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Whole Child, The: Developmental Education for the Early Years

by: Hendrick, Joanne

Whole Child, The: Developmental Education for the Early Years

by: Hendrick, Joanne

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9780130226068
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0130226068
Edition: 7th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 01/01/2001
Publisher: Pearson College Div
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The seventh edition of "The Whole Child" gives readers the specific skills they need to function effectively with the children in their care. The t4ext focuses on the whole child and the five developmental selves--emotional, creative, physical, social, and cognitive. The seventh edition: Incorporates groundbreaking information about brain development and its implication for early childhood education. Includes information about the philosophy of Reggio Emilia. Adds new information on asthma and obesity. Extends coverage of Piaget and Vygotsky. Compares the emergent and conventional approaches to instruction. Features a text-specific companion website, www.prenhall.com/hendrick

Part I Beginning to Teach

(76)

How to Survive While Teaching: Suggestions and Guidelines for the First Few Weeks

(26)

Some Thoughts About Getting Started

(4)

Implications for the Profession: What Do These Facts Have to Do with Me?

(1)

Research Study: Who Is Caring for America's Young Children

(5)

Some Comforting Thoughts

(1)

Basic Professional Ethics

(2)

Some Recommendations for Starting Out

(1)

Practical Things to Do to Increase Competence

(2)

Recognize Stress and Deal with It as Effectively as Possible

(2)

Some Special Problems

(1)

The Way to Your Mentor's Heart

(1)

Summary

(4)

What Makes a Good Day for Children?

(28)

Can Early Education Make a Difference?

(2)

Do Different Educational Approaches Produce Different Results?

(1)

Underlying Philosophy of This Book

(4)

Basic Premises of This Book

(1)

Putting Premises Into Practice: Planning a Good Day for Children

(11)

Putting the Elements Together

(1)

Summary

(6)

What Parents Need

(21)

Problems That Interfere with Good Communication

(1)

Suggestions for Establishing a Good Relationship Between Parent and Teacher

(2)

What If the Relationship Is Not Good?

(3)

Maintaining Good Relationships: Keeping the Lines of Communication Open

(1)

Counseling with Parents

(1)

Research Study: Which Kinds of Children's Centers Are Likely to Do the Best Job Communicating with Parents?

(2)

Practical Pointers About Conducting a Parent Conference

(4)

Limits to Guidance Work

(1)

Summary

(5)

Part II Fostering Physical Well-Being

(56)

Handling Daily Routines

(28)

Schedules and Transitions Into Routines

(2)

Research Study: Intentions Versus Reality

(2)

Routines of Arrival and Departure

(2)

Routines That Center Around Eating

(11)

The Process of Toileting

(2)

Handling Nap Times

(2)

Summary

101

(5)

Development of the Physical Self

106

(27)

Promotion of Health and Safety in the Children's Center

108

(5)

Basic Principles of Physical Development

113

(2)

Fostering Large Muscle Development in Young Children

115

(2)

Research Study: Can a Little Instruction Make a Big Difference?

117

(1)

Use of Perceptual-Motor Activities to Enhance Physical Development

118

(8)

Fostering Sensory Experience

126

(2)

Summary

128

(5)

Part III Nourishing and Maintaining Emotional Health

133

(112)

Fostering Mental Health in Young Children

134

(24)

Importance of Developing Basic Attitudes of Trust, Autonomy, and Initiative in Young Children

136

(2)

Hallmarks of an Emotionally Healthy Young Child

138

(3)

Personal Qualities That Will Help the Teacher Establish an Emotionally Positive Climate in the Children's Center

141

(4)

Practical Ways to Help Young Children Achieve Healthy Emotional Development

145

(8)

Summary

153

(5)

Developing Self-Esteem in Young Children

158

(16)

Relationship of Self-Esteem to Self-Concept

160

(1)

Research Study: Is Positive Self-Esteem Related to Positive Social Behavior Toward Other People?

161

(1)

Sources of Self-Esteem

162

(1)

Common School Practices Likely to Reduce Self-Esteem: Self-Esteem Is Like a Balloon

163

(1)

Positive Methods of Enhancing Self-Esteem

164

(2)

Helping the Child Achieve Competence

166

(4)

Summary

170

(4)

Tender Topics: Helping Children Master Emotional Crises

174

(36)

What Constitues a Crisis?

177

(1)

Some General Principles for Helping Families Deal with Crises

177

(2)

Some General Principles for Helping the Child Deal with Crises

179

(3)

Helping Children Cope with Specific Crises

182

(14)

Research Study: Would You Do It?

196

(8)

Summary

204

(6)

Welcoming Children Who Have Special Educational Requirements Into the Life of the School

210

(35)

Identifying Children Who Have Special Needs and Finding Help for Them: The Preschool Teacher as a Screening Agent

212

(3)

Including Children Who Have Disabilities

215

(1)

Learning to Work as a Member of the Team

216

(2)

Getting Started with a Child Who Has a Disability

218

(2)

General Recommendations for Working with Children Who Have Disabilities

220

(1)

Research Study: Do Preschool Children Recognize Disabilities in Their Peers?

221

(3)

Identifying and Helping Children Who Have Physical Handicaps

224

(6)

Identifying and Helping Children Who Have Emotional Difficulties

230

(5)

Identifying and Helping Children Who Have Delayed or Advanced Mental Ability

235

(5)

Summary

240

(5)

Part IV Fostering Social Development

245

(102)

Developing Social Competence in Young Children

246

(26)

Developmental Trends in Social Growth

248

(4)

Research Study: Learning the Secret Passwords for Group Inclusion

252

(2)

Helping Children Become Socially Competent: Suggestions for Teaching Appropriate Social Skills

254

(13)

Summary

267

(5)

Helping Young Children Establish Self-Discipline and Self-Control: But What if She Won't Do What I Say?

272

(22)

Two Basic Goals of Discipline

274

(1)

Establishing Inner Controls: Ego Strength and Moral Development

274

(3)

Practical Things to Do to Make It Easier for Children to Behave in Acceptable Ways

277

(7)

Research Study: Who's to Blame? Teachers' Reactions to Children's Misbehavior

284

(7)

Summary

291

(3)

Aggression: What to Do About It

294

(20)

Undesirable Ways To Cope with Aggression

296

(3)

Desirable Ways to Cope with Aggression

299

(4)

Research Study: What Kinds of Things Make Young Children Angry, and What Do They Do in Response?

303

(7)

Summary

310

(4)

Providing Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education

314

(33)

Examples of Teacher Prejudice

316

(1)

Can Such Attitudes Be Changed?

317

(1)

Suggestions for Controlling and Overcoming the Expression of Prejudice

317

(3)

Is Preschool Too Soon to Begin Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education?

320

(1)

What Do Cross-Cultural and Nonsexist Education Have in Common?

321

(1)

Principles of Cross-Cultural Education

321

(9)

Emphasizing the Similarities as Well as Valuing the Uniqueness of People

330

(1)

Can Teaching About Cultural Uniqueness and Similarity of Needs Be Combined?

331

(1)

Encouraging Equity by Providing a Nonsexist Education and Helping Children Value Their Own Sexuality

332

(8)

Research Study: The Changing World of Picture Books

340

(1)

Summary

341

(6)

Part V Enhancing Creativity

347

(58)

Fostering Creativity by Means of Self-Expressive Materials

348

(26)

Definition of Creativity

350

(1)

Importance of Creativity

351

(1)

Stages of Development

351

(2)

General Recommendations About Creativity

353

(3)

Use of Self-Expressive Materials to Foster the Creative Self

356

(1)

Practical Ways to Encourage the Creative Aspect of Self-Expressive Materials

357

(5)

Presentation of Specific Materials

362

(7)

Summary

369

(5)

Fostering Creativity in Play

374

(31)

Purposes of Play

376

(4)

Research Study: Games Babies Play

380

(2)

Developmental Stages of Play

382

(3)

Factors Likely to Facilitate Creative Play

385

(1)

Some Practical Ways to Stimulate and Extend Play

386

(7)

Specific Activities to Encourage Creativity in Play

393

(7)

Summary

400

(5)

Part VI Developing Language Skills

405

(58)

Fostering the Development of Language Skills

406

(32)

How Language Is Acquired

408

(4)

Developmental Milestones

412

(4)

Basic Ways to Foster Language Development

416

(6)

Language and Dialectical Differences

422

(2)

Research Study: Does Learning a Second Language Mean Losing the First One?

424

(5)

Children Who Have Special Disabilities Related to Speech and Hearing

429

(5)

Summary

434

(4)

Fostering the Emergence of Literacy

438

(25)

Does Fostering Literacy Mean Teaching Reading?

441

(1)

Some Fundamental Principles to Keep in Mind

442

(2)

Research Study: Promoting Literacy in a Developmentally Appropriate Way

444

(2)

Even Very Young Children Can and Should Be Involved in Producing the Written Word

446

(3)

Suggestions for Presenting a Language-Rich Group Time Experience

449

(9)

Using the Computer as a Method of Preschool Instruction

458

(1)

Summary

459

(4)

Part VII Fostering Cognitive Development

463

(60)

Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills: Using the Emergent Approach to Foster Creativity in Thought

464

(30)

New Knowledge About Brain Development Supports the Vital Role Early Childhood Experiences Play in Fostering Its Growth

466

(1)

Selecting Values and Priorities in the Cognitive Realm

467

(1)

What are the Most Valuable Priorities?

468

(4)

Putting These Basic Principles Into Practice: Two Approaches to Learning

472

(1)

Implementing the Emergent Curriculum

472

(1)

Some Basic Concepts of Vygotskian Psychology

473

(1)

Research Study: Going Down the Road to Learning---Which Path Is Best to Take?

474

(1)

Getting Started with Emergent Curriculum

475

(1)

Some Basic Principles to Remember When Using the Emergent Approach

476

(12)

An Example of How American Teachers Collaborated with the Children to Develop an Emergent Pathway Using the School's Ducklings for Inspiration

488

(1)

Summary

488

(6)

Developing Thinking and Reasoning Skills: Using the Conventional Approach to Build Midlevel Mental Abilities

494

(29)

Basic Concepts of Piagetian Psychology

496

(8)

How to Provide Opportunities for Practicing Concept Formation Skills

504

(2)

Some Practical Suggestions About Presenting Midlevel Thinking and Reasoning Skills in the Curriculum

506

(11)

An Example of How Midlevel Mental Ability Skills Can Be Included as Part of an Emergent Approach

517

(1)

Summary

517

(6)

Appendix A Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment

523

(8)

Appendix B Summary of Communicable Diseases

531

(6)

Appendix C Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule

537

(4)

Appendix D Chart of Normal Development

541

(8)

Appendix E 10 Quick Ways to Analyze Children's Books for Racism and Sexism

549

(4)

Appendix F A Beginning List of Free and Recyclable Materials

553

(4)

Appendix G Activities to Develop Auditory Discrimination

557

(2)

Appendix H Educational Organizations, Newsletters, and Journals Associated with Early Childhood

559

(4)

References

563

(36)

Acknowledgments for Chapter-Opening Quotations

599

(2)

Index

601

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