A practical guide to early childhood curriculum : linking thematic, emergent, and skill-based planning to children's outcomes /
Evelyn A. Petersen.
- 2nd ed.
- Boston : Allyn and Bacon, 2003.
- xiii, 254 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Rev. ed. of: A practical guide to early childhood planning, methods, and materials. c1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents Every chapter concludes with "Self Study Activities."
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Author.
1. What Is Curriculum?
Child Development Principles.
Best Practices and Accepted Standards in the Field.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice.
Goals.
Experiences and Materials.
Roles of Adults.
Infant Toddler Curriculum.
2. Curriculum and Child Development.
Who Are the Children for Whom We Plan.
Planning for Childrens Health and Well-Being.
Planning for Other Curriculum Goals.
3. The Setting: Where Curriculum Happens.
Advocates of the Learning Environment.
Learning Centers - General Remarks.
Learning Centers in Infant Toddler Programs, Kindergartens and Primary Classrooms.
Basic Learning Centers in the Setting.
Other Considerations in the Setting.
Setting Checklist.
Self-Study Activities.
Floor Plans.
4. The Schedule: When Curriculum Happens.
Schedules as Guidelines.
Schedules as Documentation.
Critiques of Daily Schedules.
Challenges in Scheduling.
5. Lesson Plans: How Curriculum Happens.
Lesson Plans as Tools for Curriculum Planning.
Lesson Plans as Documentation.
Elements of a Comprehensive Lesson Plan.
Quality Lesson Plans Incorporate Detail.
Assistance in Lesson Planning.
Documenting Individualized Teaching
Seven Steps in Effective Lesson Planning.
Lesson Plan Examples
6. Individualizing: The Why of Curriculum.
Developmental Screening Tools.
IEPs and IFSPs.
Developmental Assessment Tools.
Considerations in Choosing Screening Instruments.
Observation.
An Original Observation Form.
Evaluating and Organizing Information for Appropriate Planning.
Individualizing for Every Child.
An Individualization to Outcomes System.
Summary Sheets - A System for Individualizing and Documentation.