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Active Learning in a Family Day Care Setting.
McCartney, Susan – 1992
Practical tips for improving the quality of child care are offered in this guide. It presents early childhood research findings in everyday language and suggests ways to apply these findings with active learning experiences for children. Developmentally appropriate, holistic activities are presented for key areas. The first five parts of the book…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Child Development, Dance, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Building a Language-Focused Curriculum for the Preschool Classroom. Volume II: A Planning Guide.
Bunce, Betty H. – 1995
A language-focused curriculum emphasizes the development of language skills as a key to learning. The curriculum is designed to be appropriate for 3- to 5-year-olds, whether having difficulty acquiring language, developing language skills at a typical rate, or learning English as a second language. Intended to accompany the first volume's…
Descriptors: Child Language, Curriculum Development, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, English (Second Language)
Learning to Read the World: Language and Literacy in the First Three Years
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Knapp-Philo, Joanne, Ed.; Rosenkoetter, Sharon E., Ed. – WestEd, 2006
The newborn is amazingly equipped to acquire language and literacy--these early years are the foundation upon which later learning is built. Drawing on current research, the authors of this book examine the elements of beginning language and literacy and look at how families, programs, and communities can encourage beginning language and literacy…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition
Building Early Literacy and Language Skills: A Resource and Activity Guide for Preschool and Kindergarten.
Paulson, Lucy Hart; Noble, Linda Attridge; Jepson, Stacia; van den Pol, Rick – 2001
This book is a resource and activity guide for early childhood educators and care providers that helps to enhance the development of early and emerging literacy skills in young children. Its philosophy is based on the premise that both language and literacy development begin at birth and that educators and caretakers of young children have a…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Care, Class Activities, Cultural Awareness
Reinventing Childhood: Raising and Educating Children in a Changing World.
Elkind, David – 1998
One of the many positive consequences of the transition to a postmodern society is the increased recognition of the range of individual differences among children of the same age. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the postmodern reinvention of childhood, focusing on ages 4 through 8 years. The book's introductory chapter describes the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Childhood Needs, Cognitive Style
Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do
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Darling-Hammond, Linda, Ed.; Bransford, John, Ed. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
Based on rapid advances in what is known about how people learn and how to teach effectively, this important book examines the core concepts and central pedagogies that should be at the heart of any teacher education program. Stemming from the results of a commission sponsored by the National Academy of Education, Preparing Teachers for a Changing…
Descriptors: Teacher Education Curriculum, Teaching Methods, Learning Theories, Educational Technology