Effective Practices in Early Childhood Education: Building a Foundation Book

PART 1: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROFESSION: FOUNDATIONS

Chapter 1: Continuity and Change in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 2: Building on a Tradition of Excellence

Chapter 3: Understanding and Applying Developmentally Appropriate Practice

PART 2: Learing and Developing from Birth to Age 8 (Who we teach)

Chapter 4: Applying What We Know about Children’s Learning and Development

Chapter 5: Adapting for Individual Differences

Chapter 6: Embracing a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse World

PART 3: Intentional Teaching (How to Teach)

Chapter 7: Building Effective Partnerships with Families

Chapter 8: Creating a Caring Community of Learners: Guiding Young Children

Chapter 9: Teaching to Enhance Learning and Development

Chapter 10:   Planning Effective Curriculum

Chapter 11:   Assessing Children’s Learning and Development

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PART 4:  IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM (WHAT TO TEACH)

Chapter 12:   Teaching Children to Communicate: Language, Literacy, and the Arts

Chapter 13:   Teaching Children to Investigate and Solve Problems: Mathematics, Science, and Technology

Chapter 14:   Teaching Children to Live in a Democratic Society: Social-Emotional Learning and Social Studies

Chapter 15:   Teaching Children to Be Healthy and Fit: Physical Development and Health

  Chapter 16:   Putting It All Together in Practice: Making a Difference for Children