Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Preschool Through Primary Grades. This item is unavailable.Introduction to Early Childhood Education: Preschool Through Primary Grades

Covering preschool through primary grades, this volume is an introduction to early childhood education. It challenges students to analyze classroom situations using chapter concepts and emphasizes how to engage parents in the education of their children. Real-life examples are included.

“I like this text book a great deal. The continuing focus on DAP builds the students 'dependence' on it as a source for guidance in teaching. The focus on NAEYC guidance also helps students recognize the significance of professional organizations.”
Linda Peacock, M.Ed.
Southwest Missouri State University

“This book's chapters are the perfect match for the content we think is essential to introduce in our entry level class. They each are wonderfully written for a beginning Early Childhood Education student to familiarize themselves with appropriate choices for curriculum, center design, and instructional strategies.”
Kathryn Lilie Jenkins, Ed.D.
University of Houston

“This text is an amazingly comprehensive book! The writing is clear and easy to read. The topics covered are all the important ones and they are well organized. I am very impressed and congratulate the author on doing such a fine job!”
Professor Ann M. Bingham-Newman
California State University-Los Angeles

Features

• “Celebrating Diversity” encourages teachers of young children to think about the positive benefit of diversity in their classroom and the community.
• Maintains a strong emphasis on literacy and language. (Two full chapters: 9 & 10.)
• “A Teacher Speaks” at the end of each chapter captures real-world experiences from practicing teachers.
• “Theory into Practice” suggestions are easily found at the end of each chapter to highlight “TIPs” for applying theory in real classrooms.
• Marginal icons appear each time the NAEYC guidelines are referenced, highlighting the “best practices” put forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
• Icons throughout denote Internet links and cue the reader to supplemental reading with content on the Companion Website for this book.
• Short “Parents” boxes found throughout each chapter provide suggestions for teachers on communicating with parents of children in their classrooms.

New to This Edition

• “An Expert Speaks.” A content expert weighs in on a current issues in each of the content chapters (Chs. 9-15).
• A greater emphasis on the observation and assessment, formerly Chapter 15, has been enhanced and moved up to Chapter 7.
• Reorganized for greater usability, the content has been divided into two parts: Foundations (Chs. 1-8) and curriculum (Chs. 9-15).
• The Integrating the Curriculum section in each content area chapter features a new theme exploring “Who Are We?”

Author Bio:

The author graduated from Texas Tech University with an Ed.D. in early childhood education in 1980. She has worked for many years as a teacher of young children and as a teacher educator. Her experience includes working in both private and public schools in Texas, Oregon, California, Arizona, and Massachusetts. She is currently working as a co-author on a reading methods text, has contributed chapters to several books, and has published journal articles. She works in schools with student teachers and practicum students on a regular basis. She is also working with a group of preschool directors who are interested in increasing the literacy opportunities for the children in their programs.