Synopses & Reviews
For those wanting to develop or enhance their skills as a child care provider, Caring for School-Age Children is an ideal choice. The book introduces the reader to the people in child care; the children; the families; and then shows how caregivers can help children in various competencies throughout different stages of childhood. Suggestions for designing day-to-day activities, program planning, creating environments that contribute to each child's success, as well as how to implement them, are meaningfully presented. This edition gives insights on handling behavioral and social issues, and how to use community resources and national programs to reinforce center or school based goals for improving quality through accreditation, credentialing, and evaluation. Also new to this two-colored edition are caregiver profiles, helpful web site case studies, and expanded
Review
The caregivers profile is an excellence inroduction to the chapters. The author is easy to follow and clear concepts are developed in the text.
Synopsis
Caring for School-Age Children 4E introduces the reader to those involved in child care; the children; the families; and then shows how caregivers can help children in various competencies throughout different stages of childhood. Suggestions for handling children with special needs, especially Attention Deficit Disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. This book will focus on dealing with children from diverse and difficult situations, and working with children who have been classified at-risk and consideration of today?s changing family dynamics.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Table of Contents
Preface Section I The People in Child Care Chapter 1: Caregivers: Who Are They? Chapter 2: The Children Chapter 3: Families: Where Children Are Nurtured Section II How Children Grow and Develop Chapter 4: Development in Middle Childhood: Physical Chapter 5: Development in Middle Childhood: Cognitive Chapter 6: Development in Middle Childhood: Psychosocial Chapter 7: Helping Children Develop Social Competence Section III The Background Chapter 8: Program Planning Chapter 9: Creating an Environment Section IV The Curriculum Chapter 10: Games and Other Fun Things to Do Chapter 11: Imagination and the Arts Chapter 12: Science and Math Chapter 13: Planning for the Future Chapter 14: Getting Fit, Staying Fit Section V Resources and Regulations Chapter 15: Using Community Resources Chapter 16: Quality and Standards Appendix A All About Me Appendix B Internet Links for Child Care Information Glossary Index