Full Description
Early Childhood Curriculum for All Learners: Integrating Play and Literacy Activities is designed to teach early childhood professionals about the latest research on play and early literacy and then to show them practical methods for adapting this research to everyday classroom practices that will encourage the development of learning skills. The authors link solid, play-based research to specific developmentally appropriate practices. By combining these two areas, the text demonstrates that academic learning and play activities are highly compatible, and that children can and do develop academic skills through play. In addition, the text focuses on socio-dramatic play, a recently acknowledged, essential aspect of child-initiated play interactions. It provides specific strategies that link these interactive behaviors with the early academic skills needed for the initial primary grades. Implementation of the information presented in this book will enable children to experience a richer transition into primary education classrooms.
Contents
Section I: Introduction: Working with Early Learners
Chapter 1: The Need for Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Chapter 2: Learning Through Play
Chapter 3: Play and Pretending
Chapter 4: Language and Literacy Development
Chapter 5: Collaborating with Families and Professionals
Section II: Planning and Designing a Classroom for Learning Through Play
Chapter 6: Planning for Effective Learning
Chapter 7: Designing High-Quality Centers for Learning
Chapter 8: Strategies for Guided Play and High-Quality Learning Activities
Chapter 9: Observing and Assessing to Promote Learning
Section III: Integrating Play Activities Across the Curriculum
Chapter 10: Integrating Literacy Skills into the Play Centers
Chapter 11: Implementing Play Activities in the Science Center
Chapter 12: Implementing Play Activities in the Mathematics Center
Chapter 13: Implementing Play Activities in the Social Studies and Book Center
Chapter 14: Implementing Play Activities in the Creative Arts Centers
