Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs (3rd Ed.)
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Educating Young Children: Active Learning Practices for Preschool and Child Care Programs (3rd Ed.)
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Catalog #:
N-P1356
Author(s): M. Hohmann, D. P. Weikart, and A. S. Epstein Soft cover, photos, 560 pages ISBN: 978-1-57379-354-4
This manual is the most complete guide to the HighScope Preschool Curriculum and a classic in the field that no early childhood professional should be without. Written for teachers, administrators, teacher-trainers, college students, and professors, the manual describes indispensable strategies for effective early chidlhood education. The third edition reflects HighScope's curriculum content framework based on 58 key developmental indicators (KDIs) organized in categories that closely parallel state and professional early childhood standards.
Topics include: - Planning the physical setting
- Establishing a consistent daily routine that includes plan-do-review and small- and large-group times
- Using adult scaffolding and support strategies to help children acquire essentials skills and concepts
- Establishing family partnerships
- Team planning
The book explores in depth the KDIs that make up the HighScope Curriculum content areas for preschoolers: - Approaches to learning
- Language, literacy and communication
- Social and emotional development
- Physical development, health, and well-being
- Mathematics
- Science and Technology
- Social Studies
and the Arts
This edition reflects both the latest research on early learning and time-tested educational practices based on more than 40 years of rigorous studies coupled with room plans, and real-life scenarios. Includes the latest findings of HighScope's landmark Perry Preschool Study. |
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