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Teaching Young Children: An Introduction (with MyEducationLab), 4/E
Michael L. Henniger, Western Washington University, Woodring College of Education

ISBN-10: 0137147716
ISBN-13: 9780137147717

Publisher: Merrill
Copyright: 2009
Format: Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 576 pp
Published: 04/10/2008

Suggested retail price: $109.33
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Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, is one of the most accessible introduction to early childhood education texts with a curriculum focus in the market. In this thoroughly updated edition, students are easily able to read and understand the essentials of early childhood education.  Easy-to-read and engagingly interactive, the text is full-color throughout. The author weaves five essential elements of effective early childhood education throughout the book: understanding development, play, guidance, working with families, and diversity. The book provides an overview of the planning, preparation, and delivery of a curriculum for young children, one that's built around six content areas (physical development, emotional and social development, language and literacy, math/science/social studies, creative arts, and technology), each explored in its own chapter. The author stresses the importance of play and the need to nurture each child's natural affinity for learning through experimentation and exploration.


  • New Multimedia Applications and Artifacts.  This edition provides a new interactive learning experience. The MyEducationLab website offers resources such as classroom video, artifacts, and articles to extend the learning experience.  References to selected video clips are woven into the text, margins, and some features to bring concepts to life for students.
  • Additional Coverage on Infants and Toddlers.  The fourth edition offers more strategies and techniques on how to work with and relate to infants and toddlers.
  • Expanded Coverage of Curriculum.  The text presents a stronger link between assessment and instruction, additional math and science examples, and more explicit coverage of standards throughout.
  • Resources:
    • Online Instructor’s Manual
    • Online Test Bank
    • Online PowerPoint Slides
    • Companion Website (for student practice)
    • TestGen
    • Online Blackboard and WebCT test items

NEW! This book now comes integrated with MyEducationLab, a unique site for you and your students where the classroom comes to life. Icons throughout the text integrate online features such as authentic in-class video footage, interactive simulations, rich case studies, and teacher and student artifacts designed specifically to support Teaching Young Children, 4e — all at no extra cost to your students! Click here to learn more about MyEducationLab.

  • Video, Articles, and Artifacts Integrated from MyEducationLab website. Resources from MyEducation Lab are references in the book margins, in feature boxes, and in the running text to link textbook content to illustrations on this robust website. The author has carefully woven selected videos, articles, and student artfacts into this edition so that students can "see" what they are reading about and understand it at a deeper level. (See "Observing Development" feature boxes; see "Multimedia Explorations and Activities" boxes; see margins of pages. )
  • Additional Coverage on Infants and Toddlers.  The fourth edition offers more strategies and techniques on how to work with and relate to infants and toddlers.  (See "Into Practice" boxes; see also woven throughout.)
  • Expanded Coverage of Curriculum.  The text presents a stronger link between assessment and instruction, additional math and science examples, and more explicit coverage of standards throughout.

I        Introduction to the Field

 

1        Overview of the Profession

Essentials of Early Childhood Education

The Scope of Early Childhood Education

Funding: Who Pays for Early Education

Teaching Young Children

Professional Preparation of Early Childhood Caregivers

Resources for Professional Development

2        Historical Contexts

Historical Figures Influencing Early Childhood Education

Events Influencing Early Childhood Education

3        Types of Programs

The Montessori Program

The High/Scope Curriculum

The Behaviorist Approach

The Bank Street Model

The Reggio Emilia Program

II       Foundations

 

4        Understanding How a Child Develops and Learns

The Developmentally Appropriate Classroom

Key Perspectives on Learning and Development

Children: Developmental Similarities and Differences

Learning About Children

5        Play in Childhood

Defining Play

Why Children Play: Theories

Cognitive Play Types

Social Play Types

Benefits of Play

Facilitating Childhood Play

6        Guiding Young Children

What Is Guidance?

Recognizing Feelings and Understanding Emotions

Guidance Strategies

Guiding Routines

Guiding Social Interactions

Group Guidance

Guidance for Children with Special Needs

7       Working with Parents, Families, and Communities

Family Life Today

Is Involvement Worth the Effort?

Building Strong Two-Way Relationships

Effective Communication Methods

Factors Influencing Quality Involvement

Parent–Teacher Conflicts

Families of Children with Special Needs

Connecting with the Community

8        Diversity and Young Children

Diversity as an Essential Element

Attitudes Toward Diversity

Encouraging an Acceptance of Diversity

Inappropriate Responses to Diversity

Integrating Diversity Throughout the Curriculum

English Language Learners

Individuals with Special Needs

Issues of Gender Equity

Working with Families and the Community

III     Organizing for Instruction

 

9       Planning the Physical Environment: Indoors

Planning Guidelines

The Centers-Based Classroom

Age-Related Considerations

Selecting Equipment and Materials

Creating an Inclusive Environment

Changing the Physical Environment

Health and Safety Issues

10      Planning the Physical Environment: Outdoors

Importance of Outdoor Play

Planning Guidelines

Outdoor Play Areas

Developmental Considerations

Selecting Equipment and Materials

Planning for Change in the Outdoor Environment

Heath and Safety on the Playground

Family and Community Involvement

Committing to the Outdoor Environment

11     Activity Planning and Assessment

Creating a Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum

The Integrated Curriculum

The Project Approach

Scheduling Issues

Assessment

Involving Families

IV     The Curriculum

 

12      Enhancing Physical Development

The Importance of Motor Skills

Foundation for Physical Fitness

The Components of Physical Development

Teaching Physical Development

Enhancing Physical Development Indoors

Enhancing Physical Development Outdoors

Teaching Children to Care for Their Bodies

Working with Parents and Families

13      Supporting Emotional and Social Development

Helping Children with Emotional Development

Materials and Activities for Emotional Development

Toward Social Competence

The Social Development Curriculum

Stress as a Factor in Social and Emotional Development

Teachers’ and Caregivers’ Personal Development

14      Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies Learning

Goals of the Cognitive Curriculum

The Constructivist Approach

Mathematics and Young Children

Science Learning

Young Children and Social Studies

Integrating Cognitive Learning Throughout the Curriculum

Familial Roles in Cognitive Development

15      Language and Literacy Learning

Language Learning

Literacy Learning

Encouraging Family Involvement

16      Using the Creative Arts to Support Development and Learning

What Is Creativity?

The Young Artist

Music and the Young Child

Activities in Art and Music

Creative Dramatics

17      Using Technology to Support Development and Learning

Television and Young Children

The Video Game Dilemma

Can Computers Be Used in Developmentally Appropriate Ways?

Selecting Computers and Software Programs

Families and Technology

 

References

Author Index

Subject Index

    Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, is one of the most accessible introduction to early childhood education texts with a curriculum focus in the market. In this thoroughly updated edition, students are easily able to read and understand the essentials of early childhood education.  Easy-to-read and engagingly interactive, the text is full-color throughout. The author weaves five essential elements of effective early childhood education throughout the book: understanding development, play, guidance, working with families, and diversity. The book provides an overview of the planning, preparation, and delivery of a curriculum for young children, one that's built around six content areas (physical development, emotional and social development, language and literacy,  math/science/social studies, creative arts, and technology), each explored in its own chapter. The author stresses the importance of play and the need to nurture each child's natural affinity for learning through experimentation and exploration.
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    Henniger
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135137462 | ISBN-13: 9780135137468
    Brief Description

    • For Introduction to Early Childhood Education courses.

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    Henniger
    © 2005 | Merrill | Paper; 504 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0131135295 | ISBN-13: 9780131135291
    Brief Description

Michael Henniger is professor of early childhood education at Western Washington University, where he currently serves as Associate Dean of the Woodring College of Education. Prior to this and other administrative assignments, he taught early childhood education courses at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Central Washington University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Washington University for a total of 22 years. University teaching interests include preschool and primary curriculum, play, learning environments, and family/community involvement in education. While completing his doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Henniger taught preschool children in the university lab school. His public school experiences were in rural Alaska, where he taught first and second grades and high school mathematics.

 

In addition to numerous articles and presentations on play, playgrounds, parent/community involvement, and technology for young children, Dr. Henniger has authored/co-authored the following books: Working with Parents of Handicapped Children (with Elizabeth Nesselroad); American Education (7th Edition) (with John Johansen and James Johnson); The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Reflective Practice;and Teaching Young Children: An Introduction (4th Edition).

 

Dr. Henniger’s professional and research interests include promoting the importance of indoor and outdoor play experiences for young children, multicultural toys and games, the role of technology in the lives of young children, and family/community involvement strategies. Recent research opportunities have led to a deeper knowledge of integrating curriculum through project learning, curriculum options for infants and toddlers, and health and fitness issues for young children and their families.  

Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, Fourth Edition, is one of the most accessible introductory texts with a curriculum focus in the market. In this thoroughly updated edition, students are easily able to read and understand the essentials of early childhood education.  

  • New Multimedia Applications and Artifacts.  This edition provides a new interactive learning experience. The MyEducationLab website offers resources such as classroom video, artifacts, and articles to extend the learning experience.  References to selected video clips are woven into the text, margins, and some features to bring concepts to life for students.
  • Additional Coverage on Infants and Toddlers.  The fourth edition offers more strategies and techniques on how to work with and relate to infants and toddlers. 
  • Expanded Coverage of Curriculum.  The text presents a stronger link between assessment and instruction, additional math and science examples, and more explicit coverage of standards throughout.
  • Resources:  Online Instructor’s Manual, Online Test Bank, Online PowerPoint Slides, Companion Website, TestGen, Online Blackboard and WebCT

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    Pearson Custom Publishing
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Electronic Supplement | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137157711 | ISBN-13: 9780137157716

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    © 2009 | Merrill | Electronic Book; 576 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137132328 | ISBN-13: 9780137132324
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    This best-selling text helps teachers plan, implement and develop the most basic classroom management tasks to develop a smoothly running classroom that encourages learning. Written for the prospective or new middle and high school-level teacher, the text's content is ready to be applied in a classroom setting. The authors address the planning decisions teachers must make, including arranging the physical space, creating a positive climate, establishing expectations, rules and procedures, planning and conducting instruction, encouraging appropriate behavior, addressing problem behavior, and using good communication skills, with particular attention paid to the growth of diverse and inclusive classrooms. All examples, checklists, case studies, and group activities are designed for the secondary level.

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    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205592007 | ISBN-13: 9780205592005
    Brief Description

    • The Ninth Edition of this popular text from renowned educational psychologist Robert Slavin translates theory into practices that teachers can use in their classrooms with a further inquiry into the concept of intentionality and a thorough integration of standards. This edition highlights current issues and emerging trends in the field of educational psychology.

     

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    A clear, down-to-earth approach

     

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    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Paper; 352 pages | Instock
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    • Engaging in the Language Arts is a new text that defines the discipline of language arts. This text emphasizes the need for teachers to draw upon the language power of students–the best language resource in their classrooms–in order to succeed in teaching to our increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse student body.

     

    Engaging in the Language Arts offers students a firsthand look at the language challenges teachers will face and how teachers need to identify these language possibilities and know how to make optimal use of these possibilities in their classrooms. Distinguished author team Donna Ogle and Jim Beers have crafted an ideal text for instructors seeking a focus on contemporary communication and visual literacy, using varied genre and electronic resources. Ogle and Beers present a lively narrative, clear organization, exceptional pedagogy and special features that bring the language arts to life for teachers.

     

    Unlike comparable texts, Engaging in the Language Arts helps teachers ensure that students learn to use language to communicate with others, to explore ideas, and to demonstrate their learning orally and in written formats. While covering all of the basic writing processes, the text places a unique emphasis on the actual purpose behind teaching writing and also includes classroom-based assessments and activities reflecting state and national standards that provide important resources to help teachers differentiate instruction.

  • 0205430937Engaging in the Language Arts: Exploring the Power of Language (Book alone)
    Ogle & Beers
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Cloth; 608 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205430937 | ISBN-13: 9780205430932
    Brief Description

    • Engaging in the Language Arts is a new text that defines the discipline of language arts. This text emphasizes the need for teachers to draw upon the language power of students—the best language resource in their classrooms—in order to succeed in teaching to our increasingly culturally and linguistically diverse student body.

     

    Engaging in the Language Arts offers students a firsthand look at the language challenges teachers will face and how teachers need to identify these language possibilities and know how to make optimal use of these possibilities in their classrooms. Distinguished author team Donna Ogle and Jim Beers have crafted an ideal text for instructors seeking a focus on contemporary communication and visual literacy, using varied genre and electronic resources. Ogle and Beers present a lively narrative, clear organization, exceptional pedagogy and special features that bring the language arts to life for teachers.

     

    Unlike comparable texts, Engaging in the Language Arts helps teachers ensure that students learn to use language to communicate with others, to explore ideas, and to demonstrate their learning orally and in written formats. While covering all of the basic writing processes, the text places a unique emphasis on the actual purpose behind teaching writing and also includes classroom-based assessments and activities reflecting state and national standards that provide important resources to help teachers differentiate instruction.

  • 0137147953Engaging in the Language Arts: Exploring the Power of Language (with MyEducationLab)
    Ogle & Beers
    © 2009 | Allyn & Bacon | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0137147953 | ISBN-13: 9780137147953
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    • The first book of its kind, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses squarely on the core concepts, principles, and underlying assumptions of the field of educational psychology–the big ideas of ed psych.  Because of this focus and the book’s exceptionally direct and clear presentation, Essentials is a 10 chapter book that can truly be covered and understood in a term.  It is a book that enables and empowers students to understand the value and essential importance of educational psychology to becoming a qualified and quality teacher.

  • 0135016576Essentials of Educational Psychology (Book alone), 2/E
    Ormrod
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 504 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135016576 | ISBN-13: 9780135016572
    Brief Description

    • The first book of its kind, Essentials of Educational Psychology focuses squarely on the core concepts, principles, and underlying assumptions of the field of educational psychology–the big ideas of ed psych.  Because of this focus and the book’s exceptionally direct and clear presentation, Essentials is a 10 chapter book that can truly be covered and understood in a term.  It is a book that enables and empowers students to understand the value and essential importance of educational psychology to becoming a qualified and quality teacher.

  • 0135035279Essentials of Educational Psychology (with MyEducationLab), 2/E
    Ormrod
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135035279 | ISBN-13: 9780135035276
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    • Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for it's innovation, strong research base and accessibility.  The ninth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner.  This book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.
  • 0135144361Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (Book alone), 9/E
    Heward
    © 2009 | Merrill | Cloth; 656 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135144361 | ISBN-13: 9780135144367
    Brief Description

    • Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education has always been known for its innovation, strong research base and accessibility.  The ninth edition has all of those strengths, but has a greater focus on highly effective, research-based practices that are described in a very step-by-step, applied manner.  This book is for those teachers who will be professionals in the area of special education or those who are working with students that have exceptionalities.
  • 0135035295Exceptional Children: An Introduction to Special Education (with MyEducationLab), 9/E
    Heward
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0135035295 | ISBN-13: 9780135035290
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    •  Exceptional Learners is an outstanding introduction to the characteristics of exceptional learners and their education, emphasizing classroom practices as well as the psychological, sociological, and medical aspects of disabilities and giftedness.  In keeping with this era of accountability, all discussions and examples of educational practices are grounded in a sound research base.

     

    With over 600 new references added to the 11th edition, the authors are committed to bringing the most current and credible perspectives to bear on the ever-increasing complexity of educating students with special needs in today’s schools.  The authors believe firmly that responsible instruction can help all students to maximize their potential, and they offer practical suggestions for ways in which educators can meet the educational needs of students with special needs and diverse abilities in collaborative environments that include families, other professionals, and the community. 

  • 013606793XExceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education (with Cases for Reflection and Analysis and MyEducationLab), 11/E
    Hallahan, Kauffman & Pullen
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 656 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 013606793X | ISBN-13: 9780136067931
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    • This single most-adopted Inclusion text worldwide continues to provide the best source of practical strategies for teaching students with special needs in inclusive settings.  Filled with examples and vignettes, the emphasis is always on teaching methods that promote student independence at all education levels.  Its non-categorical approach helps teachers ensure all students’ success regardless of their specific categories of exceptionality. 

     

    The new edition provides significantly updated information about IDEA and NCLB, including their impact on IEPs, and the latest ideas and information about inclusive practices in the context of contemporary public education, and the dilemmas that teachers often face in appropriately educating students with disabilities in general education settings. Unique topics include the rights of general education teachers, comprehensive treatment of assessment and evaluation, examples of accommodations for students with significant disabilities, information about gifted underachievers, functional behavior assessment and behavior plans, and how to be proactive in dealing with student behavior.

  • 0205571069Including Students With Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (Book alone), 5/E
    Friend & Bursuck
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205571069 | ISBN-13: 9780205571062
    Brief Description

    • This single most-adopted Inclusion text worldwide continues to provide the best source of practical strategies for teaching students with special needs in inclusive settings.  Filled with examples and vignettes, the emphasis is always on teaching methods that promote student independence at all education levels.  Its non-categorical approach helps teachers ensure all students’ success regardless of their specific categories of exceptionality. 

     

    The new edition provides significantly updated information about IDEA and NCLB, including their impact on IEPs, and the latest ideas and information about inclusive practices in the context of contemporary public education, and the dilemmas that teachers often face in appropriately educating students with disabilities in general education settings. Unique topics include the rights of general education teachers, comprehensive treatment of assessment and evaluation, examples of accommodations for students with significant disabilities, information about gifted underachievers, functional behavior assessment and behavior plans, and how to be proactive in dealing with student behavior.

  • 0205626815Including Students With Special Needs: A Practical Guide for Classroom Teachers (with MyEducationLab), 5/E
    Friend & Bursuck
    © 2009 | Merrill | Kit/Package/ShrinkWrap; 592 pages | Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205626815 | ISBN-13: 9780205626816
    Brief Description | Buy from myPearsonStore

    • This first edition text is designed to help pre-service teachers identify and confirm certification levels for their future careers, as well as better understand the learning process across the preK-12 environment.  An Introduction to Education: Choosing Your Teaching Path is unique due to its approach--focusing on 12 students (a variety from all grade levels) as well as teachers and administrators.  The author not only uses these focus students, teachers, and administrators in the opening chapter scenarios, but carries them through the text as classroom examples.

     

    The text is accompanied by video that includes classroom footage of the focus students and teachers.  No other introduction to teaching text does this: realistically captures students and teachers in action, includes them in the text as examples, and also includes photographs of the focus subjects.

     

    The overall theme is "how are the children?", reminding readers that no matter what they do in the classroom or in their professional development, that as a teacher they must always remember the student first in all actions.

  • 0131192523Introduction to Education, An: Choosing Your Teaching Path (Book alone)
    Powell
    © 2009 | Merrill | Paper; 544 pages | Instock
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