TY  - BOOK
AU  - Essa,Eva
TI  - Introduction to early childhood education
SN  - 1418000795
AV  - LB1139.25 .E87 2006
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Clifton Park, NY
PB  - Thomson Delmar Learning
KW  - Early childhood education
KW  - United States
KW  - Early childhood educators
KW  - Training of
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 579-608) and indexes; The scope of and need for early childhood education; -- The children; -- The families; -- The teachers/caregivers; -- Rationale supporting early childhood education; -- Goals, objectives, and evaluation; -- The physical environment; -- Scheduling and curriculum planning; -- Creative development through the curriculum; -- Physical development through the curriculum; -- Cognitive development through the curriculum; -- Language development through the curriculum; -- Social development through the curriculum; -- Guiding routines and group activities; -- Guiding social behaviors; -- Helping children cope with stress
ER  -