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Early Education: Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Go to School, 2/E
Carol Seefeldt, University of Maryland
Barbara A. Wasik, John Hopkins University

ISBN-10: 0131190806
ISBN-13: 9780131190801

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper; 336 pp
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For introductory courses in teaching Kindergarten and Preschool.

The only text available that specifically addresses the kindergarten year and kindergarten readiness, it enables students to become highly skilled and effective teachers with three, four, and five year old children, their families, and the community. The goal of this comprehensive guide is to provide readers with the knowledge of how three, four, and five year olds behave and learn and to offer information about materials and activities that can be used in their professional careers, thus providing a solid foundation on which to develop teaching skills.  Changes to the second edition include an expansion of coverage to include three-year olds, expansion of coverage of parent involvement and of diversity, and a new chapter on social studies.

  • NEW - Chapter on the Social Studies is included (Chapter 15)-Helps teachers plan and implement social studies standards in classrooms. (Ex. pp 289).
  • Understanding readiness—Discusses theories of readiness and addresses issues surrounding readiness for kindergarten.

    • Teachers will be able to interpret issues surrounding readiness for kindergarten with parents, other teachers and school administrators. (Ex. pp 25, 31).

  • Developmentally appropriate practices.

    • Provides readers with suggestions for activities to use with four and five year olds that can be used in their future classroom. (Ex. pp 122-123).

  • Kindergarten coverage—Addresses planning, scheduling for full and half-day, and assessing kindergarten programs.

    • Offers beginning teachers guidelines for planning, suggested full and half-day schedules and methods of assessment. (Ex. pp 139).

  • Special needs children—Integrates additional coverage throughout the text that addresses special needs children with specific experiences and ways of including them.

    • Teachers will be ready to plan activities and experiences that include all children. (Ex. pp 60-61).

  • Curriculum presented as an integrated whole—Covers planning for thematic, project learning, separate chapters on each content area, integration of assessment and evaluation, and the merits and detriments of standardized testing.

    • Being able to plan and implement an integrated curriculum fulfills mandates of school systems and meets NAEYC Accreditation standards. (Ex. pp 131-132, 138).

  • Active Experiences—Specific suggestions for teaching content through active experiences are given in each chapter.

    • Teachers will be able to fulfill the intent of the national standards in separate subject curriculum areas by involving children in meaningful learning experiences. (Ex. pp 199).

  • A NEW chapter on the Social Studies is included (Chapter 15)-Helps teachers plan and implement social studies standards in classrooms. (Ex. pp 289).

PART ONE  Early Education in Schools Today

Chapter 1  Three, Four, and Five Year Olds in School: The Past is Present

Chapter 2  Understanding Readiness in the Context of Theory and ResearchPART TWO  Ready or Not

Chapter 3  Three, Four, and Five Year Olds Grow and Develop

Chapter 4  Are Schools Ready for Three, Four, and Five Year Old Children?

Chapter 5  Classrooms are Ready

Chapter 6  Teachers are Ready to Guide Children's Social BehaviorPART THREE  The Integrated Curriculum

Chapter 7  Planning an Integrated Curriculum

Chapter 8  Assessing Young Children

Chapter 9  Art for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds

Chapter 10  Music and Movement

Chapter 11  Literacy Learning for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds

Chapter 12  Language Arts for Three, Four, and Five Year Olds

Chapter 13  Integrated Mathematics in Early Childhood Education

Chapter 14  Children Study Their World: The Life, Physical, and Earth Sciences

Chapter 15  The Social Studies

Index

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