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Patricia Weissman, Ph.D., is co-author with Joanne Hendrick of two renowned early childhood college textbooks: The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the First Early Years (Pearson, 2010) and Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child (Pearson, 2011). Dr. Weissman began her early childhood career as a family care provider for two infants. Having found her calling, she studied early childhood education and received a doctorate of education from the University of San Francisco. During the past 35 years, she has worked as an infant caregiver, pre-primary teacher, center director, Child Development Associate (CDA) and Head Start advisor, professor of early childhood education, and research associate at the Merrill-Palmer Institute of Wayne State University. She attended two study tours of the early childhood program in Reggio Emilia, Italy and was the founding editor of the journal Innovations in Early Education: The Interna

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Part I The Basics of Good Early Childhood Education

Chapter 1 What Is Good Education for Young Children?

Chapter 2 Collaborating with Families

Chapter 3 Fostering Creativity in Play

Chapter 4 Providing Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education

Chapter 5 Welcoming Children Who Have Special Education Requirements

Chatper 6 Using Standards and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

Chapter 7 Arranging a Good Day for Young Children: Daily Routines and a Supportive Classroom Environment

Part II Supporting the Development of the Whole Child

Chapter 8 Promoting the Development of the Physical Self

Chapter 9 Strengthening the Development of the Emotional Self

Chapter 10 The Social Self: Encouraging Social Competence in Young Children

Chapter 11 The Social Self: Fostering Self-Discipline and Conflict Resolution Skills

Chatper 12 Fostering the Development of Language Skills

Chapter 13 Fostering the Emergence of Literacy

Chapter 14 Supporting the Development of the Cognitive Self

Chapter 15 Nurturing the Development of the Creative Self

Chapter 16 Developing the Whole Child; Becoming the Whole Teacher

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      Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 29/05/2013
      ISBN13: 9780132853422, 978-0132853422
      ISBN10: 0132853426

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Patricia Weissman, Ph.D., is co-author with Joanne Hendrick of two renowned early childhood college textbooks: The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the First Early Years (Pearson, 2010) and Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child (Pearson, 2011). Dr. Weissman began her early childhood career as a family care provider for two infants. Having found her calling, she studied early childhood education and received a doctorate of education from the University of San Francisco. During the past 35 years, she has worked as an infant caregiver, pre-primary teacher, center director, Child Development Associate (CDA) and Head Start advisor, professor of early childhood education, and research associate at the Merrill-Palmer Institute of Wayne State University. She attended two study tours of the early childhood program in Reggio Emilia, Italy and was the founding editor of the journal Innovations in Early Education: The Interna

      Table of Contents

      Part I The Basics of Good Early Childhood Education

      Chapter 1 What Is Good Education for Young Children?

      Chapter 2 Collaborating with Families

      Chapter 3 Fostering Creativity in Play

      Chapter 4 Providing Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education

      Chapter 5 Welcoming Children Who Have Special Education Requirements

      Chatper 6 Using Standards and Assessment in Early Childhood Education

      Chapter 7 Arranging a Good Day for Young Children: Daily Routines and a Supportive Classroom Environment

      Part II Supporting the Development of the Whole Child

      Chapter 8 Promoting the Development of the Physical Self

      Chapter 9 Strengthening the Development of the Emotional Self

      Chapter 10 The Social Self: Encouraging Social Competence in Young Children

      Chapter 11 The Social Self: Fostering Self-Discipline and Conflict Resolution Skills

      Chatper 12 Fostering the Development of Language Skills

      Chapter 13 Fostering the Emergence of Literacy

      Chapter 14 Supporting the Development of the Cognitive Self

      Chapter 15 Nurturing the Development of the Creative Self

      Chapter 16 Developing the Whole Child; Becoming the Whole Teacher

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