Approaches to early childhood education /
[edited by] Jaipaul L. Roopnarine and James E. Johnson.
- Sixth edition.
- xvii, 428 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction : -- History of early childhood education in multicultural perspective / Blythe F. Hinitz -- American Indian early childhood -- European roots -- Progressive schools -- Black early childhood education -- Asian and Hispanic early childhood education -- Immigrant and citizen children and youth -- The education of young English language learners -- The Child Well-Being Index -- Women's leadership in early education -- The program for infant toddler care / J. Ronald Lally and Peter L. Mangione -- PITC-recommended program policies -- History of PITC -- The Head Start Program / Douglas R. Powell -- War on Poverty origins -- Home visiting programs / Barbara Hanna Wasik [and others] -- Core themes : -- Including everyone : a model preschool program for children with and without disabilities / David Smukler, Ellen Barnes -- Jowonio School -- Age-appropriate curriculum -- Communication-based classrooms -- How to respond to challenging behavior -- Strategies for accomplishing inclusion -- More than the sum of its parts : creating multicultural and linguistically responsive early childhood classrooms / Aisha Ray, Luisiana Melendez -- The beginning of schools failing culturally -- Linguistically diverse children -- Children in poverty -- Early prevention initiatives / Karen L. Bierman [and others] -- School readiness -- Social-emotional and self-regulatory skills -- Language skills and a foundation for literacy -- The Preventive Intervention approach -- High-risk children -- Assessment for learning in the early childhood classroom / Jie-Qi Chen, Gillian Dowley McNamee -- Child assessment practices -- Early learning standards -- The theory and practice of assessment for learning -- Bridging -- Specific approaches : United States : -- The Creative Curriculum / Diane Trister Dodge, Cate Heroman, Kai-le้ Berke -- Objectives for development and learning -- The Creative Curriculum includes all children -- English and DL learners -- Children with disabilities -- Children with advanced knowledge and skills -- The HighScope Model of early childhood education / Lawrence J., David P. Weikart -- Active learning -- Tools of the mind : the Vygotskian approach to early childhood education / Elena Bodrova, Deborah J. Leong -- Vygotskian view of learning and teaching -- Vygotskian view of child -- Applications of the Vygotskian Theory in the early childhood classroom -- The Developmental-Interaction Approach at Bank Street College of Education / Harriett K. Cuffaro, Nancy Nager -- The Project Approach : an overview / Lilian G. Katz, Sylvia C. Chard -- Part IV. Specific approaches : Europe -- The Piramide Method / Jef J. van Kuyk -- Basic concePart in coherence -- Metacognitive level -- Intervention -- Child assessment -- Teacher evaluation -- Program evaluation -- Reggio Emilia in the 21st century : enduring commitments amid new challenges / Rebecca S. New -- Italian early care and education : children's right and society's responsibility -- Teacher education : changing the concePart of competence -- Reggio Emilia and the United States -- Montessori education today / Martha Torrence, John Chattin-McNichols -- Montessori's view of human development -- The absorbent mind -- Discipline : the development of the will -- Program characteristics -- Prepared environment -- Freedom -- Structure and order -- Reality and nature -- Beauty and atmosphere -- Montessori learning materials -- The development of community life -- Curriculum areas -- The role of the teacher -- Montessori education in the elementary years -- The Waldorf Approach to early childhood education / Christy L. Husek -- Rudolph Steiner and anthroposophy -- Steiner's theory of child development -- Program's characteristics -- Caring community of learners -- Teaching to enhance development and learning -- Constructing appropriate curriculum -- How to assess children's learning -- Waldorf relationship with families -- Special education. Part 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Part 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. Part 3. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
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Early childhood education--United States Educational innovations--United States Early childhood educators--Training of--United States Inclusive education--United States Multicultural education--United States