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The Children's Music Studio is the first book that provides music
teachers, parents and early childhood educators a wealth of
materials and a clear roadmap for applying Reggio Emilia principles
and practices to preschool and early childhood music education.
Drawing on Professor Hanna's extensive experience researching and
teaching in Reggio- inspired music classrooms, this pioneering book
provides a comprehensive and in-depth manual for designing music
ateliers-hands-on studios that capture the imagination and
creativity of children. Informed by the cutting edge research on
music learning, this practical guide includes detailed studio
plans, examples of Reggio-inspired music studio explorations and
documentation of children's work in music studios. In this book you
will: - Learn why the Reggio approach is considered one of the best
educational approaches in the world. - Discover how children can
naturally learn music through the studio approach, drawing on the
poetic languages and the power of collaborative environments. - See
detailed examples and documentation of project-based studio
learning. - Understand how music learning increases overall
artistic and academic literacy across the curriculum. - Learn how
to develop customized projects for your classroom that will teach
children to think and communicate fluently through music and sound.
Early childhood and elementary music teachers will find this book
especially useful as it provides innovative ideas for
Reggio-inspired music teaching and learning techniques that can be
integrated into the existing curriculum. Music teachers will learn
how to balance multiple roles of researcher, professional artist
and co-learner for delivering high quality musical experiences
using the Reggio-inspired studio approach. Detailed examples and
templates show how teachers can design music studios, along with
clear instructions for observing and documenting children's musical
learning. The Children's Music Studio also provides a unique
theoretical framework for using music in the studio based on music
materials, musical modalities and processes, which align with the
Common Core Arts Standards.
The Second Edition of Teaching Music to Students with Special Needs
offers updated accounts of music educators' experiences, featured
as vignettes throughout the book. An accompanying Practical
Resource includes lesson plans, worksheets, and games for classroom
use. As a practical guide and reference manual, Teaching Music to
Students with Special Needs, Second Edition addresses special needs
in the broadest possible sense to equip teachers with proven,
research-based curricular strategies that are grounded in both best
practice and current special education law. Chapters address the
full range of topics and issues music educators face, including
parental involvement, student anxiety, field trips and
performances, and assessment strategies. The book concludes with an
updated list of resources, building upon the First Edition's
recommendations.
In order to effectively practise as an early childhood educator it
is essential to understand the theories, policies and pedagogy that
shape the discipline. Understanding Early Childhood Education and
Care in Australia provides core foundational knowledge that is
critical for best practice.Part One looks at concepts of childhood
and the development of mass education before examining influential
theories including developmental psychology, sociology, feminisms
and critical theory. Specific approaches are also analysed
including Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Multiple Intelligences and
HighScope. Part Two focuses on the guiding frameworks and policies
in Australia and explores in depth issues affecting Indigenous
children and provisions for recognising diversity and the practice
of inclusion. The final section examines teaching and leadership
and considers curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, building
relationships between staff and families, the care of babies and
infants, the environment in which early childhood education takes
place and the responsibilities and professional development of
teachers.This essential reference will ensure pre-service teachers
develop a sophisticated understanding of how theory underpins
effective practice in early childhood education.
Ready-to-reproduce practice pages-written in a variety of genres,
including articles, biographies, e-mail announcements, and how-to
guides-help struggling readers build comprehension skills.
Companion questions for each passage focus on skills such as
inferencing, sequencing, predicting, understanding story elements,
and more. All of the highly engaging passages are written at
slightly below grade level.
Children will develop word recognition skills, build automaticity,
and improve reading fluency with these ready-to-go pages. Each page
gives kids repeated opportunities to spell, write, and read a sight
word-while completing a fun poem! Poems feature predictable,
rhyming text and tie in with popular themes such as weather,
seasons, all about me, and more.
Ready-to-reproduce practice pages-written in a variety of genres,
including articles, biographies, e-mail announcements, and how-to
guides-help struggling readers build comprehension skills.
Companion questions for each passage focus on skills such as
inferencing, sequencing, predicting, understanding story elements,
and more. All of the highly engaging passages are written at
slightly below grade level.
Follow the journey of Benny Bumble Bee and his friend Betty Bumble
Bee in their adventures. Two stories in one colourful book.
Since 1994, there have been few attempts to address the theoretical
and practical foundations of effective management in early
childhood education (ECE) and the Foundation Phase in South African
schools, yet the survival and success of ECE centres and schools
depends on the ability of education managers to meet the needs of
the children/learners, educators, parents and the community.
Management in early childhood education provides a comprehensive
overview of the management of ECE centres for children from birth
to nine years old. This book is a resource and reference guide
which includes amongst others Internet sources and templates such
as inventories, financial planning, parents' newsletters and
agendas of staff meetings. It focuses especially on the South
African context by referring to appropriate examples and scenarios
of real-life situations in this country as well as the newly
introduced Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements (CAPS). It also
offers practical applications for the many theoretical frameworks
in South African schools. All the chapters in this third edition
have been updated, and each one begins with learning outcomes and
key terms. Management in early childhood education is aimed at
student teachers, educators, administrators and child caregivers.
In this collection of engaging and entertaining mini-comic books,
students share in the adventures of time traveler Scooter McGinty
as he celebrates Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims, rides through
Lexington with Paul Revere, joins Lewis & Clark's Corps of
Discovery, supports women's rights, and more. Includes background
notes and teaching ideas.
Give children playful opportunities to master the top 50
high-frequency words with this engaging collection of "sight-word
trees " These systematic reproducibles give students plenty of
practice with must-know sight words to dramatically improve their
reading, writing, and spelling skills. Perfect for homework and a
great way to get kids on target to meet the Foundational Skills for
Reading outlined in the Common Core Standards For use with Grades
K-2.
Karen Quinn has successfully taught hundreds of parents how to
prepare their children for testing, and "Testing For Kindergarten"
is her ultimate, comprehensive guide to having fun while teaching
to the underlying abilities every test assesses.
Whether your child is going to a private kindergarten or a public
school, he or she will most likely be tested--and placed in
classrooms according to those results. But information about
intelligence tests is closely guarded, and it can be difficult to
understand what your kids need to know.
As an expert who has successfully taught hundreds of parents how to
work with their own children, Karen Quinn has written the ultimate
guide to preparing your child for kindergarten testing. The
activities she suggests are "not "about "teaching to the test."
They are about having fun while teaching to the underlying
abilities every test assesses.
From the "right" way to have a conversation to natural ways to
bring out your child's inner math geek, Quinn shares the techniques
that every parent can do with their kids to give them the best
chance to succeed in school and beyond. It's just good
parenting--and better test scores are icing on the cake.
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