Early Childhood Curriculum for All Learners

Early Childhood Curriculum for All Learners: Integrating Play and Literacy Activities is designed to teach early childhood professionals about the latest research on play and early literacy and then to show them practical methods for adapting this research to everyday classroom practices that will encourage the development of learning skills. The authors link solid, play-based research to specific developmentally appropriate practices. By combining these two areas, the text demonstrates that academic learning and play activities are highly compatible, and that children can and do develop academic skills through play. In addition, the text focuses on socio-dramatic play, a recently acknowledged, essential aspect of child-initiated play interactions. It provides specific strategies that link these interactive behaviors with the early academic skills needed for the initial primary grades. Implementation of the information presented in this book will enable children to experience a richer transition into primary education classrooms. INDICE: Section I: Introduction: Working with Early LearnersChapter 1: The Need for Developmentally Appropriate PracticesChapter 2: Learning Through PlayChapter 3: Play and PretendingChapter 4: Language and Literacy DevelopmentChapter 5: Collaborating with Families and ProfessionalsSection II: Planning and Designing a Classroom for Learning Through PlayChapter 6: Planning for Effective LearningChapter 7: Designing High-Quality Centers for LearningChapter 8: Strategies for Guided Play and High-Quality Learning ActivitiesChapter 9: Observing and Assessing to Promote LearningSection III: Integrating Play Activities Across the CurriculumChapter 10: Integrating Literacy Skills into the Play CentersChapter 11: Implementing Play Activities in the Science CenterChapter 12: Implementing Play Activities in the Mathematics CenterChapter 13: Implementing Play Activities in the Social Studies and Book CenterChapter 14: Implementing Play Activities in the Creative Arts Centers

• ISBN: 978-1-4522-4029-9
• Editorial: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 512
• Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2014
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
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