Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories and Approaches to Learning
More applied than other texts on models and approaches,Foundations and Best Practices in Early Childhood Education: History, Theories, and Approaches to Learningfocuses on foundational aspects of early childhood education, includingmodels of early childhood education, such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, High/Scope, and Waldorf, and techniques such as The Project Approach, each discussed in its own chapterthe core professional practices outlined in NAEYC’sDevelopmentally Appropriate PracticeandCode of Ethical Conducthistorical figures that influence practice todaytheories of learning, including constructivism and multiple intelligences theory, and how they apply to diverse young learnersimportant current issues and practices, such as early intervention This text provides a fresh look at the issues, firsthand accounts of practice, descriptive views into classrooms in “Classroom View” features, and classroom-based examples and suggested strategies that help teachers bridge theory and practice in “Putting It Into Practice” features. Instructor resources:Online Instructor’s Manual, Online Test Bank, PowerPoint Slides, test management software, and WebCT and Blackboard cartridges