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Noting that the early care and education environment is a vital contribution to children's learning, this book examines the early childhood learning environment with the vision of making it a place where young children will be physically, emotionally, esthetically, and intellectually nurtured. The chapters are: (1) "The Power of the Environment and Its Impact on Children"; (2) "Contemporary Childcare Spaces"; (3) "The Teacher's New Role: Designer"; (4) "Principles of Meaningful Environments"; (5) "Aspects of Quality Environments for Children"; (6) "Assessing What You Have"; (7) "Making a Plan That Works for You"; (8) "The Designer's Toolbox"; (9) "Enriching the Environment," including ideas for using displays, planning work and sitting spaces, and growing plants; and (10)"Extending Your Understanding," including classic resources about early childhood environments. Each chapter includes detailed illustrations and photographs to assist teachers in setting up a classroom. The book's 10 appendices include an inventory form, equipment checklist, team inventory, storage ideas, and an anthropometric chart for a child-scaled environment. (Contains 79 references.) (KB)
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Does your afterschool program have the WOW factor? Create a high quality school-age program that is exciting, inviting, and reflects the interests, abilities, and needs of the children. Whether your program operates before or after school, on non-school days, during the summer, or overnight, you can create a dynamic environment where everyone will enjoy spending time. This book is filled with hundreds of ideas—from setting up a quiet reading nook to tackling clutter—reflecting the authors’ years of experience and hundreds of visits to a variety of school-age programs. It takes you through all of the considerations that affect your program and then lays out a process to help you improve the three dimensions of a school-age environment. Temporal: Establish schedules, routines, rules, and learning opportunities to meet children’s needs Interpersonal: Facilitate the relationships and social interactions of children, staff, families, and the greater community Physical: Create sensory-rich indoor and outdoor spaces Linda J. Armstrong and Christine A. Schmidt are experienced educational consultants who serve children and youth programs throughout the United States.
Buku ini ditulis berdasarkan pada berbagai referensi dan hasil riset baik yang tertuang dalam disertasi program doktor maupun dari riset panjang berkesinambungan (longitudinal research) pada ketiga putera-puteri penulis yang sejak lahir tumbuh dan kembang memang selalu bersama penulis. Mereka hadir dalam kehidupan keseharian keluarga penulis. Mereka terus diamati, sejak bangun tidur sampai mereka tidur kembali; sehingga Insha Allah buku ini telah memenuhi kaidah-kaidah keilmiahan berdasarkan pengalaman langsung yang tersimpan dalam catatan hari demi hari, bulan demi bulan dan dari tahun ke tahun. Sejak mereka dilahirkan sampai akhir usia 6 (enam) tahun.
Create a warm and inviting place where children feel at home. Discover the many ways your home can provide comfortable places where children love to learn and love to be. Filled with no- and low-cost ideas, this book demonstrates many unique and practical possibilities for your home's indoor and outdoor spaces. Chapters are packed with colorful photographs and provide examples and tips for designing learning zones, selecting items, organizing materials, and more. Checklists, resources, and questions are included to help you evaluate your setting, implement changes, and create a place that feels like a second home to the children in your care.
The tool every administrator, director, or program manager needs to provide comprehensive training for infant and toddler teachers who are using "The Innovations Series "("Innovations: The Comprehensive Toddler Curriculum "and "Innovations: The Comprehensive Toddler Curriculum"). Designed to be used as a pre-service model, an in-service model, or as an annual training plan to guarantee well-prepared and trained infant and toddler teachers who plan and implement developmentally appropriate infant and toddler curriculum. Dr. Albrecht is widely known as an advocate for high quality care and early education opportunities for all children. Dr. Miller, with over 25 years of direct experience in education, is a national speaker and consultant.
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.
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