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This revised and updated edition provides essential social, historical, and philosophical perspectives in the field of early childhood education. Leading scholars and practitioners examine a variety of today's most significant and challenging subjects, including child development research, play, program models, assessment, diversity, inclusion, public policy, and advocacy. New for the Second Edition: definitions and metaphors for the major terms—trends, issues, controversies, and challenges—that serve as the organizational structure for the book; a chapter delineating the issues on emergent literacy development, such as emergent literacy versus reading readiness, reading aloud versus phonemic awareness, and print skills versus books; and an easy-to-use three-part organization—Child and Family Issues, Curricular Trends and Issues Affecting Practice, and Policy and Professional Development Issues.
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION SERIES Leslie R. Williams, Editor ADVISORY BOARD: Barbara T. Bowman, Harriet K. Cuffaro, Stephanie Feeney, Doris Pronin Fromberg, Celia Genishi, Stacie G. Goffin, Dominic F. Gullo, Alice Sterling Honig, Elizabeth Jones, Gwen Morgan, David Weikart Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education: Challenges, Controversies, and Insights, 2nd Edition JOAN PACKER ISENBERG & MARY RENCK JALONGO, Eds. The Power of Projects: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classrooms—Strategies and Solutions JUDY HARRIS HELM & SALLEE BENEKE, Eds. Bringing Learning to Life: The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education LOUISE BOYD CADWELL The Colors of Learning: Integrating the Visual Arts into the Early Childhood Curriculum ROSEMARY ALTHOUSE, MARGARET H. JOHNSON, & SHARON T. MITCHELL A Matter of Trust: Connecting Teachers and Learners in the Early Childhood Classroom CAROLLEE HOWES & SHARON RITCHIE Widening the Circle: Including Children with Disabilities in Preschool Programs SAMUEL L. ODOM, Ed. Children with Special Needs: Lessons for Early Childhood Professionals MARJORIE J. KOSTELNIK, ESTHER ETSUKO ONAGA, BARBARA ROHDE, & ALICE PHIPPS WHIREN Developing Constructivist Early Childhood Curriculum: Practical Principles and Activities RHETA DeVRIES, BETTY ZAN, CAROLYN HILDEBRANDT, REBECCA EDMIASTON, & CHRISTINA SALES Outdoor Play: Teaching Strategies with Young Children JANE PERRY Embracing Identities in Early Childhood Education: Diversity and Possibilities SUSAN GRIESHABER & GAILE S. CANNELLA, Eds. Bambini: The Italian Approach to Infant/Toddler Care LELLA GANDINI & CAROLYN POPE EDWARDS, Eds. Educating and Caring for Very Young Children: The Infant/Toddler Curriculum DORIS BERGEN, REBECCA REID, & LOUIS TORELLI Young Investigators: The Project Approach in the Early Years JUDY HARRIS HELM & LILIAN G. KATZ Serious Players in the Primary Classroom: Empowering Children Through Active Learning Experiences, 2nd Edition SELMA WASSERMANN Telling a Different Story: Teaching and Literacy in an Urban Preschool CATHERINE WILSON Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget’s Theory, 2nd Edition CONSTANCE KAMII Supervision in Early Childhood Education: A Developmental Perspective, 2nd Edition JOSEPH J. CARUSO & M. TEMPLE FAWCETT The Early Childhood Curriculum: A Review of Current Research, 3rd Edition CAROL SEEFELDT, Ed. Leadership in Early Childhood: The Pathway to Professionalism, 2nd Edition JILLIAN RODD Inside a Head Start Center: Developing Policies from Practice DEBORAH CEGLOWSKI Uncommon Caring: Learning from Men Who Teach Young Children JAMES R. KING Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children, 2nd Edition PATRICIA G. RAMSEY Windows on Le