Learning from Head Start (eBook, ePUB)

A Teacher's Guide to School Readiness
Redaktion: Gilford, Sidney W.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Often referred to as a laboratory from which the general early childhood education community can learn, Head Start has benefited from more than 45 years of experience. Its unique blend of early childhood practices, assessments, and monitoring, along with a social service style approach, contribute to Head Start standing out as a premiere early childhood program.
This book is designed to be a teaching tool for workshops and courses as well as an on-site resource for current and future Head Start teaching staff and others in early childhood education.
By presenting background information, vignettes, research, and classroom activities, this book on school readiness combines best practices in early childhood education with relevant applications. Topics, written by experts in their fields, include:

Approaches to learning and teaching strategiesAssessmentsBehavior managementClassroom set upCurriculum and lesson plansEarly language, literacy, math, science, social studies, and creative artsPhysical health and development (gross and fine motor skills)Social and emotional developmentTeaching young children with disabilities and dual language learnersTips for involving parents in their children's education

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475800579
• Artikelnr.: 39489894

Autorenporträt

Dr. Sid Gilford has more than 20 years experience with nonprofits and education; 15 of those years with Head Start; 10+ years in administration. Sid started with Head Start as an assistant teacher for a small program in Connecticut and later held various positions such as Chief of Staff Development, Training, and Monitoring for a large Head Start program in southern California and Director of what became a National Showcase Early Head Start program in Philadelphia. In addition to being adjunct faculty in undergraduate early childhood education and graduate education, Sid conducts workshops at state and national Head Start conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I- Being a Head Start Teacher
Chapter 1- A Typical Day as a Head Start Teacher
Theressa Snyder-Head Start Teacher, Westmoreland Community Action Head
Start, Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Chapter 2- Parent Involvement
Sidney W. Gilford-Ed.D.: Adjunct Faculty, undergraduate Early Childhood
Education, Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Adjunct
Faculty, graduate Education, Cabrini College, Radnor, Pennsylvania; Head
Start program consultant
Part II- About Head Start
Chapter 3- Head Start History and Structure
Sidney W. Gilford
Chapter 4- Ensuring Quality: Regulations, Monitoring, Support, and
Resources
Sidney W. Gilford
Part III- School Readiness
Chapter 5- School Readiness
Sidney W. Gilford
Chapter 6- The Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework
Sidney W. Gilford
Chapter 7- Child Assessment and Program Evaluation in Head Start
Dominic F. Gullo-Ph.D.: Professor, Early Childhood Education, Drexel
University
Part IV-Framework Subjects
Chapter 8- Early Language Development and Literacy
Dominic F. Gullo
Chapter 9- Early Mathematics
Sheridan DeWolf-M.A.(retired): Dean, CTE/Workforce Development; Professor,
Child Development and Family Studies and Coordinator, Child Development and
Family Studies Department, Grossmont College
Chapter 10- Science in the Early Childhood Classroom
Karen Worth-M.S.: Chair, Elementary Education Department and Instructor in
Science and Social Studies Education, Wheelock College
Chapter 11- Social Studies
Jennifer Bradley-Ph.D.: Adjunct Faculty, University of Pennsylvania and
Penn State University
Chapter 12- Creative Arts
Eleanore D. Brown-Ph.D.: Associate Professor of Psychology and Director,
Early Childhood Cognition and Emotions Lab, West Chester University
Chapter 13- Physical Health and Development: Gross and Fine Motor Skills
Heather Hanson-PT, DPT, PCS. (Licensed Physical Therapist, Board Certified
Pediatric Clinical Specialist): The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chapter 14- Social and Emotional Development
Debra L. Lawrence-Ph.D.: Assistant Professor of Education, Chestnut Hill
College
Part V- Teaching Strategies
Chapter 15- Positive Approaches to Learning and Cognitive Skills
Eleanore D. Brown
Chapter 16- Curriculum and Lesson Plans
Sarah Garrity-Ed.D.: Assistant Professor, Department of Child and Family
Development, San Diego State University
Chapter 17- Teaching Young Children with Disabilities
Sharon E. Rosenkoetter-Ph.D.: Associate Professor, College of Public Health
and Human Sciences; Project Director, Early Childhood Leadership
Directions; Co-Principal Investigator, Project REViEW, Oregon State
University
Chapter 18- Increasing English Language Skills of Dual Language Learners
Sarah Garrity
Chapter 19- Classroom Management
Debra L. Lawrence
Chapter 20- How to Set Up and Arrange a Head Start Classroom
Jennifer Bradley and Sarah Garrity
Wrap Up
Appendix 1-Resources
Appendix 2- Titles and Affiliations of Contributing Authors
About the Editor
Wrap Up
Appendix
List of Resources
Contributing Authors