Total Learning
Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child
5th Edition
Published on 28. September 1997
Book
Hardback
513 pages
978-0-13-652009-2 (ISBN)
Description
Comprehensive text in Early Childhood Curriculum.
Practical in approach, this popular text explains how to develop and present a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive curriculum for young children. Divided according to the emotional, social, creative, physical, and cognitive selves, this book focuses on the developmental needs of children, rather than on specific subject areas. Designed to encourage children to become independent, creative people, this text advocates curriculum that is age appropriate and emphasizes play as the indicator of learning.
Practical in approach, this popular text explains how to develop and present a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate, and culturally sensitive curriculum for young children. Divided according to the emotional, social, creative, physical, and cognitive selves, this book focuses on the developmental needs of children, rather than on specific subject areas. Designed to encourage children to become independent, creative people, this text advocates curriculum that is age appropriate and emphasizes play as the indicator of learning.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 195 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
939 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-652009-2 (9780136520092)
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Content
1. The Purpose of Curriculum.
2. Including Families in the Life of the School.
3. Play: The Integrative Force in Learning.
4. Planning for Total Learning: Creating Supportive Curriculum Plans and Schedules.
5. Designing the Supportive Environment.
6. Planning with Individual Children in Mind: Using Educational Objectives in the Preschool.
7. Practical Methods of Recording and Evaluating Behavior.
8. Keeping Children Safe and Well Fed.
9. Developing Physical Competence.
10. Helping Children Understand and Value Life.
11. Achieving Emotional Competence.
12. Getting Along Together: Achieving Competence in Interpersonal Relations.
13. Who Am I? Who Are You?: Developing Social Competence and the Sense of Self.
14. Freeing Children to be Creative.
15. Developing Verbal Competence.
16. Putting it All Together for a Good Group Time.
17. Helping Children Learn to Think for Themselves: Using the Emergent Approach.
18. Building for Future Academic Competence: Developing Midlevel Mental Abilities.
19. Making Special Celebrations Part of the Life of the School.
Appendixes.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
Acknowledgments for Chapter Opening Quotes.
Author Profile.
2. Including Families in the Life of the School.
3. Play: The Integrative Force in Learning.
4. Planning for Total Learning: Creating Supportive Curriculum Plans and Schedules.
5. Designing the Supportive Environment.
6. Planning with Individual Children in Mind: Using Educational Objectives in the Preschool.
7. Practical Methods of Recording and Evaluating Behavior.
8. Keeping Children Safe and Well Fed.
9. Developing Physical Competence.
10. Helping Children Understand and Value Life.
11. Achieving Emotional Competence.
12. Getting Along Together: Achieving Competence in Interpersonal Relations.
13. Who Am I? Who Are You?: Developing Social Competence and the Sense of Self.
14. Freeing Children to be Creative.
15. Developing Verbal Competence.
16. Putting it All Together for a Good Group Time.
17. Helping Children Learn to Think for Themselves: Using the Emergent Approach.
18. Building for Future Academic Competence: Developing Midlevel Mental Abilities.
19. Making Special Celebrations Part of the Life of the School.
Appendixes.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
Acknowledgments for Chapter Opening Quotes.
Author Profile.