Learning across the early childhood curriculum

Education, according to John Dewey, should be viewed as dynamic and ongoing with direct teaching of integrated content knowledge. This volume offers readers an examination of the content areas in early childhood curriculum that honor Deweys belief in active, integrated learning. When young children...

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Other Authors Cohen, Lynn E., Waite-Stupiansky, Sandra
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.
SeriesAdvances in early education and day care ; v. 17.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781781907016
ISSN0270-4021 ;
DOI10.1108/S0270-4021(2013)17
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 188 p.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Theory guided professional development in early childhood science education / Soo-Young Hong, Julia Torquati, Victoria J. Molfese
  • Engaging young learners in integration through mathematical modeling : asking big questions, finding answers, and doing big thinking / Lucia M. Flevares, Jamie R. Schiff
  • Physical-knowledge activities : play before the differentiation of knowledge into subjects / Constance Kamii
  • Content knowledge and vocabulary learning in nature : becoming a nature scientist! / Myae Han, Nancy Edwards, Carol Vukelich
  • The role of STEM (or STEAM) in the early childhood setting / Karen W. Lindeman, Michael Jabot, Mira T. Berkley
  • John Dewey and Reggio Emilia : using the arts to build a learning community / Joy Faini Saab, Sam F. Stack
  • Tapping the arts to teach Rs : arts-integrated early childhood education / Eleanor D. Brown
  • Integrating early literacy and other content curriculum in an era of increased accountability : a review of the literature / Elizabeth Anderson, Nicole Fenty.