Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts,
12th Edition

Section 1: LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT: EMERGING LITERACY IN THE YOUNG CHILD.
1. Beginnings of Communication.
2. The Tasks of the Toddler.
3. Preschool Years.
Section 2: LANGUAGE AND LITERACY PROGRAMS: RECOGNIZING DIVERSE NEEDS AND GOALS.
4. Understanding Differences.
5. Achieving Language and Literacy Goals through Program Planning.
6. Promoting Language and Literacy.
7. Developing Listening Skills.
Section 3: LITERATURE AND OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS AREAS.
8. Children and Books.
9. Storytelling.
10. Poetry.
Section 4: THE GROWTH OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION.
11. Language Growth through Flannel Boards, Puppetry, and Dramatization.
12. Realizing Speaker Goals.
13. Group Times.
Section 5: WRITING AND READING: NATURAL COMPANIONS.
14. Print-Early Knowledge and Emerging Interest.
15. Reading and Preschoolers.
Section 6: SCHOOL AND HOME: ENVIRONMENTS, FAMILY, AND PARTNERSHIPS.
16. Developing a Literacy Environment.
17. The Family-Center Partnership.
Appendix.
Glossary.
References.
Index.

• Alison Zimbalist

  Alison Zimbalist's experience in early childhood education has primarily focused on professional development, mentorship, school leadership and curriculum development. She is the former director of Early Childhood Services at the Macks Center for Jewish Education in Baltimore, where she oversaw the professional learning opportunities and provided licensing and best practices guidance for the city's 19 Jewish preschools. She led several communities of practice to strengthen skills and leadership among multiple groups: center directors, assistant directors, teacher-leaders, new educators and educators interested in specific methodologies, topics and practices. She also managed a creative reuse center and hosted hands-on workshops for educators, as well as oversaw an experiential play-space for parents and children. In addition, Zimbalist was the curriculum consultant for PJ Goes to School, Grades K-2, providing literacy-based curriculum and professional learning for teachers nationwide. Prior to that, she founded and co-directed a private preschool in Montebello, New York. Her roots in education began in the mid-1990s in the high school English classroom, where she taught for four years before moving into the curriculum development realm, working as the founding education specialist for the New York Times Learning Network and eventually becoming the education editor and product manager at NYTimes.com. Zimbalist has been a content developer for Scholastic, Insight Education Group, Carnegie Learning, LearnZillion and Public Consulting Group Inc., where she served as a lead writer on the Grade 10 English Language Arts team for the Chicago Public Schools Curriculum Equity Initiative, the central curriculum used in the nation's third largest school district, launched in August 2021. She earned a B.A. in English and a master's in education from Emory University.

• Jeanne M. Machado

  Jeanne M. Machado's experience in the early childhood education field has included full-time assignment as a community college instructor and department chairperson, where she supervised early childhood education students at two on-campus laboratory child development centers at San Jose City College and Evergreen Valley College, as well as child centers in the local community. Her teaching responsibilities encompassed early childhood education, child development and parenting courses. Her experience also includes working as an elementary school teacher, preschool owner/director, work experience instructor/advisor, early childhood and family studies community college and university instructor, and education consultant in public, private and parent cooperative programs. A past president of California Community College Early Childhood Educators and the Peninsula Chapter of the California Association for the Education of Young Children, Machado is an active participant in several professional organizations concerned with the education and well-being of young children and their families. In addition to EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES IN LANGUAGE ARTS, she co-authored (with Dr. Helen Meyer-Botnarescue) STUDENT TEACHING: EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTICUM GUIDE, 7th Edition (2011), and (with Romana Reynolds) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN EDUCATION: HOW TO SECURE YOUR CAREER (2006). Machado received her master's degree from San Jose State University and her community college life credential with coursework from the University of California at Berkeley.

• NEW! Improved integration of professional standards helps students make connections between what they are learning in the text and the standards. Chapters begin with a list of standards and benchmarks to be covered, including NAEYC's Early Childhood Accreditation Standards and Assessment Items (2019); NAEYC'S DAP: Developmentally Appropriate Practice Guidelines (2020); and Common Core Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Icons identify standards-related content throughout, while a complete list of standards appears in the standards correlation chart on the book's inside covers.

• NEW! A stronger emphasis on diversity and inclusion focuses on the importance of respecting and understanding each child's uniqueness and of creating language-rich environments to address the needs of children from various cultural backgrounds, English-language learners and children with special needs. New lists of materials and references at the ends of many chapters provide recommended books for the classroom and readings along with additional resources that celebrate diversity and inclusion.

• Chapter Learning Objectives correlate with main headings throughout the chapter and with the end-of-chapter summary. The objectives highlight what students need to know to process and understand the information in the chapter. After completing the chapter, students should be able to demonstrate how they can use and apply their new knowledge and skills.

• TeachSource Digital Downloads are downloadable -- sometimes customizable -- professional resources that help students immediately implement and apply chapter concepts in the field. By downloading these practical tools, preservice teachers can begin building a library of powerful resources. The downloads are flagged with a TeachSource Digital Download icon.

• Introduced in the text and viewable online, TeachSource Video footage from the classroom helps students relate key chapter content to real-life scenarios. Critical-thinking questions following each video provide opportunities for in-class or online discussion and reflection.

• Insightful Brain Connection boxes spotlight brain-based learning practices.

• A wealth of practical and classic examples of activities -- which can be used immediately -- make the text a useful addition to the student's resource library. These include research-based activities that promote children's reading success in preschool classes.

• Separate chapters on infants and toddlers enhance students' understanding of their communication abilities and of the important role of adult behavior in promoting language growth.

• Thoroughly up to date, the 12th edition uses current research as well as classic findings and recommendations.

Cengage provides a range of supplements that are updated in coordination with the main title selection. For more information about these supplements, contact your Learning Consultant.

Cengage Testing, powered by Cognero® for Zimbalist/Machado's Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts
9780357620786

Cengage Testing, powered by Cognero® for Zimbalist/Machado's Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts, Instant Access
9780357620793

Instructor's Companion Website for Zimbalist/Machado's Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts
9780357620779

Cengage eBook: Early Childhood Experiences in Language Arts 12 Months
9788000041223