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| Document Type: | Book |
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| All Authors / Contributors: |
Phyllis Click; Jennifer Parker |
| ISBN: | 0766824411 9780766824416 |
| OCLC Number: | 46314453 |
| Description: | xviii, 334 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | section I. The people in child care -- 1. Caregivers : who are they? -- Caregiver profile -- What do children really need from caregivers? -- What are they called? -- Characteristics of the effective caregiver/teacher -- Education and experience -- The caregiver's role in children's development -- Ethical considerations -- Summary -- 2. The children -- Caregiver profile -- Development of self -- Implications for child care staff members -- Peer groups : "the society of children" -- Implications for child care staff members -- Overview of developmental stages -- Five- to seven-year-olds -- Eight- to ten-year-olds -- Eleven- to thirteen-year olds -- Summary -- 3. Families : where children are nutured -- Caregiver profile --The changing family -- Effect of home environment on children -- Poverty -- Helping children and their parents -- Summary -- Section II. How children grow and develop -- 4. Development in middle childhood : physical -- Caregiver profile -- Importance of understanding child development -- Development and learning -- Physical development -- Height and weight -- Obesity -- Causes of obesity -- Implications for child care staff members -- Health conditions -- Implications for child care staff members -- Motor skills -- Gross-motor skills -- Fine-motor skills -- Differences in motor skills -- Implications for child care staff members -- Summary -- 5. Development in middle childhood : cognitive -- Caregiver profile -- Cognitive theories -- Jean Piaget -- Evaluation of Piaget's theory -- Implications for child care staff members -- Behaviorist learning theory -- Evaluation of behaviorism -- Implications for child care staff members -- Sociocultural theory -- Evaluation of sociocultural theory -- Implications for child care staff members -- Intelligence and learning -- Implications for child care staff members -- Language -- Second language development -- Implications for child care staff members -- Summary -- 6. Development in middle childhood : psychosocial -- Caregiver profile -- Theories of psychosocial development -- Psychoanalytic theory -- Sigmund Freud -- Evaluation of psychoanalytic theory -- Psychosocial theory -- Erik Erikson -- Evaluation of psychosocial theory -- Implications for child care staff members -- Moral development -- Jean Piaget -- Lawrence Kohlberg -- Evaluation of Kohlberg's theory -- Implications for child care staff members -- Summary -- 7. Helping children develop social competence -- Caregiver profile -- Social competence -- Strategies -- Activities -- Conflict resolution -- Strategies -- Activities -- Self-image -- Strategies -- Activities -- Cooperation -- Strategies -- Activities -- Charging children's behavior -- Strategies -- Communications that help change behavior -- Behaviors that create problems for the individual or the group -- The overly aggressive child -- The quiet child -- The overly active child -- ADHD -- The autistic child -- Summary -- section III. The background -- 8. Program planning -- Caregiver profile -- Developmentally appropriate practice-- Holistic vs. academic approach -- Planning for cultural and linguistic diversity -- Antibias curriculum -- The importance of planning -- What should be included? -- Organizing the program -- Independent projects -- Group activities -- Interest centers -- Field trips -- Clubs -- Spontaneous activities -- Community involvement -- Making a schedule -- Summary -- 9. Creating an environment -- Caregiver profile -- How the environment enhances development -- Developing the plan -- Overall design of indoor space -- What should be included? -- When you have to share indoor space -- Overall design of outdoor space -- Safety -- What should be included? -- When you have to share outdoor space -- Summary -- section IV. The curriculum -- 10. Games and other fun things to do -- Caregiver profile -- How games can enhance development -- Games and safety -- Outdoor games -- Activities -- Active games that can be played indoors -- Activities -- Indoor games -- Activities -- Guidelines for having fun with games -- Computers -- Guidelines for caregivers -- Summary -- 11. Imagination and the arts -- Caregiver profile -- Role of the arts in supporting development -- Visual arts -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Discussion -- Music and movement -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Discussion -- Drama -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Discussion -- Summary -- 12. Science and math -- Caregiver profile -- Children as natural scientists -- The process and content of science -- The science environment -- Role of the leader in the science activity -- Physical science : how can I make it move? -- Activities -- Chemistry : how can I make it change? -- Activities -- Biological and earth science : how do I fit in and what is my role? -- Activities : biological science -- Activities : earth science -- Equipment to have available -- Math in child care -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Guidelines for child care staff members -- Summary -- 13. Planning for the future -- Caregiver profile -- Importance of preparing children for the future -- Exploring the options -- Activities -- Guidelines for child care staff members -- Summary -- 14. Getting fit, staying fit -- Caregiver profile -- How healthy are our kids? -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Getting fit, staying fit -- Activities -- Equipment to have available -- Guidelines for child care staff members -- Summary -- section V. Resources and regulations -- 15. Using community resources -- Caregiver profile -- How community resources can support school-age programs -- Intergenerational programs -- Activities for seniors and children -- Activities using high-school and college students -- Community agencies, organizations, and businesses -- Guidelines for using volunteers -- Removing barriers to community participation -- Summary -- 16. Quality and standards -- Caregiver profile -- Changes in goals for child care -- Child care in the 21st century -- Accreditation and standards -- National School Age Care Alliance (NSACA) -- NSACA standards -- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) -- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) -- Credentials -- Child development associate -- National Institute on Out-of-School time (NIOST) -- Evaluation -- School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) -- Summary -- Appendix A : All about me -- Appendix B : Internet links for child care information -- Glossary. |
| Responsibility: | Phyllis Click, Jennifer Parker. |
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