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Getting it right from the start : the principal's guide to early childhood education /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kostelnik, Marjorie J.
Corporate Author: National Association of Elementary School Principals (U.S.)
Other Authors: Grady, Marilyn L.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : [Alexandria, Va.] : Corwin ; National Association of Elementary School Principals, [2009]
Subjects:
Early childhood education > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Elementary school principals > Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Early childhood education: an expanding enterprise!
  • Quality makes all the difference
  • Breaking new ground: getting involved in early childhood education
  • Early childhood education: stakeholders
  • Developmentally appropriate practice
  • What principals need to know about how young children develop and learn
  • Early childhood curriculum
  • Learning centers and classroom routines
  • Assessing young children's learning
  • Early childhood education: family involvement
  • Early childhood teachers
  • Finding and keeping good teachers
  • Physical environments that support early learning
  • Early childhood education: funding
  • Action summary.