Creating Environments for Learning: Birth to Age Eight, 3rd Edition

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Key content changes include:

• Additional sections on meeting the needs of K-3 children were added to many chapters to help students understand how this philosophy applies to children in elementary schools.
• Updated research includes 20 percent new citations and 180 new research references.
• 36 new or updated figures and tables call attention to timely, important information. (For example, a new figure on strategies for working with dual language learners helps students meet the needs of this increasingly present group.)
• Additional emphasis on the Common Core State Standards and new curriculum standards has been added. For example, new national standards on the arts were incorporated into the music and art chapters, and dance was added to the music chapter.
• A fresh, up-to-date look at technology includes an updated chapter on technology and the integration of technology resources throughout the text to show how role of technology in the learning process and to help students understand how to use it effectively.
• Create Your Own sections in most chapters provide photos and directions for creating inexpensive, durable, age-appropriate, hands-on teaching tools that are rich in play value. For example, Create Your Own Ball Roll uses empty water bottles and magnetic tape and an auto magnetic drip pan to allow children to experiment with different patterns as they arrange the ball rolls.
• A pop-up Glossary allows students to easily check or clarify the meaning of terms they encounter in the text.

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  • End-of-Chapter Self-Check. A multiple-choice format Chapter Quiz with objective feedback to their responses lets students assess their overall understanding of chapter concepts.