| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 287 pages) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
1. A typical day as a Head Start teacher / Theressa Snyder -- 2. Parent involvement / Sidney W. Gilford -- 3. Head Start history and structure / Sidney W. Gilford -- 4. Ensuring quality: regulations, monitoring, support, and resources / Sidney W. Gilford -- 5. School readiness / Sidney W. Gilford -- 6. The Head Start child development and early learning framework / Sidney W. Gilford -- 7. Child assessment and program evaluation in Head Start / Dominic F. Gullo -- 8. Early language development and literacy / Dominic F. Gullo -- 9. Early mathematics / Sheridan DeWolf -- 10. Science in the early childhood classroom / Karen Worth -- 11. Social studies / Jennifer Bradley -- 12. Creative arts / Eleanor D. Brown -- 13. Physical health and development: gross and fine motor skills / Heather Hanson -- 14. Social and emotional development / Debra L. Lawrence -- 15. Positive approaches to learning and cognitive skills / Eleanor D. Brown -- 16. Curriculum, lesson plans, and individualization / Sarah Garrity -- 17. Teaching young children with disabilities / Sharon E. Rosenkoetter -- 18. Increasing English language skills of dual language learners / Sarah Garrity -- 19. Classroom management / Debra L. Lawrence -- 20. How to set up and arrange a Head Start classroom / Jennifer Bradley and Sarah Garrity. |
| 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. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Head Start Program (U.S.)
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Head Start Program (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00698354
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Children with social disabilities -- Education (Preschool) -- United States.
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Readiness for school -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Elementary.
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Children with social disabilities -- Education (Preschool)
(OCoLC)fst00855668
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Readiness for school. (OCoLC)fst01090623
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Gilford, Sidney W.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Learning from Head Start. Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2013] 9781475800555 (DLC) 2013013710 (OCoLC)838792543 |
| ISBN |
9781475800579 (electronic bk.) |
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1475800576 (electronic bk.) |
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9781299794030 (electronic bk.) |
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1299794033 (electronic bk.) |
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