Unsmiling faces : how preschools can heal / edited by Lesley Koplow ; foreword by Vivian Gussin Paley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Koplow, Lesley.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Preschool children--United States--Psychology.

Preschool children.

Education, Preschool--United States.

Education, Preschool.

Child psychotherapy.

Behavior therapy for children.

Psychology.

United States.

Behavior therapy for children--United States.

Child psychotherapy--United States.

Physical Description:

xviii, 265 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Teachers College Press, [2007]

Summary:

"By now, we must all realize that when we acknowledge and learn to deal with children's emotional needs in the classroom we directly influence their social and cognitive development. Readers will find ample evidence of these connections as the lives of the children in this book unfold." The first edition of this indispensable book set the standard for high-quality intervention and prevention programs in early childhood practice. Since its publication, many new forces have impacted the landscape of early childhood education, presenting both great opportunities and great risks for today's emotionally fragile young children. Once again, Lesley Koplow makes complex psychological concepts accessible to classroom teachers.

Contents:

Preface: The Changing Landscape of Early Childhood Education ix

Introduction: Knowing What We Know Now xiii

Part I Making Room for Emotional Life in Preschool

1 Developmental Reality and the Reality of Experience / Lesley Koplow 3

2 "If You're Sad and You Know It": The Value of Children's Affects / Lesley Koplow 17

3 A Look in the Mirror: Self-Concept in Preschool Children / Judith Ferber 29

Part II Structure and Relationships in Preschool

4 Therapeutic Teacher, Therapeutic Classroom / Judith Ferber 47

5 Play Therapy as Early Intervention / Lesley Koplow 65

6 Therapeutic Technique: The Tools of Preschools That Heal / Lesley Koplow 19

Part III The Meaning of Curriculum

7 Playing for Keeps: The Value of Open-Ended Play / Lesley Koplow 97

8 Affect Meets Cognition: Building a Curricular Bridge / Lesley Koplow, Virginia Hut, Judith Ferber 114

9 Lesson Plans for Emotional Life / Virginia Hut, Beverley Dennis, Lesley Koplow, Judith Ferber 132

Part IV Understanding Special Populations

10 The Traumatized Child in Preschool / Lesley Koplow, Judith Ferber 175

11 Helping Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders / Lesley Koplow, Suzanne Abrams, Judith Ferber, Beverley Dennis 194

12 Why Homeless Children Can't Sit Still / Lesley Koplow 215

Part V Preschool as Home Base

13 Caring for Families and Staff / Lesley Koplow 229.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780807748039

080774803X

9780807748046

0807748048

OCLC:

81861091