Authentic Childhood

Authentic Childhood
Author: Susan Fraser
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780766825444

"Authentic Childhood: Experiencing Reggio Emilia in the Classroom" explores the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. The Reggio approach was developed at preschools and infant-toddler centers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, and is an emergent international curriculum. Based on constructionist learning, this text is ideal for students and teachers of all experience levels. "Authentic Childhood" includes inspiring stories of teachers who are transforming early childhood education and teacher preparation through the use of this new practice.

Running Records

Running Records
Author: Mary E. Shea
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0415503795

"Running records support responsive teaching -- instruction that follows ongoing assessment and is carefully differentiated to match children's accomplishments, current needs, and specific interests"-- Provided by publisher.

Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention

Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention
Author: Stephen J. Bagnato
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2007-06-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606237527

Meeting a crucial need, this book provides clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children from infancy to age 6, including those with developmental delays and disabilities. It describes principles and strategies for collecting information about children's everyday activities in the home, preschool, and community that serves as a valid basis for intervention planning and progress monitoring. Throughout, the book emphasizes the importance of enlisting parents as partners with practitioners and teachers in observation and team-based decision making. Special features of this well-organized, accessible volume include recommendations for developmentally appropriate assessment tools and "Best-Practice Guidepoints" in each chapter that distill key professional standards and practices.

Authentic Childhood

Authentic Childhood
Author: Susan Fraser
Publisher: Australia : Canada : Nelson, Thomson Learning c2000.
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2000
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Artificial Maturity

Artificial Maturity
Author: Tim Elmore
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2012-06-19
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1118258061

How to raise kids who can handle the real world Today's Generation iY (teens brought up with the Internet) and Homelanders (children born after 9/11) are overexposed to information at an earlier age than ever and paradoxically are underexposed to meaningful relationships and real-life experiences. Artificial Maturity addresses the problem of what to do when parents and teachers mistake children's superficial knowledge for real maturity. The book is filled with practical steps that adults can take to furnish the experiences kids need to balance their abilities with authentic maturity. Shows how to identify the problem of artificial maturity in Generation iY and Homelanders Reveals what to do to help children balance autonomy, responsibility, and information Includes a down-to-earth model for coaching and guiding youth to true maturity Artificial Maturity gives parents, teachers, and others who work with youth a manual for understanding and practicing the leadership kids so desperately need to mature in a healthy fashion.

LINKing Authentic Assessment and Early Childhood Intervention

LINKing Authentic Assessment and Early Childhood Intervention
Author: Stephen J. Bagnato
Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781598570472

The only book with professional ratings and reviews of 80 widely used assessment measures for children birth-8, the new edition of this popular reference helps you select high-quality assessment materials for your early childhood program.

A Girl from Yamhill

A Girl from Yamhill
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0061756725

Told in her own words, A Girl from Yamhill is Newbery Medal–winning author Beverly Cleary’s heartfelt and relatable memoir—now with a beautifully redesigned cover! Generations of children have read Beverly Cleary’s books. From Ramona Quimby to Henry Huggins, Ralph S. Mouse to Ellen Tebbits, she has created an evergreen body of work based on the humorous tales and heartfelt anxieties of middle graders. But in A Girl from Yamhill, Beverly Cleary tells a more personal story—her story—of what adolescence was like. In warm but honest detail, Beverly describes life in Oregon during the Great Depression, including her difficulties in learning to read, and offers a slew of anecdotes that were, perhaps, the inspiration for some of her beloved stories. For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes, embarrassing moments, and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary’s books, here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them.

Authentic Cariño

Authentic Cariño
Author: Marnie W. Curry
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2021
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0807780715

As the population of Latinx students grows in U.S. public schools and our nation seeks to address systemic inequities, racism, and xenophobia, this counternarrative provides inspiration to those wishing to reinvigorate schools and build a more caring and just world. This book documents the innovative practices, successes, and struggles of a full-service community high school serving mostly low-income, Latinx youth in an economically depressed California city. Based on 4 years of qualitative research, the author examines how educators, families, and community members established and sustained a social justice school that immersed youth in authentic cariño—a holistic blend of familial, intellectual, and critical care. By nurturing students’ moral, social, personal, and academic development, the school produced college-bound graduates ready to be agents of change in their own lives and in their communities. This case study synthesizes and extends scholarship on color-conscious, healing-centered educational care and offers rich portrayals of praxis that illuminate how schools can equip marginalized youth to thrive. “Although directed toward Latinx students, this work will benefit all students! Curry has provided us with a masterpiece.” —Gloria Ladson-Billings, professor emerita, University of Wisconsin-Madison “A must-read for teachers, researchers, and practitioners searching for a deeply authentic model for transforming schooling.” —Shawn Ginwright, San Francisco State University

Authentic Parenting

Authentic Parenting
Author: Bari Borsky
Publisher: SteinerBooks
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 162148047X

Are you finding it difficult to understand your child? Do you feel frustrated because you often end up in an argument but not sure about how you got there? Authentic Parenting can help. By gaining insight into how your temperament and your child’s temperament could be in conflict with each other, you can lean how to work with both yourself and your child to head off misunderstandings, explosive emotions, and sulking. With descriptions of how to identify your child’s temperament, tips for tailoring disciplinary techniques so your child really hears you, as well as suggestions for helping your boy or girl feel safe and secure, Authentic Parenting is a valuable resource for bringing our the best in both our children and ourselves. The authors have provided an invaluable resource for all parents and educators.

Childhood and Nature

Childhood and Nature
Author: David Sobel
Publisher: Stenhouse Publishers
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2008
Genre: Education
ISBN: 157110741X

Presents a collection of essays combining anecdotal and theoretical insights into environmental ethics and human ecology to help foster environmentally responsible students.