Overview
Aligned around ten learning centers in a preschool classroom, PRESCHOOL APPROPRIATE PRACTICES, 5th Edition is a must-have resource for preschool teachers creating the learning environment in their classroom. Easy to read and full of practical ideas, this text helps you learn how to act as a facilitator of preschoolers' self-directed learning by setting up centers in the classroom. Creative ideas for involving children in all aspects of their learning, including rule making and curriculum planning, are found throughout. You'll also find many learning activities, including some incorporating children's books. Activities are based on the National Association for the Education of Young Children's (NAEYC) developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), a nationally recommended set of early childhood practices. Chapter summaries pull out key ideas that can be easily implemented in the classroom.
Full Product Details
Author: Janice Beaty (Elmira College)
Publisher: Cengage Learning, Inc
Imprint: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions:
Width: 21.30cm
, Height: 27.40cm
, Length: 1.50cm
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9781337566216
ISBN 10: 1337566217
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 January 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
A comprehensive overview of key components of a quality preschool environment and a solid introduction to early childhood curriculum. [This text] helps students understand the teacher's role in implementing developmentally appropriate activity areas and curriculum. The author starts with the basics and works to more personal and inclusive learning.
""[This text] helps students understand the teacher's role in implementing developmentally appropriate activity areas and curriculum."" ""A comprehensive overview of key components of a quality preschool environment and a solid introduction to early childhood curriculum."" ""The author starts with the basics and works to more personal and inclusive learning.""
"""[This text] helps students understand the teacher's role in implementing developmentally appropriate activity areas and curriculum."" ""A comprehensive overview of key components of a quality preschool environment and a solid introduction to early childhood curriculum."" ""The author starts with the basics and works to more personal and inclusive learning."""
Author Information
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.
