Learning from Head Start : a teacher's guide to school readiness /
Gilford, Sidney W.
Includes bibliographical references.
A typical day as a Head Start teacher -- Parent involvement -- Head Start history and structure -- Ensuring quality: regulations, monitoring, support, and resources -- School readiness -- The Head Start child development and early learning framework -- Child assessment and program evaluation in Head Start -- Early language development and literacy -- Early mathematics -- Early science -- Social studies knowledge and skills -- Creative arts -- Physical health and development: gross and fine motor skills -- Social and emotional development -- Positive approaches to learning and cognitive skills -- Curriculum and lesson plans -- Teaching young children with disabilities -- Increasing English language skills of dual language learners -- Classroom management -- How to set up and arrange a Head Start classroom.
Head Start Program (U.S.)
Children with social disabilities
Readiness for school