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Nancy File Ed.; Nancy E. Barbour Ed.; Andrew J. Stremmel Ed. – Teachers College Press, 2024
Designed to spark an interchange of ideas, this book presents early childhood education as a nuanced, shifting, and complex field. Readers will bear witness to several decades of the lived experiences of influential leaders engaged in conversation about seven major topics: systems of early care and education, diversity and children's rights,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teaching Methods, Preschool Curriculum, Play
David P. Barry – Teachers College Press, 2024
This interactive guide is designed to help preservice early childhood educators use self-compassion to mitigate the stress of teaching. Barry argues that learning healthy stress-management strategies while enrolled in teacher education programs will equip students with the resilience needed to manage stress when they enter their own classrooms.…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Daily Living Skills, Stress Management, Job Satisfaction
Susan R. Sandall; Ariane Gauvreau; Gail E. Joseph; Ilene S. Schwartz – Brookes Publishing Company, 2024
Prepare early childhood educators to teach all children in inclusive settings with the fourth edition of this bestselling guidebook--enhanced with new content, new topics, and more tools for planning effective instruction. Like the groundbreaking previous editions, this updated "Building Blocks" guide gives pre- and in-service teachers…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Inclusion, Teaching Guides, Preschool Teachers
Reinking, Anni K.; Thigpen, Laycee – Brookes Publishing Company, 2023
As early childhood learning environments grow more and more diverse, schools and programs must address inequitable practices and policies so that every child learns, belongs, and thrives. The practical solutions programs need are in this groundbreaking book, the first guide to coaching early childhood educators in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Diversity, Inclusion, Teaching Methods
Cassano, Christina M.; Paciga, Kathleen A. – Teachers College Press, 2023
Drawing provides opportunities for children to communicate their thoughts even when they do not have the vocabulary or the English proficiency to fully explain their ideas. This practical guide presents foundational information on the role of drawing in vocabulary development. The authors describe a research-based intervention designed to support…
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Language Proficiency
Macfarlane, Angus; Macfarlane, Sonja; Teirney, Sharlene; Kuntz, J. R.; Rarere-Briggs, Benita; Currie, Marika; Macfarlane, Roimata – NZCER Press, 2019
This adaptable guide invites kaiako to rethink approaches to engaging tamariki, re-envisage the teacher/learner dynamic, revise old habits, and reconfigure learning environments to acknowledge and embrace cultural differences. Kaiako can use the Hikairo Schema several times over, drawing on their previous experiences to inform and to develop new…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Culturally Relevant Education, Inclusion, Early Childhood Education
Zoll, Susan; Feinberg, Natasha; Saylor, Laura – Teachers College Press, 2023
Teaching reading successfully requires deep knowledge of the reading process and development, as well as the implementation of impactful reading instruction and differentiation. This book aligns Montessori didactic materials and pedagogy, developed over a century ago, with current research on reading development. Readers will gain a solid overview…
Descriptors: Montessori Method, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Reading Instruction
Lange, Alissa A.; Brenneman, Kimberly; Mano, Hagit – Teachers College Press, 2019
This book is designed to build educators' confidence and competence so they can bring STEM to life with young children. The authors encourage pre-K teachers to discover the value of engaging preschoolers in scientific inquiry, technological explorations, engineering challenges, and math experiences based on learning trajectories. They explain the…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, Early Childhood Education, STEM Education
Wechsler, Marjorie E.; Kirp, David L. – Teachers College Press, 2018
This timely book will help policymakers and practitioners convert their visions of high-quality early education into on-the-ground reality by providing a much-needed, richly detailed look at how states can design, fund, and manage exemplary programs. The authors describe and analyze how four states--Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, and North…
Descriptors: Program Design, Program Implementation, Program Development, Preschool Curriculum
Boyd, Wendy, Ed.; Garvis, Susanne, Ed. – Springer, 2021
This book provides significant information regarding the policies and provisions for early childhood teacher education programs in universities in fourteen different countries. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is expanding rapidly across the globe with unprecedented numbers of children attending EC centres, requiring the investment in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Educational Policy
Han, Sophia; Kim, Jinhee; Meacham, Sohyun; Wee, Su-Jeong – Teachers College Press, 2023
Early childhood professionals can use this one-of-a-kind work to better serve Korean American and other Asian American children in the United States. Four transnational mother-educators share the lived experiences of Korean American children and their families through candid and vivid narratives that counter stereotypical and prejudicial beliefs…
Descriptors: Korean Americans, Immigrants, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Education Programs
Grimmer, Tamsin – Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018
This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring,…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
de la Rosa, Olga María Alegre, Ed. – IntechOpen, 2021
This book reviews literature and research linked to early childhood education and care (ECEC). This educational level is fundamental for acquiring key competencies for school entry and establishing the physical, cognitive, and emotional bases for lifelong learning. Preschool education should promote student autonomy as the ability of a child to…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Preschool Education, Personal Autonomy
Stacey, Susan – Redleaf Press, 2019
What does it mean to inquire? Grownups would say it means to question, to search for information, or to finding out about a topic of interest. For children in an early childhood classroom, the definition is no different. From the time of their birth, children want to know how the world works and actively seek out information. How educators respond…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Creativity
Kunz, Kenneth; Hall, Maureen; Lella, Rachel – Guilford Press, 2020
This inspiring book shows how K-12 teachers, literacy specialists and coaches, and school- and district-level administrators can work together to make needed instructional improvements while fostering a lifelong love of reading and writing. The book presents collaborative leadership strategies and research-based best practices for creating joyful,…
Descriptors: Literacy, Coaching (Performance), Literacy Education, Instructional Improvement