A Developmental Approach to Educating Young Children

This Resource Helps Teachers To Learn How Current Research And Theory From Educational Psychology Can Be Applied To Create Child-centered Learning Environments And Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Cover -- Contents -- Series Preface To Classroom Insights -- Acknowledgments -- About The Authors -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Developmental Perspectives And Educational Practice: Viewing Children And Teachers In The Big Picture -- Chapter 2 - Early School Adjustment: Fostering Children's Adjustment And Self-regulation -- Chapter 3 - The Primacy Of Relationships In The Early School Years: Fostering Relationships -- Chapter 4 - Developmentally Appropriate Classroom Practices: Fostering Learning In The Classroom -- Chapter 5 - Children's Learning In Digital And Natural Environments: Connecting Learning Out Of The Classroom -- Conclusion -- Resource A - Tools For Reflection And Improvement -- Resource B - Professional Organizations And Model Programs -- Resource C - Recommended Reading -- Glossary -- References -- Index.