10 Working with Young Children
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Part 1 The Children and You
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You: Working with Young Yo Yo o un un un Y
Children C 20
Social and Economic Changes 23 23 23
Career Opportunities in Early
Childhood 26
Education and Training Needed to
Work with Young Children 30 30
The Teacher’s Responsibilities 31
Characteristics of Successful
Teachers 3 39
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Types of Early r y Childhood d o T
Programs 48 48
Family Child Care Homes 500
Child Care Centers 51 51
Montessori Schools 52 52 5
Head Start 53
Kindergarten 54
School-Age Child Care 56
Parent Cooperatives 56
Laboratory Schools 57
High School Child Care
Programs 58
Sponsorship of Early Childhood
Centers 58
Universal Pre-Kindergarten 61
Selecting a Child Care
Program 61
Licensing Rules and
Regulations 64
Center Accreditation 65 65 5
Contents
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Observing se e v v Children: A Tool for O
Assessment se e ss s A 70
Assessment 73
Assessment Tools 77
Using Technology for
Assessment 83
Portfolios 84
Guidelines for Observing
Children 855 85 5
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Child h C C Develop ve e o o o pment m p p m p en n t t Princ c ci plesl pl C
and an n d d Theories o ri es es a 90 90 9 9 9
Child Development 92
Brain Development 96
Historical Infl uences on Early Child
Care and Education 101 1 1
Theories of Development 1020 0
Making the Pieces Fit 116
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U Un Un derstandi ta a nd nd i in in g Children Ch Ch h il dr d en from
Birth t h to to to to A A A A A g ge Two 1202 12 12 2 0 0
Physical Development in the First
Two Years 122
Cognitive Development in the First
Two Years 126
Social-Emotional Development in
the First Two Years 133
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Understanding e Two- Tw Tw Tw w Tw Tw Tw o- o- o- - - a nd d
Three-Year-Olds Th T 1404 14 14 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Physical Development of
Two-Year-Olds 1 14 2
Cognitive Development of
Two-Year-Olds 144
Social-Emotional Development of
Two-Year-Olds 147 7 7 7 7 7