The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years, 10th Edition original pdf 2019

Written in a warm, engaging style, this book is keenly focused on presenting the emergent approach to fostering cognitive skills in children from birth through age eight. The authors believe that physical and emotional health are fundamental to the well-being of children and provide practical methods and materials that address the entire individual, not just curriculum topics.  Segmented into two Parts (the basics of good early childhood education and supporting the development of the whole child), the chapters in this best-selling resource for early childhood education cover: the definition of good education for young children, working and communicating with families, how to foster creativity in play, providing cross-cultural and nonsexist education, teaching young children with special needs, using standards and assessment in early childhood education, arranging a good day for young children, promoting physical development, strengthening emotional development, enhancing and encouraging social competence in young children, fostering self-discipline and conflict resolution skills, fostering the development of language skills, fostering the emergence of literacy, supporting cognitive development in young children, nurturing the development of the creative self, and developing the whole child by integrating the five selves through the curriculum, and becoming a “whole teacher.”  With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio approach, students learn about “best practices” in a way that is accessible and encouraging to the novice teacher and presented to the reader in such a way that encourages linkage between theory and practice.