Early Childhood Education: Foundations for Lifelong Learning. Fastback 133.

Autor/inn/en	Cryan, John R.; Surbeck, Elaine
Institution	Phi Delta Kappa, Bloomington, IN.
Titel	Early Childhood Education: Foundations for Lifelong Learning. Fastback 133.
Quelle	(1979), (64 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Educational Methods; Family Day Care; Home Programs; Home Visits; Infants; Lifelong Learning; Models; Preschool Children; Preschool Education; Preschool Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Educational method; Erziehungsmethode; Hausbesuch; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Analogiemodell; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule
Abstract	This booklet provides an overview of the field of early childhood education. Three topics are discussed. First, the importance of early learning is emphasized in sections briefly indicating the nature of young children's thinking, their needs, and their individual differences. Second, summary descriptions are given of 11 models, programs and methods for teaching children between the ages of 3 and 6. Head Start, Englemann-Becker Model for Direct Instruction, Behavior Analysis Approach, Bank Street Approach to Early Childhood Education, Tucson Early Education Model, Responsive Education Program, Open Education Program, Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education, Montessori Method, Cognitively Oriented Curriculum Model, and the Learning to Learn Program are overviewed. Third, programs for infants and toddlers are described. Differences among three kinds of program--the home visitor approach, the center-based approach, and a combination of these two--are pointed out. It is concluded that child development is very complex, that schools and families must coordinate their efforts to influence development, that preschool programs in the long run may save taxpayer money, and that no single program model is best for all children. Program contact persons and agencies for infants and preschool children are listed. (RH)
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01