Introduction to early childhood education
By: Eva L. Essa
Edition: 5th ed., Annotated instructor's ed.
Publisher: Thomson Delmar Learning
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Clifton Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9781418001247
Subjects: Early childhood education; Early childhood educators; Training of
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-608) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: The scope of and need for early childhood education; title: The children; title: The families; title: The teachers/caregivers; title: Rationale supporting early childhood education; title: Goals, objectives, and evaluation; title: The physical environment; title: Scheduling and curriculum planning; title: Creative development through the curriculum; title: Physical development through the curriculum; title: Cognitive development through the curriculum; title: Language development through the curriculum; title: Social development through the curriculum; title: Guiding routines and group activities; title: Guiding social behaviors; title: Helping children cope with stress.