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The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool
by Diane Trister Dodge, Laura Colker, Cate Heroman 540 Pages, 2002, Paperback
Item #: WW0019- Price:
- $49.95
Spanish edition of The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is available here.
Everything you've always loved about The Creative Curriculum®--completely updated to meet the needs of today's preschool teachers.
The Creative Curriculum balances both teacher-directed and child-initiated learning, with an emphasis on responding to children's learning styles and building on their strengths and interests. This completely updated new edition of one of the country's leading research-based preschool curricula applies the latest theory and research on best practices in teaching and learning and the content standards developed by states and professional organizations. While keeping the original environmentally-based approach of earlier editions, The Creative Curriculum for Preschool clearly defines the teacher's vital role in connecting content, teaching, and learning for preschool children. It features goals and objectives linked directly to our valid and reliable assessment instrument (The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum for Ages 3-5).
You'll find:
- Child development and learning theory and how it's applied throughout the Curriculum
- Goals and objectives linked directly to a valid and reliable assessment instrument (The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum for Ages 3-5)
- Specific guidance on the teacher's role in teaching content in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology throughout the day
- A wide range of instructional strategies--from child-initiated to teacher-directed learning--to best respond to children's strengths and interests and the material being taught
- Guidance on building social competence in children, teaching social problem-solving skills, and responding to challenging behavior
- Strategies for meeting the needs of dual-language learners and children with disabilities
Recommended with the following:
Curriculum Assessment Professional Development Family ConnectionReview
"The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is remarkably comprehensive, offering a valuable overview of the theories and research behind the curriculum, and integrating new developments in the field. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool is indeed one of the most useful tools in our profession, offering 'the big picture' and a range of specific, practical strategies."—Margie Carter, early childhood college instructor, author, consultant