Educating Young Children Third Edition

Completely revised and updated, this manual is still the most complete guide to the HighScope Preschool Curriculum and a classic in the field that no early childhood professional should be without. Written for teachers, administrators, teacher-trainers, college students, and professors, the manual describes indispensable strategies for effective early childhood education. The Third Edition reflects HighScope's new curriculum content framework based on 58 key developmental indicators (KDIs) organized in categories that closely parallel state and professional early childhood standards.

Topics include planning the physical setting; establishing a consistent daily routine that includes plan-do-review and small- and large- group times; using adult scaffolding and support strategies to help children acquire essential skills and concepts; establishing family partnerships; and team planning. The book explores in depth the new KDIs that make up the HighScope curriculum content areas for preschoolers: approaches to learning; language, literacy, and communication; social and emotional development; physical development; mathematics; science and technology; social studies; and the arts.

This new edition reflects both the latest research on early learning and time-tested educational practices based on over 40 years of rigorous studies coupled with classroom innovation. Complete with photos, checklists, sample classroom plans, and real-life scenarios. Includes the latest findings of HighScope's landmark Perry Preschool Study.