Teaching Young Children: An Introduction (3rd Edition)
Teaching Young Children: An Introduction, Third Edition,provides an accessible and realistic introduction to the joys and challenges of working with children from birth through age 8 in today's dynamic early childhood education settings.A Unique Approach: Five Foundational ThemesTo give students a framework for understanding what it means to be an early childhood educator, the author weaves five critical components of early childhood education through the text:child developmentplayguiding childrenworking with families and communitiesdiversityAn Emphasis on Curriculum–and PlayThis text includes six chapters devoted to curriculum for enhancing development and teaching the content areas. It is theonlytext of its kind with separate chapters on play, outdoor play, and indoor environments.Concrete ApplicationsExplicit strategies are provided in many feature boxes so that students can apply theories and concepts in early childhood settings. Also, students generate their own applications in the "Multimedia Explorations and Activities" feature as they view video segments (provided to instructors), do research on the Web using selected content, and record responses on the Companion Website atwww.prenhall.com/hennigerInstructor resources include:Instructor's Manual and Test BankPowerPoint slidesABC News/Prentice Hall Early Childhood Education videosTestGen, a computerized test management system