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Early education in a global context
Discusses professional development in several contexts, children's understandings and programs for children. This book should give the reader an idea of the range of work that is being done around the globe. It brings together insider perspectives on early education in different contexts.
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Red Leaf quick guide : disaster planning and preparedness in early childhood and school-age care settings
\"All adults who are responsible for the care of children should be prepared for disasters. This guide provides caregivers, educators, and program staff with preparation tips and step-by-step responses to disaster situations that are based on national standards and best practices to keep children safe\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Handbook of early childhood education
Comprehensive and authoritative, this forward-thinking book reviews the breadth of current knowledge about early education and identifies important priorities for practice and policy. Robert C. Pianta and his associates bring together foremost experts to examine what works in promoting all children's school readiness and social-emotional development in preschool and the primary grades. Exemplary programs, instructional practices, and professional development initiatives--and the systems needed to put them into place--are described. The volume presents cutting-edge findings on the family and social context of early education and explores ways to strengthen collaboration between professionals and parents.
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Handbook of research-based practice in early education
Written expressly for early childhood educators, and those who support their professional development, this handbook distills essential knowledge about how to help all PreK-3 learners succeed. Leading experts describe doable ways to create effective learning environments and implement instructional practices with a strong evidence base. Engaging vignettes illustrate discussions of such topics as differentiated instruction, response to intervention, the Common Core standards, social and emotional learning, assessment, and teaching across the curriculum. Each chapter links cutting-edge research to practical applications, examples, and professional development activities.
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Handbook of early childhood special education
This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices.Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services, including speech-language pathology, physical therapy, and pediatrics.
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The general educator's guide to special education
“This is a great resource for general and special education teachers, administrators, and paraprofessionals looking for answers when working with students with special needs. What a wonderful guide for supporting our day-to-day work.”—Heidi Rinke, Special Education TeacherWheaton Area Schools, MNThe essential guide for teaching effectively in the inclusive classroom!Through IDEA 2004, students who are eligible to receive services to meet their special needs are guaranteed certain rights and benefits in the general education classroom. The third edition of this user-friendly handbook offers easy-to-implement strategies, recommendations, and answers to questions that help general education classroom teachers provide the best support for all students.In addition to an all-new section that outlines the basics of the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, this resource presents research-based intervention ideas to sustain student progress and describes:Instructional approaches for the 13 recognized disability categories under which students may be eligible to receive special education services; An easy to follow, step-by-step explanation of the special education process; Ready-to-use classroom accommodation and modification options to ensure appropriate student access to the general education curriculum; The transition process for students with special needsAccessible, up-to-date, and comprehensive, The General Educator's Guide to Special Education provides much-needed guidance to new and veteran teachers as they meet the diverse needs of their students.
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Handbook of School-Family Partnerships
Family-school partnerships are increasingly touted as a means of improving both student and school improvement. This recognition has led to an increase in policies and initiatives that offer the following benefits: improved communication between parents and educators; home and school goals that are mutually supportive and shared; better understanding of the complexities impinging on children's development; and pooling of family and school resources to find and implement solutions to shared goals. This is the first comprehensive review of what is known about the effects of home-school partnerships on student and school achievement. It provides a brief history of home-school partnerships, presents evidence-based practices for working with families across developmental stages, and provides an agenda for future research and policy.
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provides comprehensive, cross-disciplinary coverage of theoretical issues and research concerning family-school partnerships.
describes those aspects of school-family partnerships that have been adequately researched and promotes their implementation as evidence-based interventions.
charts cutting-edge research agendas & methods for exploring school-family partnerships.
charts the implications such research has for training, policy and practice especially regarding educational disparities.
This book is appropriate for researchers, instructors, and graduate students in the following areas: school counseling, school psychology, educational psychology, school leadership, special education, and school social work. It is also appropriate for the academic libraries serving these audiences.
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Handbook of family literacy
The Handbook of Family Literacy, 2e, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of family literacy of any available book. It documents the need for literacy education for children and parents, describes early literacy and math development within the home, analyses interventions in home and center settings, and examines the issues faced by fathers and women with low literacy skills. Cultural issues are examined especially those for Hispanic, African American, American Indian, Alaskan Native, and migrant populations. Noted experts throughout the United States, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, and South Africa analyze the commonalities and differences of family literacy across cultures and families. Key features include the following.
Comprehensive - Provides updated information on the relation between early childhood literacy development, parenting education, and intervention services.
Research Focus - Provides an extensive review of experimental studies, including national reviews and meta-analyses on family literacy.
Practice Focus - Provides a comprehensive treatment of family literacy interventions necessary for program developers, policy makers, and researchers.
Diversity Focus - Provides detailed information on cultural and diversity issues for guiding interventions, policy, and research.
International Focus - Provides an international perspective on family literacy services that informs program developers, researchers, and policy makers across countries.
Evaluation Focus - Provides detailed guidelines for ensuring program quality and fidelity and a valuable new evaluation perspective based on implementation science.
This book is essential reading for anyone - researchers, program developers, stu
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