Early Childhood Curriculum: Incorporating Multiple Intelligences, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, and Play
Early Childhood Curriculum: Incorporating Multiple Intelligence Theory, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, and Playintroduces the early childhood student to the essential aspects of the early childhood curriculum: intelligence and potential, developmentally appropriate practice, healthy relationships, play, assessment, and planning.Features:The text is organized utilizingNAEYC's 4-Phase Frameworkfor curriculum development: theory, planning, implication, and assessment.“Reflective Journal Questions/Activities”throughout offer pre-service teachers practical strategies for extending the information presented in the text.Anhistorical timelinepresents the history of the multiple intelligence theory in an appealing/visual way (Ch. 2).Child work samplesand photographs illustrate development of symbols in each of the intelligence chapters (Chs. 3, 4, 5 & 6).Vignettesthroughout the play chapter help students to transfer the theory to practice and encourage debate and discussion regarding the importance of play in the early childhood curriculum (Ch. 8).“Developmental Progression of Play”tables enable students to see the connection between materials, interactions, and play stages (Ch. 8).A sample portfolio, which includes work samples, checklists, photographs, and anecdotal records, allows students to make curricular decisions based on appropriate assessments (Ch.11).Practicalspecial education strategiesfor each intelligence are presented through case studies (Chs 3, 4, 5, & 6).Culturally—Appropriate Educationis addressed through a case study that is reflected upon after each intelligence section (Chs. 3, 4, 5, & 6).Core conceptsin each intelligence help the students to realize appropriate expectations for young children and to develop appropriate goals and objectives for young children (Ch. 11).This unique text can be used as acurriculum in the early childhood classroomonce the students have graduated.Author Bio:Rae Ann Hirsh has written an article entitled “The Impatient Gardener” published in Young Children (May, 2002). She also writes informal reality-based learning materials and designs workshops for earlychildhood educators. Her experience as an infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten, learning support, and college teacher greatly influence her ability to reach students.