Learning from Head Start : a teacher's guide to school readiness / edited by Sidney W. Gilford.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gilford, Sidney W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children with social disabilities--Education (Preschool)--United States.

Children with social disabilities.

Readiness for school--United States.

Readiness for school.

Head Start Program (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. ; Plymouth, England : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is designed to be a teaching tool for workshops and courses as well as an on-site resource for current and future Head Start teaching staff and others in early childhood education. By presenting background information, vignettes, research, and classroom activities, this book on school readiness combines best practices in early childhood education with relevant applications.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. BEING A HEAD START TEACHER; CHAPTER 1. A Typical Day as a Head Start Teacher; CHAPTER 2. Parent Involvement; Part II. ABOUT HEAD START; CHAPTER 3. Head Start History and Structure; CHAPTER 4. Ensuring Quality: Regulations, Monitoring, Support, and Resources; Part III. SCHOOL READINESS; CHAPTER 5. School Readiness; CHAPTER 6. Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework; CHAPTER 7. Child Assessment and Program Evaluation in Head Start; Part IV. FRAMEWORK SUBJECTS; CHAPTER 8. Early Language Development and Literacy

CHAPTER 9. Early MathematicsCHAPTER 10. Science in the Early Childhood Classroom; CHAPTER 11. Social Studies; CHAPTER 12. Creative Arts; CHAPTER 13. Physical Health and Development: Gross and Fine Motor Skills; CHAPTER 14. Social and Emotional Development; Part V. TEACHING STRATEGIES; CHAPTER 15. Positive Approaches to Learning and Cognitive Skills; CHAPTER 16. Curriculum, Lesson Plans, and Individualization; CHAPTER 17. Teaching Young Children with Disabilities; CHAPTER 18. Increasing English Language Skills of Dual Language Learners; CHAPTER 19. Classroom Management

CHAPTER 20. How to Set Up and Arrange a Head Start ClassroomWRAP-UP. Sidney W. Gilford; APPENDIX I. Resources; APPENDIX II. Titles and Affiliations of Contributing Authors; About the Editor

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed September 10, 2013).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

ISBN:

1-4758-0056-8

1-4758-0057-6

OCLC:

856929603