A Child Goes Forth: A Curriculum Guide for Preschool Children - Softcover

Taylor, Barbara J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0024192821 ISBN 13: 9780024192820

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1995

Synopsis

Covering children ages 2 to 5, this text demonstrates how the basic developmental characteristics of children ages two to five influence instructional planning, curriculum, and expectations. It contains current, complete, and useful information in guiding and educating young children. The author seeks to correct misinformation about the importance of the early years of a child's life by identifying key developmental theories and giving numerous examples of tasks, games, and activities to help the reader apply the information through directed principles.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This highly-successful curriculum planner explores basic developmental characteristics of children ages 2-5 and shows how these characteristics influence instructional planning, curriculum, and expectations. Each chapter begins by discussing main principles and ends with suggestions for applying those principles. The text provides a wealth of practical and meaningful tasks, games, and activities students can take with them into their classrooms to help youngsters gain important hands-on experience. Also included is excellent coverage of computer use by young children.

From the Back Cover:

This book demonstrates how the basic developmental characteristics of children ages two to five influence instructional planning, curriculum, and expectations. Identifies five key child developmental theories and gives numerous examples of tasks, games, and activities to help readers apply them in practice. Features 17 usable guidance techniques for school and home which give parents and teachers wholesome ways of handling common but frustrating guidance situations. Considers violent play, its causes and effects; what aggressive and non-aggressive play teach; recommendations for curbing violence; and 12 ways the student can evaluate and understand the positive and negative sides of children's play. Offers excellent coverage of computer use by young children. Features vignettes that relate theory to actual situations. For prospective and practicing early childhood educators and families with young children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0024192821
• ISBN 13: 9780024192820
• Binding: Paperback