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What Is Developmentally Appropriate Teaching?
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Douglas H. Clements; Karen C. Fuson; Julie Sarama – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2017
Teachers are on the front line in any educational controversy. Increasingly, some bloggers, newspaper articles, and other media have criticized the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) (CCSSI 2010) as being inappropriate for children in kindergarten and first grade. However, both research and expert practice reveal that children are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Preschool Education, Preschool Children
Teaching Children to Write: Constructing Meaning and Mastering Mechanics
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Meier, Daniel – Teachers College Press, 2011
In his latest book, Daniel Meier highlights the critical importance of integrating content and mechanics for successful and engaged writing at the K-4 level. Featuring the teaching philosophies and strategies of seven exemplary teachers, and a discussion of relevant research and theory, Meier provides a fresh, practical, and much-needed…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Teacher Effectiveness, Emergent Literacy, Writing Instruction
Avoiding Misinterpretations of Piaget and Vygotsky: Mathematical Teaching without Learning, Learning without Teaching, or Helpful Learning-Path Teaching?
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Fuson, Karen C. – Cognitive Development, 2009
This article provides an overview of some perspectives about special issues in classroom mathematical teaching and learning that have stemmed from the huge explosion of research in children's mathematical thinking stimulated by Piaget. It concentrates on issues that are particularly important for less-advanced learners and for those who might be…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Learning Strategies, Cognitive Processes
Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School
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Miller, Edward; Almon, Joan – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
Kindergarten has changed radically in the last two decades in ways that few Americans are aware of. Children now spend far more time being taught and tested on literacy and math skills than they do learning through play and exploration, exercising their bodies, and using their imaginations. The implications of these radical changes in early…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Creativity, Play, Early Childhood Education
Crisis in the Kindergarten: Why Children Need to Play in School
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Miller, Edward; Almon, Joan – Alliance for Childhood (NJ3a), 2009
Kindergarten has changed significantly in the last two decades: children now spend more time being taught and tested on literacy and math skills than they do learning through play and exploration, exercising their bodies, and using their imaginations. Many kindergartens use highly prescriptive curricula geared to new state standards and linked to…
Descriptors: Play, Early Childhood Education, State Standards, Standardized Tests
Public School Early Childhood Programs. A Resource Guide.
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Warger, Cynthia L., Ed. – 1988
The purpose of this book is to illuminate issues and concerns about decisions that administrators and teachers must make regarding their preschool programs. To that end, the book provides insights on the theory, research, and practice of preschool education. Individual papers concern: (1) a comprehensive overview of preschool practices; (2) what…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Early Childhood Education, Economically Disadvantaged