Early Education
Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Go to School
2nd Edition
Published on 2. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-13-119080-1 (ISBN)
Description
For introductory courses in teaching Kindergarten and Preschool.
The only text available that specifically addresses the kindergarten year and kindergarten readiness, it enables students to become highly skilled and effective teachers with three, four, and five year old children, their families, and the community. The goal of this comprehensive guide is to provide readers with the knowledge of how three, four, and five year olds behave and learn and to offer information about materials and activities that can be used in their professional careers, thus providing a solid foundation on which to develop teaching skills. Changes to the second edition include an expansion of coverage to include three-year olds, expansion of coverage of parent involvement and of diversity, and a new chapter on social studies.
The only text available that specifically addresses the kindergarten year and kindergarten readiness, it enables students to become highly skilled and effective teachers with three, four, and five year old children, their families, and the community. The goal of this comprehensive guide is to provide readers with the knowledge of how three, four, and five year olds behave and learn and to offer information about materials and activities that can be used in their professional careers, thus providing a solid foundation on which to develop teaching skills. Changes to the second edition include an expansion of coverage to include three-year olds, expansion of coverage of parent involvement and of diversity, and a new chapter on social studies.
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Content
PART ONE Early Education in Schools Today
Chapter 1 Three, Four, and Five Year Olds in School: The Past is Present
Chapter 2 Understanding Readiness in the Context of Theory and ResearchPART TWO Ready or Not
Chapter 3 Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Grow and Develop
Chapter 4 Are Schools Ready for Three, Four, and Five Year Old Children?
Chapter 5 Classrooms are Ready
Chapter 6 Teachers are Ready to Guide Children's Social BehaviorPART THREE The Integrated Curriculum
Chapter 7 Planning an Integrated Curriculum
Chapter 8 Assessing Young Children
Chapter 9 Art for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 10 Music and Movement
Chapter 11 Literacy Learning for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 12 Language Arts for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 13 Integrated Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 14 Children Study Their World: The Life, Physical, and Earth Sciences
Chapter 15 The Social Studies
Index
Chapter 1 Three, Four, and Five Year Olds in School: The Past is Present
Chapter 2 Understanding Readiness in the Context of Theory and ResearchPART TWO Ready or Not
Chapter 3 Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Grow and Develop
Chapter 4 Are Schools Ready for Three, Four, and Five Year Old Children?
Chapter 5 Classrooms are Ready
Chapter 6 Teachers are Ready to Guide Children's Social BehaviorPART THREE The Integrated Curriculum
Chapter 7 Planning an Integrated Curriculum
Chapter 8 Assessing Young Children
Chapter 9 Art for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 10 Music and Movement
Chapter 11 Literacy Learning for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 12 Language Arts for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds
Chapter 13 Integrated Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
Chapter 14 Children Study Their World: The Life, Physical, and Earth Sciences
Chapter 15 The Social Studies
Index