When future early childhood educators understand all the social, environmental, and cultural factors that affect literacy, they'll enter the classroom better prepared to teach young children. That big-picture view of emergent literacy is just what they'll get with the second edition of this easy-to-read text. Pre-service teachers of children from birth to age 8 will examine the complex, multifaceted process of literacy learning, exploring the intersecting influences of social identities such as gender, language, race, and class; technology such as computers and television; and partnerships between the many teachers in a child's life. 
Firmly grounded in practice and reliable research, this fully updated edition is filled with timely revisions that reflect the needs and experiences of today's teachers: 
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<li>a balanced discussion of phonics </li>
<li>more on multilingualism </li>
<li>new chapters on emergent literacy, pedagogy, transitions, and children as communicators </li>
<li>broader age range—more on infants and toddlers and children in the early years of school </li>
<li>the role of children's literature in teaching and learning </li>
<li>early scribble and drawing as part of emergent writing </li>
</ul>
Enhanced with student-friendly features such as "reflection and follow-up" questions, short summaries of each chapter, transcripts of teacher–child communication, and dozens of photos and samples of children's early writing, this essential textbook will help future educators teach literacy skills with confidence in today's diverse classrooms.

Literacies in Childhood: Changing Views, Challenging Practice, Second Edition

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Brookes Publishing

This engaging program for 4-, 5-, and 6-year-olds in inclusive settings promotes literacy through visual arts, creative movement, drama, and music. Each of the 54 lessons, translated from English into Spanish, can be easily incorporated into existing programs and includes learning objectives, a materials list, strategies for including all students, thematically linked books and songs, and a letter to encourage families to continue the activities at home. Included is a CD-ROM, complete with the entire text of the book, family letters, and learning logs.

Start with the Arts-Spanish: Early Childhood Educational Program

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Assessment & Accountability in Language Education Programs: A Guide for Administrators and Teachers

Reference

Gottlieb Ph.D., Margo

Nguyen Ph.D., Diep

Words, Language & Grammar

CLASS Dimensions Guide Toddler

Teachstone Training, LLC

Classroom Assessment Scoring System® (CLASS™) Dimensions Guide, Infant

George Washington Carver: An Innovative Life (Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History)

This title in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series introduces readers to the scientist, inventor and professor who became a symbol of African American success and interracial harmony. George Washington Carver was the orphan son of slaves, but he went on to become the world-famous "Peanut Scientist." George invented more than 325 products from peanuts -- including gasoline, shampoo, ice cream and chili sauce. Even when George was a child he was known as the "Plant Doctor" because he could make almost any plant grow. It was through his groundbreaking research in agriculture that George radically improved the lives of countless African American farmers in the southern United States.

Children and Youth Assisted by Medical Technology in Educational Settings: Guidelines for Care, Second Edition

Children's Books

MacLeod, Elizabeth

Biographies

Serving learners from kindergarten through age 21, this field-tested curriculum is a must for professionals and parents devoted to directly preparing a student to function in the world. It examines the role of community living domains, functional academics, and embedded skills, and includes practical implementation strategies and indispensable information for preparing students whose learning needs go beyond the scope of traditional academic programs.

The Syracuse Community-Referenced Curriculum Guide for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Formerly titled Staff Development in Mental Retardation Services: A Practical Handbook, this second edition, in an easier-to-use format, gives service providers helpful strategies for increasing effectiveness and maintaining well-being while working in the rewarding yet challenging field of human services. Filled with answers to pertinent questions about service development, delivery, and assessment, this intuitive guide also offers guidelines for working with families, coping with stress and burnout, and enhancing service management and quality.

Developing Staff Competencies for Supporting People with Developmental Disabilities: An Orientation Handbook

Gardner "Ph.D. M.A.S.", James

Chapman M.Ed., Michael

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Early intervention professionals will turn to this informative book for a deeper understanding of how young children cope or adjust to the stresses of daily living. Based on the premise that effective coping facilitates effective learning, this essential guide explains how to integrate a child's developmental skills with daily functional living.
 Step by step, this comprehensive guide shows how to assess coping behaviors, develop coping-oriented IFSPs through collaborative decision making implement individualized intervention strategies, and support parent-selected activities that enhance coping abilities. Also included are detailed case examples, sample forms, and well-organized charts—all designed to help support the efforts of those serving young children.

Coping in Young Children: Early Intervention Practices to Enhance Adaptive Behavior and Resilience

Politics & Social Sciences

Zeitlin Ed.D., Shirley

Williamson "Ph.D. OTR", G.

Sociology

Recognizing that poor management practice, more than low wages or external factors, is responsible for inconsistency and lack of quality in service delivery, this practical book presents the research-validated Periodic Service Review (PSR) to improve staff training and supervision and to translate principles of effective management into concrete practices and procedures.
The PSR is both a system and an instrument, providing home, classroom, supported employment, or other service–setting applications. Using four integrated elements—performance standards, performance monitoring, performance feedback, and systematic training—program directors will be able to mobilize staff, maximize service provision, and meet goals and objectives.
No longer do those "who don't know how to manage" need to manage those "who don't know what to do!" Here is the ideal reference for all administrators and supervisors working in human services or educational settings.

The Periodic Service Review: A Total Quality Assurance System for Human Services and Education

LaVigna Ph.D., Gary

Willis Ph.D., Thomas

Shaull M.S.W., Julia

Abedi Ph.D., Maryam

Sweitzer Ph.D., Melissa

Social Sciences

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