Pre-school and kindergarten

A groundbreaking account of how collaborative, expressive learning environments are often denied to children of color Early childhood can be a time of rich discovery, a period when educators have an opportunity to harness their students' fascination to create unique learning opportunities.

Teacher and author Vivian Paley is highly regarded by parents, educators, and other professionals for her original insights into such seemingly everyday issues as play, story, gender, and how young children think.

This revised and updated second edition of The Bronfenbrenner Primer builds on one of the first-ever introductions to acclaimed child psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Model of Development Framework, written specifically for undergraduate students.

The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society.

The past 45 years have seen the emergence of education for young children as a national issue, spurred by the initiation of the Head Start program in the 1960s, efforts to create a child care system in the 1970s, and the campaign to reform K-12 schooling in the 1980s.

Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was established 44 years ago.

The past 45 years have seen the emergence of education for young children as a national issue, spurred by the initiation of the Head Start program in the 1960s, efforts to create a child care system in the 1970s, and the campaign to reform K-12 schooling in the 1980s.

The Children's Music Studio provides music teachers, parents and early childhood educators a wealth of materials and a clear roadmap for applying Reggio Emilia principles and practices to preschool and early childhood music education.

Teaching STEM to young children is about more than helping them learn their numbers and facts.

Esta obra propone un espacio de indagación y de reflexión para el abordaje de proyectos de Educación Ambiental Integral relacionados con el suelo, el agua, la contaminación sonora, las aves y su estatus ambiental, una huerta escolar ambientalista, la inclusión de los vegetales en la dieta infantil y el reciclado de los residuos.

Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families explores how the philosophy, principles, and practices of the internationally acclaimed Municipal Preschools and Infant Toddler Centers of Reggio Emilia, Italy, advance the social justice and linguistic human rights of emergent bilingual and multilingual children and their families, particularly immigrants and refugees.

The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society.

Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource brings together theory, policy, and planning for instruction in K-12 classrooms.

Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs: A Practical Resource brings together theory, policy, and planning for instruction in K-12 classrooms.

The Second Edition of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs offers updated accounts of music educators' experiences, featured as vignettes throughout the book.

The Second Edition of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs offers updated accounts of music educators' experiences, featured as vignettes throughout the book.

The Children's Music Studio provides music teachers, parents and early childhood educators a wealth of materials and a clear roadmap for applying Reggio Emilia principles and practices to preschool and early childhood music education.

Currently enrolling approximately 900,000 poor children each year, Head Start has served 25 million children and their families since it was established 44 years ago.

The kindergarten--as institution, as educational philosophy, and as social reform movement--is one of Germany's most important contributions to the world.

The kindergarten--as institution, as educational philosophy, and as social reform movement--is one of Germany's most important contributions to the world.

There is a robust body of knowledge suggesting that early language and literacy experiences significantly impact on future academic achievement.

Developing Professional Practice in the Early Years encourages the reader to critically consider key aspects of early childhood education and care.

Doing Ethical Research with Children is an invaluable resource for all student and practitioner-researchers who wish to honour children as active agents and significant voices in research.

This book is about Gabby, an inquisitive girl who leads her own learning very effectively with support from the adults in her life.

Transforming Teen Behavior: Parent-Teen Protocols for Psychosocial Skills Training is a clinician's guide for treating teens exhibiting emotional and behavioral disturbances.

Reclaim the joy of play for yourself!

Join Baby Dinosaur on her first swimming adventure as she discovers that everyone can succeed in their own way.

Journey through the forest with Bear and Bird, and introduce your toddlers to the idea of friendship and sharing with others.

This book argues that supporting a child's learning in primary school is more about nurturing their dispositions than continually assessing their performance.

In einer Welt, die immer komplexer und schneller wird, stellt sich für viele Eltern und Erzieher die Frage, wie sie Kinder optimal begleiten und fördern können.

Schlaf gut, Bagger Ben!

Este recurso exitoso provee introducciones claras y directas a las teorías fundamentales de John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget y Lev Vygotsky.

Art Therapy Through the Lifespan: A Collection of Case Studies introduces theories and models of human development highlighted by case studies written by art therapists and broken down by developmental age ranges.

Families are resources that are extremely powerful and important for young learners from minoritized backgrounds, yet such families are often overlooked, silenced, or ostracized.

Families are resources that are extremely powerful and important for young learners from minoritized backgrounds, yet such families are often overlooked, silenced, or ostracized.

This book offers a unique and critical approach to the theme of adults working in early years settings through a focus on seven key dimensions encompassed in the term 'the plural practitioner'.

There is a growing interest in understanding how early years care and education is organised and experienced internationally.

This informative book brings together theory, research and practice examples of creativity in primary schools, providing a scholarly yet accessible introduction.

This book provides a fresh perspective on recent debates around integrating STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) education in early childhood.

To embrace today's culturally and linguistically diverse secondary English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms, this text presents ways in which teachers can use digital tools in the service of antiracist teaching and developing equity-oriented mindsets in teaching and learning.

Mindy and Mo love to play in a wood not far away.

This book presents different approaches for answering the question: How do we assess computational thinking?

This book presents different approaches for answering the question: How do we assess computational thinking?

With the social, economic and political challenges alongside implications of the digital era and environmental sustainability in the 21st century, understanding how children feel about themselves, particularly within the complex web of their relationships with family members, peers, friends, practitioners, and professionals is of ultimate importance.

Now in its second edition, Introduction to Human Development and Family Science was the first text to introduce human development and family studies (HDFS) as inextricably linked areas of study.

Polyvagal Power in the Playroom shows therapists how to treat children using play therapy to address the hierarchy of autonomic states.

This groundbreaking and thought-provoking book puts the care experience at the centre of education history.

Playwork in Practice introduces the ways that playwork can be used across the children's workforce, including carers, qualified teachers, parents and other adults.

Rich in practical insights and personal reflections from teachers and therapists, this book explains what musical play is, how and why it benefits children, and how it can be integrated into educational, community and clinical environments.