Curriculum for Young Children: An Introduction

This brand new book presents basic introductory material on developing and managing curriculum for early childhood education. Designed as a resource for beginning students and as a reference manual for experienced teachers, this text presents focused, sequential coverage on curriculum for young children. Important areas discussed in the book include: similarities in existing approaches to early childhood education, how to meet childrenis needs through curriculum, and planning and organizing curriculum. In addition, the text will help students and teachers assess the wealth of activity ideas available from other textbooks, resource manuals, and web sites.