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Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, 2/e

George S. Morrison, University of North Texas

Published July, 1999 by Prentice Hall Career & Technology

Copyright 2000, 400 pp.
Paper
ISBN 0-13-012095-2


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Summary

For the introductory course in early childhood education. The thoroughly updated edition of this best-selling Introduction to Early Childhood text provides comprehensive coverage that delivers up-to-the minute information regarding early childhood education. The relevant and beneficial coverage has earned the respect of instructors. One of its outstanding features is its ability to deliver logically sequenced text in an extremely inviting format and writing style. The author includes the current research, statistics and practical applications students will need to achieve a well-grounded foundation in early childhood education.

Features


NEW—Includes a strong chapter on observing and assessing young children, which features a discussion on “Kidwatching” and examines how teachers can assess/identify children with special needs.

  • Readers are able to apply observation to practice and use assessment to improve teaching and learning.
NEW—Strengthens the coverage on learning theories by including more information on Dewey, Vygotsky, and Gardner.
  • The discussion of these theories enables readers to see how the theories are relevant to classrooms today and to think about how to apply learning theory to their classroom practice.
NEW—Provides current coverage of the recently passed special education law (IDEA).
  • Readers are able to clearly understand how current laws regarding the teaching of children with disabilities affect what is taught, how it is taught, and where students should be taught.
NEW—Features a new video tie-in from the ABC News/Prentice Hall Video Library that enables students to see how theory is translated into practice.
  • Video Tie-Ins help professors and students relate course content to real life events and enables readers to see how theory is translated into practice.
NEW—Introduces a companion website, which offers pertinent information related to the text's content.
  • The website enables readers to go “on-line” and review book content, take practice tests, review guidelines for teaching in early childhood classrooms.
Includes a detailed discussion of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP).
  • Students are able to take the abstract concept of developmentally appropriate practice and experience through the text how developmentally appropriate practice is implemented in early childhood programs.
Devotes an entire chapter to the multicultural issues that current and future teachers are facing in today's classroom.
  • Book content enables readers to design programs, lessons, and activities to account for the multicultural background of their students.
Creates reader interest with graphs, charts, and figures that richly illustrate important information.
  • They serve to illustrate content, draw readers' attention to important detail, and visually enrich the context and help make important information understandable to the reader.
Opens each chapter with a set of focus questions.
  • Serve as an advanced cognitive organizer and establish the tone for meaningful learning.
Offers extensive vignettes that serve as authentic program descriptions.
  • Provide valuable insight regarding practices that actual early childhood teachers are using.


Table of Contents
    1. You and Early Childhood Education: What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?
    2. Contemporary Issues Affecting Early Childhood Education.
    3. The Past: Prologue to the Present.
    4. Learning Theories: How Do Children Learn?
    5. Early Childhood Programs.
    6. Meeting the Child Care Needs of Parents and Families.
    7. Developmentally Appropriate Practices.
    8. Foundation Years for Learning.
    9. Transitions and New Encounters.
    10. Leaning All You Need to Know.
    11. Preparation for Lifelong Success.
    12. Providing Appropriate Education for All.
    13. Cooperation and Collaboration.
    Appendix A: The National Association for the Education of Young Children Code of Ethical Conduct.
    Appendix B: CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas.

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