Whole Child, The

by Patricia Weissman, Joanne Hendrick

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Description The Whole Child, 10/e, written in a warm and engaging style by Patricia Weissman and Joanne Hendrick,is a complete, practical, and hands-on book that uses a developmental domain approach to educate readers about young children from infancy through age 8. 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. This text focuses on the "whole child" and what he/she needs from the learning environment in order to thrive. It pictures the child as being made up of "selves" - emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive...examines each of those selves in turn in separate chapters...and recommends methods and materials for enhancing growth in each area. This popular text is unique in that it combines a practical, realistic approach with a firm foundation in pertinent research topics.
With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio approach, students learn about quality teaching 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.

Publisher Description

A classic in the field, this practical methods text provides a complete developmental approach to early childhood education giving teachers the specific skills they need to teach the whole child--emotionally, socially, physically, creatively, and cognitively.   Written in a warm, engaging style, the authors present foundational information about the field and working with children from birth to age 8, as well as a strong rationale for teaching the whole child, focusing on the five developmental "selves" of children.  The text's developmental domain chapters begin with discussions of physical and emotional health, proposing that they are fundamental to the well-being of children. Discussions also place children in the context of contemporary family life and the multicultural world today. Throughout, they clearly provide practical guidelines, methods and materials that address the entire individual, not just curriculum topics.  Further, in this day and age of teaching mandates and standardised testing, the authors address how to meet school standards while remaining true to developmentally appropriate practice. With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio Emilia approach, students learn about "best practices" in a way that is accessible and encouraging to the novice teacher. The Whole Child is a sensible methods book that explains how to teach young children in ways that foster healthy development, emphasising all aspects of the child and what they need from the learning environment in order to thrive.

Details

  • ISBN 0132853426
  • ISBN-13 9780132853422
  • Title Whole Child, The
  • Author Patricia Weissman, Joanne Hendrick
  • Format Hardcover
  • Year 2013
  • Pages 496
  • Edition 10th
  • Publisher Pearson Education (US)
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