Texas Version of Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education - Softcover

Fundamentals of Early Childhood EducationTexas Edition provides a brief, reader-friendly introduction to the field of early childhood education. It presents engaging chapter features on early childhood programs, professionals in practice, diversity strategies, technology issues, and ethical decision-making. Separate chapters on infants and toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and the primary grades explore young children's unique developmental and educational needs. Fundamentals' emphasis on professionalism throughout keeps the focus on meeting the needs of each and every child and providing up-to-date information and strategies to develop competent, informed early childhood professionals. It also provides an additional chapter on Grades Four through Six and a brief Guide for Teaching Children In Texas featuring the different pathways to teaching in Texas and information covering the current Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines. New to this edition: * MyEducationLab margin notes in every chapter integrate new online assignable video-based exercises, linked to learning outcomes and NAEYC Standards, perfect for all types of courses. * A Study Plan on MyEducationLab provides practice multiple-choice items with feedback. * Chapter content is aligned with the revised six NAEYC Standards for Professional Preparation Programs. * New "Accommodating Diverse Learners" sections address the inclusion of all children, including those with special needs. This feature recognizes the ongoing integration of the fields of early childhood education and early childhood special education. * Many additional core content examples and illustrations and a streamlined body of features result in a more accessible and applied edition. Resources: Online Instructor's Manual;Online Test Bank; MyTest, an electronic test management system that also generates WebCT and Blackboard formats; and Online PowerPoints.

For Introduction to Early Childhood Education courses.

 

Covers ages 0-8. The Texas edition of this brief, paperback, best-selling text is practical, based on current research and thinking about how young children learn, and provides concrete examples for how best to teach children from birth to age 8.  It provides an additional chapter on Grades Four through Six and a brief Guide for Teaching Children In Texas featuring the different pathways to teaching in Texas and information covering the current Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines.  It offers Morrison's friendly and accessible writing tone, comprehensive coverage, and practical application. A low cost, paperback alternative to the full edition.

 

New to this Edition:

• 70 percent of the research is new or updated.
• Chapter content is now aligned with the Standards for Professional Development of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
• 40 percent of figures and tables have been revised and updated to reflect changes in the field of early childhood education.
• New “Accommodating Diverse Learners” sections address the inclusion of all children, including those with special needs. This feature recognizes the ongoing integration of the fields of early childhood education and early childhood special education.
• All "Diversity Tie In” features have been updated.
• “Professionalism in Practice” features have been updated. Five new Professionalisms in Practice have been added.
• MyEducationLab is integrated throughout the text, extending and illustrating chapter content.
• In response to reviewers’ comments, core content examples and illustrations have been increased and extended to make this sixth edition more practical and applied.
• 50 percent of the book's content is new, reflecting the following:
  • Recent changes in the field of early childhood education influencing the care and education of young children.
  • The politicization of the field reflected in the use of early childhood education by politicians to implement national policies regarding the importance of a highly trained and educated work force of the future.
  • A growing emphasis on accommodating children with diverse needs reflecting the increasingly diverse early childhood population and the growing number of children with disabilities.
• A brand new chapter (Ch. 11) entitled Grades 4-6 , which will help ECE/ELED majors who will be certified to teach in Grades 4, 5, or 6.
  • Developmental content about children in those grades.
  • Content area information and strategies for teaching children in those grades
• A Guide for Teaching Young Children in Texas in the front of the book
  • A brief guide to teaching pathways in Texas, including information about the current Texas Prekindergarten guidelines.