Early childhood curriculum : planning, assessment, and implementation /
McLachlan, Claire,
Early childhood curriculum : planning, assessment, and implementation / Claire McLachlan, Marilyn Fleer, Susan Edwards. - Third edition. - xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"First published 2010. Second edition 2013." --Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Theory, research and the early childhood curriculum -- Play, learning and development: how views of development shape how curriculum is framed -- Curriculum as a cultural broker -- Interpreting early childhood curriculum -- Cultural-historical curriculum in action -- Curriculum as a conceptual tool: observation, content and programming -- Assessing children and evaluating curriculum: shifting lenses -- Content knowledge: science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) -- Content knowledge: language and literacies -- Content knowledge: the arts and health, wellbeing and physical activity -- Conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"The third edition of Early Childhood Curriculum provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings. Drawing on a cultural-historical framework for education, the text explores a variety of approaches to learning and teaching and equips readers with the tools to effectively plan, design and implement curriculum strategies. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition features up-to-date coverage of national curriculum documents, including the Early Years Learning Framework and Te Whāriki, and expanded content on play-based curriculum, assessment and documentation."--Publisher's website.
1316642844 9781316642849
Early childhood education--Curricula.
Early childhood education.
Curriculum planning.
372.19
Early childhood curriculum : planning, assessment, and implementation / Claire McLachlan, Marilyn Fleer, Susan Edwards. - Third edition. - xi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"First published 2010. Second edition 2013." --Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Theory, research and the early childhood curriculum -- Play, learning and development: how views of development shape how curriculum is framed -- Curriculum as a cultural broker -- Interpreting early childhood curriculum -- Cultural-historical curriculum in action -- Curriculum as a conceptual tool: observation, content and programming -- Assessing children and evaluating curriculum: shifting lenses -- Content knowledge: science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) -- Content knowledge: language and literacies -- Content knowledge: the arts and health, wellbeing and physical activity -- Conclusions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
"The third edition of Early Childhood Curriculum provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to curriculum theories and approaches in early childhood and early primary settings. Drawing on a cultural-historical framework for education, the text explores a variety of approaches to learning and teaching and equips readers with the tools to effectively plan, design and implement curriculum strategies. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition features up-to-date coverage of national curriculum documents, including the Early Years Learning Framework and Te Whāriki, and expanded content on play-based curriculum, assessment and documentation."--Publisher's website.
1316642844 9781316642849
Early childhood education--Curricula.
Early childhood education.
Curriculum planning.
372.19