Essentials of Child Care and Early Education

Features that this text offers Icons in the text correlate chapter content to the six competency goals in 13 functional areas for students who wish to earn Child Development Associate (CDA) certification. Discussion and examples specifically address children from birth to age 5, the age range covered by the CDA certification process. A scope and sequence chart for each module that displays when and where each CDA goal and functional area is covered in the text. Vignettes open each chapter which set the scene and illustrate theory and concepts covered in the chapters. Chapter Learning Outcomes are arranged in graphic organizers to give readers the big picture for each chapter. Learning Activities and suggestions for Portfolio Artifacts are found at the end of each chapter that extend learning and help students build their professional portfolios. Each chapter ends with annotated Suggestions for Further Reading and Professional Connections and Weblinks to extend learning beyond the text. I find [Essentials of Childcare and Early Childhood Education ] to be a very student friendly text. It is clearly written with numerous scenarios of children's daily experiences to further student's understanding of child development. Professor Carolyn A. Beal Southwestern Illinois College The organization of the material is goodI liked the key terms and concepts as well as the learning activities. They are very appropriate and resourceful. Professor Janie H. Humphries Louisiana Tech University The information on Piaget, especially the sections on assimilation and accommodation and schemas, was excellent. I haven't seen the information on language domains in a text of this type before. It's a nice addition. Professor Carrie Whaley Union UniversityEstes, Linda is the author of 'Essentials of Child Care and Early Education', published 2003 under ISBN 9780205348527 and ISBN 0205348521.