Discovering Nature with Young Children

Discovering Nature with Young Children

Author: Ingrid Chalufour

Publisher: Redleaf Press

Published: 2003-11-17

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1605543152

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Field-tested across the country, this comprehensive curriculum expands and extends the role science has traditionally played in the early childhood classroom. The first in a new series, Discovering Nature with Young Children explores the wide-ranging elements that make up the natural world around us. The curriculum replaces simple fact-feeding practices with the development of long-term scientific reasoning, including literacy skills and numeracy skills, such as hypothesis, inference, prediction, and estimation.


Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness

Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness

Author: Betts, Anastasia Lynn

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2022-02-11

Total Pages: 860

ISBN-13: 1799886514

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School readiness is as much about schools recognizing the existing capabilities and knowledge each child has when they enter school as it is about supporting children and families in their preparation for entering formal learning environments. Effective approaches that address learning variability must take these differences into account, recognizing and leveraging opportunities inherent in the child’s ecosystem of resources. The Handbook of Research on Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness assembles the most current research and thought-leadership on the ways in which innovative education stakeholders are working together to impact the most critical years in a child’s life—the years leading up to and including kindergarten. Covering topics such as change agency, experience quality, and social-emotional development, this book is a crucial resource for educational researchers, child development professionals, school administrators, pre-K teachers, pre-service teachers, program managers, policymakers, non-profit service organizations, early childhood EdTech developers, curriculum developers, and academicians.


Building Structures with Young Children--Trainer's Guide

Building Structures with Young Children--Trainer's Guide

Author: Ingrid Chalufour

Publisher: Redleaf Press

Published: 2004-10-13

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1605543225

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A companion to the curriculum, this trainer’s guide serves as an indispensable handbook for trainers and administrators interested in introducing staff to the Building Structures with Young Children curriculum—from planning to implementation. Special sections outline the curriculum and introduce scientific reasoning to adults, and eight workshops detail the complete curriculum for staff members. The guide also includes strategies for supporting teachers over time through mentoring and guided discussions.