Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Education / Edition 6

by Carol Gestwicki

Overview

This book is designed to help teachers who work with children in the early childhood years implement the widely recognized philosophy of developmentally appropriate practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901305501026
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Series:	MindTap Course List
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	496
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Carol Gestwicki was an instructor in the early childhood education program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina, for over 30 years. Her teaching responsibilities have included supervising students in classroom situations as they work with families. Earlier in her career, she worked with children and families in a variety of community agencies and schools in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, and Namibia (South West Africa). She received her MA from Drew University. She has been an active member of the NAEYC for many years, including making numerous presentations at state and national conferences. She has been a Fellow in the Early Childhood Leadership Development Project at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she has been associated with the T.E.A.C.H. Model/Mentor program. Her other publications include more than two dozen articles about child development and family issues and scripts and design for 14 audiovisual instructional programs. She has three other books on topics in early education published by Delmar Learning: Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Education, Fifth edition (2013); Essentials of Early Education (1997); and Authentic Childhood: Exploring Reggio Emilia in the Classroom (2002). Currently, she writes a regular column titled “Grandma Says” for Growing Child.

Table of Contents

Defining Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Developmentally Appropriate Physical Environments. Developmentally Appropriate Social/Emotional Environments. Developmentally Appropriate Cognitive/Language Environments. Steps Toward More Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Editorial Reviews

"The text is an excellent resource in early childhood education. The volume is a must in developing developmentally appropriate curriculum!"

"[This book is] practical and comprehensive with relevant research."

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