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Search - Early Childhood Curriculum: A Constructivist Perspective

Early Childhood Curriculum A Constructivist Perspective
Author: N. Amanda Branscombe

This text examines curricular goals such as autonomy, development, and problem solving and links those goals with constructivist principles of learning. It explores ways teachers can create meaningful learning environments and choose curriculum tasks—in reading, writing, speaking, math, computers, and physical knowledge—that are linked... more » to the learning and development needs of young children.Unlike many competing texts, Early Childhood Curriculum completely integrates curriculum with learning principles, representing true-to-the-spirit implementation of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) guidelines for developmentally appropriate practice. It also provides a wealth of practical detail about integrating constructivist curriculum in preschool and early elementary classrooms.

The constructivist format of this book encourages active involvement on the part of readers by asking them to observe, question, reflect, research, and analyze. This approach allows readers to create their own knowledge through their responses and actions.
The text integrates learning principles with curricular goals, curricular tasks, and teaching strategies.
The authors' framework for designing learning environments includes classroom climate and management, room design, play, and cooperative learning as overarching learning strategies.
The text promotes professional responsibility by examining the early childhood educator's role with community agencies, reform and legal mandates, and public relations.
"Curriculum Strategies" features highlight models for developing curriculum, including projects, curricular alignment, integration of various subject matter areas, and types of knowledge.
"Ask Yourself" boxes require the reader to reflect on issues as they relate to the reader's own experiences. The questions in this feature can prompt journal writing or class discussions on issues in early curriculum.
"Constructions" features promote problem solving by allowing students to explore, revisit, examine, and learn from first-hand experience. "Constructions" appear throughout each chapter and at the end of chapters and can be used by the instructor as a means of performance assessment.
"Multiple Perspectives from the Field" are interviews with teachers and other early childhood professionals that offer students a realistic look at the profession from a diverse group of educators.
"Teacher Dialogue" features appear in every chapter and explore a wide range of student concerns within the context of the early education preparation program. They explore children, curriculum, learning environments, assessment, and documentation, representing a collaborative support group for pre-service teachers and readers.

ISBN-13: 9780618148080
ISBN-10: 0618148086
Publication Date: 11/2002
Pages: 379
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Book Type: Paperback
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