Children Develop Mental Abilities and Academic Competence: Using the Conventional Approach
Contributions of Jean Piaget
A Brief Comparison of Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s Points of View
Which Mental Abilities Are Particularly Important?
Fostering Mental Abilities to Develop Children’s Literacy, Mathematical Understanding, and Scientific Inquiry Skills
Activities That Provide Practice for General Mental Abilities
Opportunities to Learn Mathematical Skills
Practical Ways to Include Mental Abilities in the Everyday Curriculum
Summary
Chapter Spotlight: An Example of How Mid-Level Mental Abilities Could Be Included in the Topic of Gardening for a Group of 4-Year-Olds

Caracteristici

  • Total Learning includes a strong emphasis on multicultural, nonsexist, inclusive education.
  • It emphasizes teaching the whole child–not just the child from the neck up.
  • It explains Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories and their implications for early childhood education.
  • It demonstrates how the emergent and the conventional approaches to teaching the cognitive self can work together for the benefit of the children.
  • It includes extensive explanations of the Reggio Emilia approach together with many practical suggestions for integrating aspects of that philosophy into the curriculum.
  • A series of videotapes originally made for Total Learning’s companion book, The Whole Child, funded by the Annenberg CPB Project, coordinates well with Total Learning and is available in both Spanish and English. These are available for purchase on the Annenberg Media website at www.learner.org
  • The “Organizations and Online Resources,” a popular feature, include hundreds of new sources for further reading for both beginning and advanced students.
  • “Food for Thought and Group Discussion” questions and “Self-Check Questions for Review” are provided as study aids at the end of each chapter.

Caracteristici noi

  • New examples of “Emergent Curriculum in Action” are featured throughout the text, in which teachers in different types of programs, and with students from toddler age to 2nd graders, describe an example of how they used the emergent approach in planning curriculum.
  • New margin notes direct the student to video-based assignable exercises at MyEducationLab with questions relevant to the text material.
  • New discussion of intentional teaching woven throughout the text.
  • Updated material on the implications of recent research on the brain for educating young children.
  • Because of current concerns, the issues of assessment and educational standards have been expanded, including discussion of the No Child Left Behind Act and how to incorporate both developmentally appropriate practice and standards into early childhood programs.
  • Updated information on teaching children in the K—3 primary grades.
  • Updated references and chapter opening quotes, with the majority current within the past five years.
  • Updated discussion about the school environment using examples from Reggio Emilia and referencing the interaction between environment and brain development.
  • New discussion about using an emergent curriculum approach in the early elementary grades.
  • Discussion of “Helping Children Learn to Cherish Their Bodies” from the former chapter 10 is now included in chapter 8, Keeping Children Safe and Well Fed, and chapter 10 has been eliminated.
  • New discussion about the importance of providing nature experiences to young children.
  • Updated “Chart of Normal Development” (Appendix A) now includes children up to age eight.
  • New information about the recommended immunization schedule for children (Appendix C).
  • New information about choosing multicultural literature (Appendix D).

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Prepare with the Power of Classroom Practice.

- Complete Assignments and Activities to apply text content to real classroom situations.
- Authentic classroom video shows real teachers and students interacting, and helps prepare you for the classroom.
- Explore the Building Teaching Skills and Dispositions exercises to practice and strengthen the skills that are essential to teaching.
- Case studies offer real-life perspectives on common issues and challenges faced in the classroom.
- Authentic student and teacher classroom artifacts provide you with the actual types of materials encountered every day by teachers.