''Responds to new knowledge about how children think, learn, and develop language, and about the influences of families, culture, and other environmental influences.'' --Zero to Three ''By providing detailed descriptions of the important aspects of a child's life (routines, use of materials, language, interactions, and more), giving specific questions to guide thoughtful observations, and offering a wealth of real examples, the authors inspire and teach us to observe and record more carefully. This new edition contains powerful lessons about child development, cultural influences, and why we should focus on understanding rather than measuring children.'' --Diane Trister Dodge, Founder &amp; President of Teaching Strategies, Inc. With more than 120,000 copies in print, this classic text has been widely acclaimed as a highly effective tool to help teachers better understand children's behavior. The thoroughly revised and updated Fifth Edition outlines methods for record-keeping that provide a realistic picture of each child's interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous examples of teachers' observations of children from birth to age 8 enrich this work and make it accessible, practical, and enjoyable to read. Based on the latest thinking in the field, the new Fifth Edition is an even more valuable resource for pre- and inservice educators of young children. New features include updated observations that reflect the diverse population in contemporary classrooms, recent research on language and children with special needs, and a total revision of the chapter that relates thinking to Piagetian theory, with more relevant descriptions of the processes of assimilation and accommodation.

Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Gropper, Nancy

Cohen, Dorothy H.

Stern, Virginia

Balaban, Nancy

Psychology & Counseling

Teachers College Pr

Supporting Boys’ Learning will help teachers develop knowledge and strategies for teaching boys in ways that build on their strengths, respect their individual development levels, and adhere to principles of child development. There is a growing body of research that has raised concerns about boys’ vulnerability in terms of social-emotional development, referral to special education, and academic pressures in school, with African-American and Latino boys most at risk. Responding to these concerns, this user-friendly guide provides strategies for improving teaching practice. The text is based on the work of a group of teacher educators and includes examples from the field, reflections on practice, classroom strategies, and key resources. The strategies and recommendations for practice documented here have all been field tested by preservice teachers under the supervision of the contributors to this book.

Supporting Boys' Learning: Strategies for Teacher Practice, Pre-K–Grade 3 (Early Childhood Education Series)

Education & Teaching

Sprung, Barbara

Froschl, Merle

Schools & Teaching

Teachers' College Press

Supporting Boys’ Learning will help teachers develop knowledge and strategies for teaching boys in ways that build on their strengths, respect their individual development levels, and adhere to principles of child development. There is a growing body of research that has raised concerns about boys’ vulnerability in terms of social-emotional development, referral to special education, and academic pressures in school, with African-American and Latino boys most at risk. Responding to these concerns, this user-friendly guide provides strategies for improving teaching practice. The text is based on the work of a group of teacher educators and includes examples from the field, reflections on practice, classroom strategies, and key resources. The strategies and recommendations for practice documented here have all been field tested by preservice teachers under the supervision of the contributors to this book.

In the Sixth Edition of their classic text, the authors reiterate the critical importance of observing and recording the behavior of young children, especially in the current atmosphere of accountability and testing. In addition, because children with special needs are now widely included in a majority of early childhood classrooms, they have completely rewritten a chapter to focus more broadly on observing behaviors that may be viewed as disquieting. Designed to help teachers better understand children’s behavior, the book outlines methods for recordkeeping that provide a realistic picture of each child’s interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous examples of teachers’ observations of children from birth to age 8 enrich this work and make it accessible, practical, and enjoyable to read. With more than 130,000 copies in print, this valuable resource for pre- and inservice educators features: <ul>
<li> Fresh information about how children think and learn, how their language develops, and how their families, their culture, and their environment influence and help to shape them.</li> <li> Observations that reflect the increasingly diverse population in contemporary early childhood classrooms.</li> <li> The imperative for teachers to widen their lens in order to meet the needs of young children with a range of developmental capacities, abilities, and behaviors.</li>
</ul>

Cybersafe Young Children: Teaching Internet Safety and Responsibility, K–3

Computers & Technology

Software

Learn how to integrate lessons about good digital citizenship into the daily life of the early childhood classroom. Based on reviews of empirical research, this book addresses the need for a new educational paradigm that will enable educators to help young children develop the skills and ethical behaviors they will need to thrive in both the real and digital worlds. Cybersafe Young Children provides a rationale for addressing issues of cyber safety and children's usage of social media in the early grades to prevent later harmful behavior, such as cyberbullying. Written from a developmental perspective, it offers practical classroom strategies for fostering positive digital citizenship in young children. Book Features: <ul> <li>Addresses cyber safety before children become fully immersed in digital communication.</li> <li>Reviews important research with practical applications for K-3 teachers.</li> <li>Grounded in social emotional learning, literacy, executive function, and conceptual skill development.</li> <li>Provides suggested readings and annotated lists of children's books and organizational resources.</li> </ul>

Andris, Jane

This classic text has been helping teachers better understand young children's behaviour for over 6 decades. Now available in an updated seventh edition, this popular resource is designed to deepen pre- and inservice teachers' understanding of children (birth-age 8) as unique individuals within a developmental context. Observation notes recorded over time reveal patterns in children's behaviour, as well as ways in which behaviours may change. To strengthen teachers' efforts to better understand children as individuals, the authors provide a timeless methodology for documenting young children's behaviour as they actively engage in classroom life. They outline methods for recordkeeping that capture children's interactions and experiences in the classroom. Numerous examples of teachers' observations of children enrich this work and make it accessible, practical, and enjoyable to read. Book Features: <ul> <li>Provides early childhood educators with a guide for observing and recording as a way of better understanding children, while holding judgment in abeyance.&nbsp;</li> <li>Examines the need for teachers to reflect on their own experiences, even as children, and how these may influence their reactions to children's interactions and behaviours.&nbsp;</li> <li>Focuses on the centrality of family, community, and culture in children's lives, reflecting the diversity in contemporary early childhood classrooms.&nbsp;</li> <li>Explains the imperative for teachers to observe and record the behaviour of young children as a means of interpreting their developmental capacities and abilities.</li> </ul>

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Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

Supporting Boys' Learning: Strategies for Teacher Practice, Pre-K–Grade 3 (Early Childhood Education Series)

Supporting Boys' Learning: Strategies for Teacher Practice, Pre-K–Grade 3 (Early Childhood Education Series)

Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

Cybersafe Young Children: Teaching Internet Safety and Responsibility, K–3

Cybersafe Young Children: Teaching Internet Safety and Responsibility, K–3

Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children

Observing and Recording the Behavior of Young Children