Preschool Appropriate Practices: Environment, Curriculum, and Development - Softcover

Beaty, Janice J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1133606822 ISBN 13: 9781133606826

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 2013

Synopsis

Unique alignment of chapters for each of the 13 learning centers in a preschool classroom make PRESCHOOL APPROPRIATE PRACTICES, 4th Edition a must have resource for preschool teachers. Emphasis is placed on setting up preschool centers for self-directed learning, treating the teacher as a facilitator. Creative ideas for involving children in all aspects of their learning, including rule making and curriculum planning, are found throughout the book. These activities integrate with the National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), a nationally recommended set of early childhood practices. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac.

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Review

"I really like her writing style--it's very personal and inviting. It really helps the readers put themselves in the place of the children rather than viewing the classroom environment from teachers' points of view. The author asks lots of questions, which help the readers reflect upon our experiences as pre- or in-service teachers and our interactions with children. I think this book is written in a way that is easy to read with lots of practical information and visual images."

-I really like her writing style--it's very personal and inviting. It really helps the readers put themselves in the place of the children rather than viewing the classroom environment from teachers' points of view. The author asks lots of questions, which help the readers reflect upon our experiences as pre- or in-service teachers and our interactions with children. I think this book is written in a way that is easy to read with lots of practical information and visual images.-

About the Author

Janice Beaty, Ph.D., is a Professor Emerita at Elmira College and a member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society in education. She has been named to the Who's Who of American Women 2015 and Who's Who in American Education 2015. Dr. Beaty has authored several publications in early childhood education and recently published a series of children's books set in the national parks (such as "Jarod and the Mystery of the Joshua Trees"). Her strengths lie in ideas gained from her travels, which include visits to early childhood programs in China, Russia, Poland, Bermuda, Guam, and the United States. Dr. Beaty was also involved in developing the Child Development Associate (CDA) program and in offering training workshops for CDA advisors in Elmira, New York, Columbia, South Carolina, Atlanta, Georgia, and Orlando, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1133606822
• ISBN 13: 9781133606826
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 376