Teaching 4- to 8-year-olds : literacy, math, multiculturalism, and classroom community / edited by Carollee Howes.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Howes, Carollee.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--United States.

Early childhood education.

Multicultural education.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood).

Language arts (Early childhood).

United States.

Language arts (Early childhood)--United States.

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Early childhood)--United States.

Mathematics.

Multicultural education--United States.i.

Physical Description:

xxi, 183 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Teaching four- to eight-year-olds

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes, [2003]

Contents:

1 Creating Community-Oriented Classrooms: Nurturing Development and Learning / Jean A. Baker, Laura J. Dilly, Carol L. Lacey 1

2 Community-Oriented Classroom Practices: Developing Positive Teacher-Child Relationships / Sharon Ritchie 25

3 Early Literacy for Young Children and English-Language Learners / Linda M. Espinosa, M. Susan Burns 47

4 Emergent Literacy Practices in Early Childhood Classrooms / Sharon Ritchie, Jolena James-Szanton, Carollee Howes 71

5 Fostering Young Children's Mathematical Understanding / Megan Loef Franke 93

6 Classroom Practices that Support Children's Mathematical Ideas / Elham Kazemi 113

7 Understanding Multicultural and Anti-bias Education / Aisha Ray 135

8 Classroom Practices in Multicultural and Anti-bias Education / Peter Hoffman-Kipp 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

1557665974

OCLC:

50731404