early childhood education

Explains how teachers can use projects to solve many of the classroom problems that arise while teaching children ages three to eight.

Practical strategies designed for developing a high-quality early childhood program including information on phonemic awareness, preschool reading, family involvement, team planning, language and literacy, and social relations.

Presents a tool for assessing the quality of preschool, kindergarten, and child care classrooms in the areas of space and furnishings, personal care routines, language-reasoning, activities, interaction, program structure, and parents and staff, with instructions for administration and scoring.

"This guide offers practical advice on influencing policy and practice to the benefit of young children and the early childhood community"--Cover.

Presents storytime programs for children ages two through six, with information on preparing children for the program, theme-related annotated book lists, activities, and a craft.

Examines the work and ideas of five education theorists in relation to early childhood including John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky.