Beginning Essentials in Early Childhood Education
ISBN: 9781418011338 | 1418011339
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 3/15/2006
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Beginning Essentials is a condensed foundations textbook that introduces the early childhood student to the field, the child and age range, the teacher's role, the environment, and major issues in the field of early childhood education. Designed to assist students in gaining the knowledge and skills needed to become effective, competent teachers and caregivers, the content is presented in four distinct sections of the text. Each section is designed to answer one of the key questions every student of early childhood education wants answered: Wha... MORE
| Preface | p. vii |
| What Is the Field of Early Childhood Education? | p. 1 |
| History and Current Issues of Early Childhood Education | p. 3 |
| Types of Programs | p. 48 |
| Who Is the Young Child? | p. 83 |
| Defining the Young Child | p. 85 |
| Developmental and Learning Theories | p. 113 |
| Who Are the Teachers? | p. 169 |
| Teaching: A Professional Commitment | p. 17... MORE |
| Observation and Assessment: Learning to Read the Child | p. 199 |
| Guidance Essentials | p. 243 |
| Families and Teachers: An Essential Partnership | p. 269 |
| What Is Being Taught? | p. 291 |
| Creating Environments | p. 293 |
| Curriculum Essentials | p. 343 |
| Teaching: Taking Development into Action | p. 386 |
| Glossary | p. 446 |
| Timeline for Early Childhood Education | p. 455 |
| Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment | p. 460 |
| NAEYC Position Statement: Responding to Linguistic and Cultural Diversity-Recommendations for Effective Early Childhood Education | p. 470 |
| Index | p. 472 |
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