Gaye Gronlund is an early childhood education consultant from Indianapolis. A former preschool, kindergarten, and primary- school teacher in regular and special education, she now works with schools and programs around the country helping them implement developmentally appropriate curricular practices and authentic assessment procedures. She has a master's degree in human development from Pacific Oaks College, with a specialization in early childhood education and teaching adults.
Developmentally Appropriate Play
Guiding Young Children to a Higher LevelAuthor(s): Gaye Gronlund (click on the author's name for more titles)
Developmentally Appropriate Play will help you understand how to plan for, guide, and identify purposeful play and in addition gives important information on creating a conducive environment, interaction and provocation, helping children to make choices, and documenting and recording to further enrich play.
RRP $74.95
Focused Early Learning
A Planning Framework for Teaching Young ChildrenAuthor(s): Gaye Gronlund (click on the author's name for more titles)
Focused Early Learning gives teachers and staff a simple and innovative framework for organising their teaching plans into a realistic, centre-based format that focuses on the unique needs of each child. This easy and adaptable planning tool addresses multiple facets of early childhood education including providing a rich environment with specific learning areas, building relationships with children and families, integrating academic learning, responding to children's interests and coordinating planning and assessment
RRP $56.95
Focused Observations:
How to Observe Children for Assessment and Curriculum PlanningAuthor(s): Gaye Gronlund, Marlyn James (click on the author's name for more titles)
Focused Observations is a comprehensive resource designed to help you implement realistic-and time conscious-observation techniques into your classroom. Providing a new and manageable approach to a trusted practice, this valuable resource offers classroom- tested methods for observing children that help teachers to assess children's development, understand children's behaviour, and develop curriculum that addresses children's capabilities and passions.
RRP $67.95
Focused Portfolios
A Complete Assessment for the Young ChildAuthor(s): Bev Engel, Gaye Gronlund (click on the author's name for more titles)
An innovative method to accurately document children's growth and development by observing them in the midst of their everyday activities. Includes a complete introduction to the Focused Portfolio method, many step-by-step examples and all the necessary forms for portfolio collection.
RRP $78.95
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