Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education
About This Book
1.2: Theoretical Foundations Early Childhood Educators rely on theories to provide evidentiary support to their program goals, philosophies and methods felt throughout their programs. While there are numerous theories, a few are highlighted in this chapter in how they relate to creating programs for learning for young children. Cognitive Theory Jean Piaget explained learning as proceeded by the interplay of assimilation (adjusting new experiences to fit prior concepts) and accommodation (adjusti
| Category | education |
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| Subject | Early childhood care and education |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 46 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- 1.3 Interaction and Conversation as Curriculum
- 2.5 Role of the Teacher
- 2.6 Developmentally Appropriate Practice
- 3.2 Partnering with Families in Curriculum Planning
- 4.5: Creating Effective Curriculum
- 5.6: Environmental Design
- 5.7: Creating Environments for Infants and Toddlers **
- 5.8: Temporal Environment – The Daily Schedule
- 6.1: The Teacher’s Role – Build and Maintain Positive Relationships with Childre
- 6.2: Factors that Influence Behavior
- 6.3: Redirecting Behavior
- 6.4: Addressing Challenging Behavior
- 8.1: Introduction
- 8.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Language and Literacy
- 8.4: Introducing the Foundations
- 8.5: Conclusion
- 7.1: Introduction
- 7.4: Introducing to the Foundations
- 9.1: Introduction
- 9.2: Environmental Factors in Supporting Math
- 9.3: Introducing the Foundations
- 9.6: Guiding Principles for Supporting Math
- 10.5: Engaging Families
- 11.1: Introduction
- 11.3: Guiding Principles
- 11.4: Environments and Materials
- 11.6: Supporting Music
- 11.9: Engaging Families
- 12.2: Guiding Principles for Supporting History and Social Science
- 12.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting History and Social Sciences
- 12.4: Introducing to the Foundations
- 13.1: Introduction
- 13.2: Guiding Principles of Supporting Children’s Physical Development
- 13.3: Environmental Factors in Supporting Children’s Physical Development
- 13.4: Introducing the Foundations
- 13.6: Supporting Perceptual-Motor Skills and Movement Concepts
- 13.8: Conclusion
- 14.1: Guiding Principles in Supporting Children’s Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- 14.3: Introducing the Foundations
- 14.5: Continuing the Cycle
- 15.5: The Infant and Toddler Learning Process – The Starting Point
- 15.6: Infant and Toddler Development and Its Facilitation
- 15.7: Curriculum Planning
- 16.8: Conclusion
- 17.2 Assessment
- 17.3: Conclusion