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This comprehensive, fourth edition text includes the skills necessary to provide high-quality care for infants and toddlers in any child care setting. The text emphasizes individual care and includes helpful information on incorporating individualized techniques and activities for each child in care. Important information on learning theorists, cultural diversity, and special needs helps students understand the many issues affecting child care. The emphasis on growth and development provides students with valuable information that enables them to provide the best possible care.
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An "How-To" guide for those involved in the design, administration and/or implementation of child care programs including expanded sections on child development, concepts and principals and the inclusion of developmental profiles and prescriptions.
Designed to help teachers provide an opportunity filled program of language arts activities. It is both a practical "How To" manual and a collection of resources including tried and true activities.
Infant and Toddlers: Curriculum and Teaching, 6e is the well established reference that takes a child-centered approach for the childcare provider called conscious care giving. This important and well rounded approach encourages a sense of empowerment and focuses on the respectful, purposeful, and careful handling of children in a childcare setting. The book is reader friendly, realistic, and easily applicable to real life. The 6th edition is updated with the latest information including new references and quotes as well as new brain research relevant to the first 36 months of life. There are case studies included, and the book also addresses the specific practices related to special needs children and children of different cultures. There are many key childcare philosophies addressed including that of the child, the caregiver, and parent involvement. The book provides an emphasis on the child's growth and development, and helps the reader to discover how they can best and most effectively influence that development within the child. This book provides the best information regarding the skills necessary to provide high quality care for infants and toddlers in any setting.
Now in it's second edition, this book assists the early childhood teacher in designing developmentally appropriate curriculums and is a "must-have" resource for any early childhood educator or caregiver.
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