Böcker utgivna av National Association for the Education of Young Children

This foundational resource for educators of children from birth to third grade explores what observation and assessment are, why to use them, and how; ways to integrate documentation, observation, and assessment into the daily routine; practices that are culturally and linguistically responsive; and more.

Educators looking for a simple, straightforward introduction to the core concepts of teaching and supporting children with disabilities alongside their peers will want to have this resource at their fingertips. This guide is filled with practical information that will help educators who work with children ages birth through 8 teach children with disabilities alongside their peers.

Full of engaging, effective ways to introduce the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and explore real-life, thorny ethical issues that face early childhood educators. Includes tools and techniques that the authors developed through their extensive experience teaching about ethics and the NAEYC Code.

Rituals and traditions have the power to shape classroom routines into times that build meaningful connections and bonds among children, families, and teachers, creating a sense of community and a positive learning environment. This book includes examples and practical information about developing rituals and traditions in your classroom or preschool programme.

There's a whole world outdoors waiting to embrace young children - with their curiosity, imagination, and enthusiasm - and to impart its treasures. This title invites you to explore this world with children from birth to age 8. Part ballad to nature, part irresistible invitation to teachers, this book will awaken and renew your own joy in nature - and move you to experience it with young children.

In this collection of articles from Young Children and Beyond the Journal, experts discuss the historic roots of the social studies field, explain how quality books can help children understand themselves and others, and provide many examples of teachers and children engaged in meaningful social studies.

Teaching and learning STEM subjects is more accessible than ever before! Children will be inspired, delighted, and challenged as they use everyday materials and STEM concepts to design and build solutions to problems faced by characters in their favorite books.

Creativity is a cornerstone of complex, unconventional thinking, and developing creativity begins at a young age. With this book, early childhood teachers will discover how to tap into and scaffold children's natural curiosity and creative abilities.

Children's early science experiences are the foundation for future science learning and comprehension - throughout their school years and life. This collection of articles from NAEYC's journal Young Children showcases how to support children's science explorations from infancy to age 8.

Early childhood directors manage through relationships. This important book guides a director through the steps to build respectful, dynamic, and welcoming relationships with families and staff. It covers all traditional early childhood administration topics, from financial management to marketing and development, while also recognizing and exploring the human side of management.

This updated and expanded edition will inspire teachers to make it possible for children to spend more time outdoors, have safe environments, and be free to learn through exploration. Each chapter ends with action items to improve children's access to safe, clean, and interesting places in your community and is packed with resource ideas for further exploration.

Learn to engage infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in experiences that foster oral language and content knowledge, literacy skills, and cognition.

Through teacher research, teachers engage in the systematic study of their own practice to answer questions they have about teaching and learning, and their own effectiveness. This book explores what teacher research in early childhood settings looks like; why it is important to the field of early childhood education; and how teacher educators can support it.

Drawing from evidence-based practice and the latest research, this book explains the multitude of benefits of big body play for young children's social-emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Also learn how to organise the physical environment, set rules and policies, and supervise the play.

Filled with practical strategies and useful information on art, music and movement, and dramatic play, this book offers learning centre ideas; engaging activities; practical suggestions that are easy to implement; ideas that support the development and learning; and children's book recommendations.

Teachers of infants and toddlers can use this resource to learn about developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) so they can apply DAP in their work with infants and toddlers. Filled with information, practical ideas, and inspiration, this is a book that every infant and toddler teacher will want.

It is important for teachers to incorporate mathematics into the daily curriculum to help ensure young children gain the foundational skills for later success in maths. In this collection of articles, teachers of children from infancy to age 8 will learn how to help children develop, construct, test, and reflect on their mathematical understandings.

Technology has paved the way for new and exciting teaching practices. In this collection of articles, teachers of young children will learn about approaches for using various technologies to support their work with children and families. Articles share innovative ways teachers can integrate technology into the curriculum in appropriate and meaningful ways.

Successful and effective preschool teachers use creative, engaging approaches to support the development and learning of every child in the classroom. The highly relevant and practical articles in this volume offer research-based, developmentally appropriate strategies that preschool teachers can use or adapt for their work with young children and families.

Play helps children learn to understand themselves and get along with others; explore their environment; investigate science, math, and literacy; learn about their communities; and much more. The articles in this collection emphasize the importance of play - from infancy through the primary grades - to support and scaffold children's play and connect play to learning.