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TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschool
DianeTristerDodge,LauraJ.Colker,andCateHeroman TheCreativeCurriculumbalancesteacherplannedandchildinitiatedlearning,emphasizing responsivenesstochildren'sstrengths,interests,needs,andlearningstyles.Nationallyknown forbeingforwardthinking,comprehensive,andrigorouslyresearched,ithelpsteachersplan andimplementcontentrich,developmentallyappropriateprogramsthatsupportactive learningandpromotechildren'sprogressinalldevelopmentalareas. TheCreativeCurriculumtranslateschilddevelopmenttheoryandresearchintobestpractice, clearlydefiningtheteachersvitalroleinconnectingcontent,teaching,andlearningfor preschoolchildren.Itdiscussesthefivecomponentsofteachingpreschoolchildreneffectively: howchildrendevelopandlearn thelearningenvironment whatchildrenlearn caringandteaching partneringwithfamilies Whatevertheirlevelsofexperience,teacherscanfindthesupporttheyneedtooffer appropriatelearningexperiencesforallthechildrenintheirclassrooms,includingduallanguage learners,childrenwithdisabilities,andadvancedlearners. Literacy:TheCreativeCurriculumApproach CateHeromanandCandyJones Literacy:TheCreativeCurriculumApproachreviewsthelatestresearchaboutearlyliteracy learningandshowsteachershowtocreateenvironmentsandofferexperiencesthatinspire childrentoreadandwrite.Itexplainssevencomponentsofliteracyindetail:literacyasasource ofenjoyment,vocabularyandlanguage,phonologicalawareness,knowledgeofprint,letters andwords,comprehension,andbooksandothertexts. Literacy:TheCreativeCurriculumApproachdiscussessixessentialaspectsofteachingliteracyin thepreschoolclassroom: talking,singingandplayingwithlanguage readingaloud storytelling storyretelling
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writing meaningfulplay conductinglongtermstudies

Guidanceisgivenformeetingthestrengthsandneedsofchildrenwhoareduallanguage learnersandchildrenwithdisabilities.Literacy:TheCreativeCurriculumApproachalsooffers directionsfor38literacyactivities,aLiteracyImplementationChecklist,anduseful observationforms. Mathematics:TheCreativeCurriculumApproach JuanitaCopley,CandyJones,andJudithDighe Preschoolteacherscanbuilduponchildrensintereststopromotemathematicslearning. Mathematics:theCreativeCurriculumApproachhelpsteachersfullyunderstandthe mathematicalconceptsandskillstheywillbeteachingandshowsthemhowpurposefullyto incorporatemathematicslearningintodailyclassroomroutines.ThisbookextendsTheCreative CurriculumforPreschoolbyofferingdetailedinformationabout theresearchrelatedtoearlymathematicslearning thecomponentsandprocessskillsofmathematics planningthemathematicsprogram supportingduallanguagelearnersandchildrenwithdisabilities ItalsooffersaMathematicsImplementationChecklistandusefulobservationsforms. TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschoolinAction!bilingualDVDandUser'sGuide ThisDVDexaminesTheCreativeCurriculumforPreschoolthoroughlyandshowshowteachers useTheCreativeCurriculumtoguidetheirthinkinganddecisionmakingaboutteachingand learning.Eight10 to20minutesegmentsdelveintothelearningenvironment,adayinthelife ofTheCreativeCurriculumpreschoolclassroom,intentionalteaching,planningforliteracy, planningformathematics,integratinglearningthroughstudies,usingacloselylinked assessmentsystem,andbuildingpartnershipswithfamilies.FilmedinavarietyofHeadStart andchildcaresettings,eachsegmentisidealforuseinworkshopsandstudygroups. AParent'sGuidetoPreschool DianeTristerDodgeandJoannaPhinney AParentsGuidetoPreschoolanswersmanyofthequestionsfamilieshaveaboutwhattheir childrendoandlearnduringthepreschoolday.Thisguidehelpsfamilieslearnmoreabouttheir childrensschoolexperiencesandunderstandhowtopartnerwithteacherstohelptheir childrenacquiretheskills,attitudes,andhabitstosucceedinschoolandthroughoutlife.Inclear terms,thisbeautifullyillustratedbookletexplains howpreschoolchildrenlearn thepurposesofthepreschoolcurriculum whysocialemotionalskillsaresoimportant
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whatchildrenlearninpreschoolandhowtheylearnit howeducatorsassesschildrenslearning whatchildrenlearnathome

ReadingRightFromtheStartforBirthtoAgeFive ToniBickartandDianeTristerDodge Thiseasytoread,richlyillustratedbookletshowsfamilieshowtohelptheirchildren(birthage 5)gainvaluablelanguageandliteracyskillsathomethrougheverydayroutinesandexperiences. Familieslearnhowtalking,singing,andreadingwithchildrenhelpthembuildtheirvocabularies, learnaboutconversations,anddiscoverthemeaningofprint.Thebookletalsorecommends booksforbabies,toddlers,andpreschoolers. MathRightFromtheStart WhatParentsCanDointheFirstFiveYears JanGreenbergandToniBickart Mostfamiliesofchildrenunderage5donotrealizethattheycanhelptheirchildrenbuild mathematicalknowledgesimplybydoingeverydayactivities.MathRightFromtheStartshows parentshowtopromoteimportantmathskillsthroughsuchactivitiesasbathing,feeding,and householdchores.Thiseasytoreadbookletsuggestsactivitiesforenhancingchildrenslearning aboutnumbers,geometry,measurement,patternsandchange,andcollectingandorganizing information.Bestofall,theactivitieshelpchildrenmakeimportantconnectionsbetweentheir homeandschoolexperiences.Thebookletalsorecommendsbooksforbabies,toddlers,and preschoolers. TeachingStrategiesGOLDAssessmentSystem Authentic,ongoingassessmentisthekeytoplanningappropriatelearningexperiencesand helpingchildrensucceedinschoolandlife.TeachingStrategiesGOLD,ournew,seamlesssystem forassessingchildrenfrombirththroughkindergarten,centerson38objectivesthatare predictorsofschoolsuccessandalignedtostateearlylearningstandards.Theobjectivesare organizedinto10areasofdevelopmentandlearning,includingbroaddevelopmentalareas, contentareas,andEnglishlanguageacquisition.Explanationsanddetailedexamplesare includedforeveryobjective,soteacherscanfocustheirobservationsandunderstandhowto useassessmentinformationtoplanforeachchildandthegroup. TohelpteacherssupportEnglishlanguagelearnersintheirclassrooms,TeachingStrategies GOLDincludestwoobjectivesrelatedspecificallytoEnglishlanguageacquisition.Thesystemis alsoinclusiveofchildrenwithdisabilities.Teacherscanbeconfidentthattheyarepreparedto meetthestrengthsandneedsofeachchild,regardlessofhisorherdevelopmentallevels. Basedonextensivefeedbackfromteachersandshownbyrecentfieldteststobevalidand reliable,TeachingStrategiesGOLDhasuserfriendlyfeatures,likecolorcoding,thatpromote increasedaccuracyandhelpteachersmanagethecomplexityofchilddevelopment.Helpful strategiesrelatedtoeachobjectiveenableteacherstoadjustsupportforallchildreneasily. TeachingStrategiesGOLDguidesteachersthroughtheyearlyassessmentcycle,eachandevery stepoftheway.
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TheTeachingStrategiesGOLDassessmentsystemhasfourcomponents: ObjectivesforDevelopment&Learning:BirthThroughKindergarten ChildAssessmentPortfolio AssessmentOpportunityCards OntheSpotObservationRecordingTool ObjectivesforDevelopmentandLearning:BirthThroughKindergarten ObjectivesforDevelopmentandLearning:BirthThroughKindergartenisthereferencebookthat teachersusetogaintheknowledgetheyneedtomakeinformeddecisionsthroughoutthe assessmentcycle.Itpresents38researchbasedobjectivesfordevelopmentandlearningthat arepredictiveofachildssuccessinschoolandalignedtostateearlylearningstandards. Explanations,detailedexamples,anddevelopmentalprogressionshelpteachersdetermine whatchildrencurrentlyknowandcandoandwhatstepschildrenarereadytotakenext. ObjectivesforDevelopment&Learningprovidesmuchmorethanjustadescriptionofeach objective.Itexplainstheassessmentofyoungchildrenintermsofwhat,why,andhow. Comprehensivesummariesofimportantresearchfindingsrelatedtoeachobjectivehelp teachersunderstandwhatobjectivesareimportantandwhy.ObjectivesforDevelopment& Learningexplainshowtoobserveanddocumentwhatchildrenknowandcando,howtoanalyze factsandrespondtochildren,howtousethesystemtools,howtosummarizeand communicatetheirfindings,andhowtoplan.Thepracticalstrategiespresentedforeach objectivealsoshowteachershowtohelpchildrenprogress. ChildAssessmentPortfolio AstheyusetheChildAssessmentPortfolio,teachersanalyze,interpret,andevaluatethe informationtheycollected.Atspecificcheckpointsduringtheyear,teachersrecordtheir assessmentdecisions,enablingthemtoseetheentireyearsprogresseasilybylookinginone convenientlocation.ColorcodeddevelopmentalprogressionsintheChildAssessmentPortfolio guideteachersastheymaketheirassessmentdecisions.Eachpageiscrossreferencedwith ObjectivesforDevelopment&Learning,givingteachersawealthofdetailedinformationfor interpretingtheirobservationsandmakingaccuratedecisions. AssessmentOpportunityCards AssessmentOpportunityCards,anoptionalresource,explain10short,playful,curriculum embeddedclassroomexperiencesduringwhichteacherscanfocustheirobservationson particularobjectivesforliteracyandnumeracy.Supportingadditionalopportunitiesforteachers toobservechildrensstrengths,theseAssessmentOpportunityCardshelpteachersroundout theinformationtheyneedtomakeaccurateassessmentdecisions. OnTheSpotObservationRecordingTool Anoptionalchecklist,theOntheSpotObservationRecordingTool,helpsteacherscapture informationaboutselectedobjectivesquicklyandaccurately.Forusewithchildrenoneonone

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orinagroup,theOntheSpotObservationRecordingTooleliminatestheneedforteachersto createtheirownchecklistsandgivesthemmoretimetointeractwithchildren. MovingBeyondtheDevelopmentalContinuum:TeachingStrategiesGOLD MovingBeyondtheDevelopmentalContinuum:TeachingStrategiesGOLDshowshowto connectcontent,teaching,andlearninginliteracy,math,science,socialstudies,thearts,and technology,anditpresentstheobjectivesfordevelopmentandlearningineachofthoseareas. Itthenshowshowchildrensexperiencesintheinterestareasandtheoutdoorsarerelatedto particularobjectivesfordevelopmentandlearningandtoliteracyandmathematicslearningin general.Teachersareguidedtorespondtoeachchildonthebasisofdirectobservationand reflection. FLORIDAVOLUNTARYPREKResearchBase Untilthe20thcentury,littlescientificattentionwasgiventostudyinghowchildrengrowand develop.Inthelast100years,however,awealthofresearchhasbeendevotedtobetter understandingchildrenssocialemotional,physical,language,andcognitivedevelopment.The CreativeCurriculumforPreschoolhelpsteachersimplementdevelopmentallyappropriate practicebytranslatingresearchintospecificteachingstrategiesthatpromotepositivechild outcomes. TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschooldrawsontheoryandresearchtoinformandshapethe Curriculumandtheguidanceofferedtoteachers.Byunderstandingthetheoryandresearch behindhowchildrensknowledge,skills,andbehaviorsprogressovertime,teachersarebetter abletosupportchildrensdevelopmentandlearning. TheCreativeCurriculumphilosophyisbasedonfivefundamentalbeliefsthatarestrongly supportedbytheoreticalandempiricalresearch: Constructive,purposefulplayisthebestvehicleformeaningfullearning Thedevelopmentofsocialcompetenceisakeyfocusofthepreschoolyears Relationshipsarethefoundationforlearning Curriculumandassessmentmustbelinked Familiesareessentialpartnersinchildrenslearning TheCreativeCurriculumdrawsonthelatestempirical,peerreviewedresearchonlanguageand literacy,cognitive,physical,socialemotional,andbraindevelopmentforpreschoolchildren. TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschool,4thEditionandLiteracy:TheCreativeCurriculum Approachdrawonresearchfromover100scientificstudies,includingtheworkofGrover Whitehurst(1998),SusanNeuman(1990,1991,1998),andJosephTorgesen(1998),aswellas researchsynthesesbytheNationalEarlyLiteracyPanel(2004)andtheNationalReadingPanel (2000).Thecurriculumtranslatesfindingsfromthesestudiesintospecificinstructional strategiestoimproveliteracyandlanguageoutcomesforchildren. InastudyconductedbytheU.S.DepartmentofDefenseEducationActivityandmonitoredby QualityAssist,Inc.,preschoolchildrenin10randomlyselectedSureStartclassroomswere assessedforavarietyoflanguageandpreliteracyskills.Apretestwasadministeredinthefall
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of1999andaposttestinthespringof2000.Alloftheclassroomsinthestudygroup implementedTheCreativeCurriculumforPreschool.Attheendofthestudyperiod,participating childrenachievedstatisticallysignificantgainsinthefivemeasuresappliedtothem,comprising languageandliteracyskills,earlymathskills,aswellassocialcompetence.

ProfessionalDevelopmentPlan TeachingStrategiesstronglybelievesthatprofessionaldevelopmentofearlychildhood professionalsisthekeyfactorinimprovingthequalityofchildcare,childdevelopment andlearning.Weoffernumerousopportunitiesforteachersandadministratorsaliketo participateinprofessionaldevelopment:4dayand2daytrainingsessions,webinars, technicalassistance,nationalconferences,DVDsetc. TeachingStrategieswillbeofferingasapartofFloridaVPKplan,ongoingprofessional developmentintheformofaseriesof1hourlongwebinarsthatwillcoverseveral topicsthatwillhelpearlychildhoodprofessionalssharpentheirskills. Webinartopicsinclude: 1. TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschool Givesoverviewofthecurriculumandintroducestheorganizationalstructureofthe materials 2. TheCreativeCurriculumLearningEnvironment Thethreepartsofthelearningenvironmentwillbediscussed:physicalenvironment,the classroomstructureandtheclassroomcommunity 3. ADayintheLifeofTheCreativeCurriculumClassroom Thiswebinarwillshowhowteacherscanaddresschildrenslearningthroughouttheday andbaseinstructionontheirobservationofchildrensdiverselearningstrengths andneeds 4. IntentionalTeachinginTheCreativeCurriculumClassroom Wewilladdressthefourpartsofintentionalteaching: a.Learningispurposefulwhenitisbasedoncontentstandards. b.Learningismeaningfulwhenitisresponsivetohowyoungchildrenlearn.. c.Teachersuseavarietyofsettings:largegroups,smallgroups,interestareas,and routinesandtransitions. d.Teachersuseparticularteachingstrategiesbasedonindividualchildren'sstrengths andneeds. 5. PlanningforLiteracyinTheCreativeCurriculumClassroom
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Thiswebinarwillfocusonshowinghowtocreateliteracyrichenvironment,integrate literacythroughouttheday,planliteracyexperience,assesschildrensliteracy learningandinvolvefamilies. 6. PlanningforMathematicsinTheCreativeCurriculumClassroom Thiswebinarwillshowhowtheteacherscanapplythisknowledgetosupportchildrens mathematicallearning. 7. IntegratingLearningThroughStudiesinTheCreativeCurriculum Thistopicwillfocusonindepthexplorationofscienceandsocialstudiesandhowto implementthemintheclassroomenvironment 8. UsingTheCreativeCurriculumAssessmentSystem Thiswebinarwilldiscusstheimportanceofusingtheassessmentsystemcorrectlyin ordertofullyimplementtheCreativeCurriculumanditwillshowhowtheteachers assesschildrenslearningondailybasisandatperiodiccheckpointsduringtheyear. Itwillalsofocusonhowtheteachersshouldcommunicatewhattheylearntothe families. 9. FamilyPartnershipinTheCreativeCurriculum Thiswebinarwillfocusonhowtheteacherscangettoknowthefamiliesandnurture ongoingrelationshipssothatallchildrencandevelopandlearn TocomplementtheincludedprofessionaldevelopmentTeachingStrategieswillalso offersupplementalcoursetoprovideadditionalprofessionaldevelopmentforEarly ChildhoodEducators.ThesessionwillbeofferedatthelocalEarlyLearningCoalition officesandwillfocusonIntentionalTeaching. This3hoursessionwillhelpteacherstounderstandtheinterrelatedcomponentsof intentionalteachingandhowtheimpactthattheyhaveonchildrensengagementin learningandbehavior.Attheculminationofthesession,teacherswillcreatepersonal plansoutlininghowtheywillusetheintentionalteachingstrategiestheylearnedintheir ownclassroom. Pricing
ToolkitISBN:9781606174241 ToolkitPricing:$2,399.95 TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschool,FourthEdition Mathematics:TheCreativeCurriculumApproach Literacy:TheCreativeCurriculumApproach TheCreativeCurriculumforPreschoolinAction!DVD TeachingStrategiesGOLDassessmentsystem MovingBeyondDevelopmentalContinuumTeachingStrategies,GOLD
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IntroducingtheObjectivesforDevelopmentandLearning

AParentsGuidetoPreschool ReadingRightfromtheStart(2copies)
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