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Record Nr.

UNINA9910478946803321

Autore

Cappelloni Nancy

Titolo

Kindergarten readiness / / Nancy L. Cappelloni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : Corwin Press, , 2017

ISBN

1-4522-8438-5

1-5443-0866-3

1-4522-7866-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (184 p.)

Disciplina

372.218

Soggetti

Readiness for school - United States

Kindergarten - United States

Kindergarten - Curricula - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""KINDERGARTEN READINESS-FRONT COVER""; ""KINDERGARTEN READINESS""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FIGURES, TABLES, AND RESOURCES""; ""DEDICATION""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Definition of Key Terms""; ""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""CHAPTER 1: CONCEPTUALIZING KINDERGARTEN READINESS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 2: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR KINDERGARTEN READINESS""; ""Physical Well-Being and Motor Development""; ""Social Development""

""Emotional Development""""Approaches Toward Learning""; ""Language and Communication Development""; ""Emerging Literacy Development""; ""Cognitive Development and General Knowledge""; ""Conclusion""; ""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 3: WHAT DO YOUNG CHILDREN NEED TO KNOW AND BE ABLE TO DO TO BE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN?""; ""Early Learning Standards""; ""High-Quality Preschool Education""; ""Kindergarten Teachers� Readiness Views""; ""Preschool Teachers� and Parents� Readiness Beliefs""; ""Common Core Content



Standards""

""Conclusion""""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 4: THE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM""; ""The Need for a Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum""; ""Developmentally Appropriate Practice""; ""Physical Well-Being and Motor Development""; ""Social Development""; ""Emotional Development""; ""Approaches toward Learning""; ""Emerging Literacy Development""; ""Language and Communication Development""; ""Cognitive Development and General Knowledge""

""A Model of Developmentally Appropriate Learning Experiences That Integrate All Domains of Early Learning and Development""""An Integrated Model Beginning With Literature""; ""Conclusion""; ""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 5: CREATING A DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CLASSROOM LEARNING ENVIRONMENT""; ""Early Literacy, Language, and Communication""; ""Physical Motor Development""; ""Social and Emotional Development""; ""Cognitive Development and General Knowledge""; ""The Emotionally Safe Classroom Environment""; ""Conclusion""

""Professional Development Discussion Guide""""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 6: ASSESSMENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN""; ""Conclusion""; ""Sample Assessment Checklists and Templates""; ""Professional Development Discussion Guide""; ""Where Can I Learn More?""; ""CHAPTER 7: ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF STRUGGLING CHILDREN""; ""How Does the Teacher Determine If There Is a Problem? What Happens Next?""; ""Assessment""; ""Identification of Challenges, Weaknesses, or Concerns""; ""Meeting as a Professional Learning Community""; ""Implement Interventions""; ""Reassessment""

""Communicate Concerns with the Family""

Sommario/riassunto

Entering kindergarten ready to learn is a topic of growing concern in this country. The kindergarten year has important consequences for a child's acquisition of knowledge and skills that are powerful determinants for later school success. Kindergarten teachers report that more than half of children enter school with a number of problems and are not optimally ready to learn, putting them at-risk for school failure, retention, or in need of later intervention. We know what difference early childhood programs make in the lives of our kids. The time has come to put children first by focusing investments where research and effective practice tell us we will have the greatest opportunity for long-term success. -President Obama "Invest in Early Childhood Education," The Obama Education Plan: An ...