Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Book suited for Early Childhood Education Teachers

Families, Schools and Communities Together for Young Children by Donna Couchenour, Ph.D. and Kent Chrisman, Ed.D. of Shippensburg University was mainly written to meet a need for a textbook that included a theoretical and research foundation for early childhood educator's work with families, schools and communities. This book will serve as one important tool in early childhood teacher education.

Part of the topics of this book includes:

Part I: Understanding Families
Chapter I: A Theory-Based Approach to Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education
Chapter II: Understanding Family Diversity
Chapter III: Developmental Issues in Families with Young Children
Chapter IV: Family Strengths, Family Functions and Family Structure
Chapter V: Parenting
Chapter VI: Family Stress

Part II Practice
Chapter VII: A Family-Based Philosophy n Early Childhood Education
Chapter VIII: Family-Staff Relationships
Chapter IX: Parent Education and Family Life Education
Chapter X: Early Childhood Educators in the Community

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Families, Schools and Communities Together for Young Children (Book)

Authored by Donna Couchenour, Ph.D. and Kent Chrisman, Ed.D. (Shippensburg University, USA), this book focuses on contextual method as a basis for family, school and community partnerships. It inflicts early stimulation for optimal brain development point to the importance of supporting families. Furthermore, new scientific information and current societal concerns about children's safety which have led to a change in the charge of early childhood professionals are also evident in this book. This book cares of early childhood education which it presents teaching techniques and strategies that are helpful for the teachers and for the early education programs as well.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

I Love Dirt: 52 Activities to Help You and Your Kids Discover the Wonders of Nature by Jennifer Ward

Looking for No-Brain ways to have active fun with the whole family? Go outside!

"I Love Dirt" is a collection of fun ideas for outdoor adventures for kids and parents to share, organized by seasons. They are loosely structured enough to encourage plenty of exploration - one springtime activity send you on a walk in search of shades of green; another has you outside at night with a constellation map - but they are specific enough that you are ready to field the omnipresent question, "What are we doing now?" With plenty of entertaining facts and question-and-answer boxes for each activity, this is a terrific resource to have on hand when your own mental list of good-for-you games is running out.