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EarlyChildhoodEducationECERS-E—THE FOUR CURRICULARSUBSCALES EXTENSION TO THE EARLYCHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE(ECERS-R)Fourth Edition with Planning NotesKathy Sylva, Iram Siraj-Blatchford,and Brenda TaggartECERS-E isused with theEarly ChildhoodRating Scale-Revised(ECERS-R, p.10), an internationallyrecognizedmeasureNEWCryer. It not only complements the ECERS-Rinsights into important aspects of literacy,mathematics, science and environment, as wellas practices related to issues of diversity.See page 11 for full descriptionESCALA DE EVALUACIÓN DE LAADMINISTRACIÓN DE NEGOCIOSTeri N. Talan and Paula Jorde BloomThis is theSpanish editioningBusinessAdministrationScale for FamilyChild Care (BAS,p. 5)—thefirst valid andfor measuring and improving i the overall qualityilychild care settings. The BAS is designed tocomplement the widely used Family Child CareEnvironment Rating Scale–Revised (FCCERS-R,p. 10).See page 11 for full descriptionNEWYoung InvestigatorsThe Project Approach in the EarlyYears, Second EditionJudy Harris Helm heads her own educationalconsulting and training company, Best Practices,Inc., in Brimfield, IL: and Lilian G. Katz is pastpresident of the National Association for theEducation of Young Children (NAEYC) andNewEdition“Everything you couldpossibly need to starta project is coveredin this book, sostart investigating!”—Associationfor ChildhoodEducationInternationalcompletely updatedand expanded tohelp teachers use the project approach in childcare centers; in preschools; and in kindergarten,1st-grade, and early childhood specialeducation classrooms. For those new to usingmeaningful projects. Experienced teachers willfind the teacher interviews, children’s work,photographs (including full color), and teacherjournal entries used to document the projectprocess in actual classrooms very useful.expanded to include these new features: incorporating standards into the topicselection and planning process. nature experiences, withexamples that show how project work isan excellent way to connect children to thenatural world. technology forand digital cameras. toddler projects that reflect ourincreased knowledge from recent mind/and learning. study guide for pre- and inserviceAudience: Early childhood educators (toddlerthrough first grade), childcare providers, andcurriculum coordinators; courses in early childhoodeducation and professional developmentworkshops.2011/160 pp./PB, $24.95/5153-4large format, photosEarly Childhood Education SeriesCo-published with NAEYC (National Association for theEducation of Young Children)ALSO BY THIS AUTHOR: See Author IndexWhat If All theKids Are White?Anti-Bias Multicultural Education withYoung Children and FamiliesSecond EditionLouise Derman-Sparks, conducts workshopsand internationally; and Patricia G. Ramsey,Professor, Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley,Massachusetts, with Julie Olsen EdwardsIn this updated edition, two distinguishedearly childhood educatorstackle the crucial topic of what Whiteand multicultural education. The authorspropose seven learning themes to help youngWhite children resist messages of racismcountry and world filled with diverse ways ofstrategies for early childhood settings, activitiesfor families and staff, reflection questions,a record of 20th- and 21st-century Whiteanti-racism activists, and organizational andNewEditionto date, the authors: the election of the first African Americanpresident and the rise of hate groups. with a particular emphasis on recentchildren enact racial power codes. learning themes in racially diverse earlychildhood education settings, statestandards for preschools and pre-Kclassrooms, and NCLB pressures on earlychildhood teaching. for finding resources and organizationsengaged in anti-racism work.Audience: Pre- and inservice teachers andteacher educators; courses in early childhoodmulticultural education, curriculum, psychology,and sociology.2011 / 216 pp. / PB, $26.95 / 5212-8Early Childhood Education SeriesALSO BY THIS AUTHOR: See Author Index2For full book descriptions, visit www.tcpress.com