Major Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education : Challenges, Controversies, and Insights

Foreword ix Sue Bredekamp Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1(10) PART I Child and Family Issues 11(70) Development Issues Affecting Children 13(17) C. Stephen White Joan Packer Isenberg Young Children's Affirmation of Differences: Curriculum That Is Multicultural and Developmentally Appropriate 30(17) Edwina Battle Vold Perspectives on Inclusion in Early Childhood Education 47(22) Doris Bergen Working with Families of Young Children 69(12) Kevin J. Swick PART II Curricular Trends and Issues Affecting Practice 81(70) Developmental Appropriateness: New Contexts and Challenges 85(12) Shirley C. Raines John M. Johnston Assessing and Reporting Young Children's Progress: A Review of the Issues 97(17) Sue C. Wortham Shaking the Very Foundations of Emergent Literacy: Book Reading Versus Phonemic Awareness 114(12) Lea M. McGee Sensitivity to the Social and Cultural Contexts of the Play of Young Children 126(10) Fergus Hughes Educational Technology in the Early and Primary Years 136(15) Sudha Swaminathan June L. Wright PART III Policy and Professional Development Issues 151(42) Counting the Cost of Caring: Intended and Unintended Consequences of Early Childhood Policies 153(11) Frances O'Connell Rust Global Education: Why and When to Teach It? 164(13) Louise Boyle Swiniarski The Professional and Social Status of the Early Childhood Educator 177(16) Doris Pronin Fromberg Epilogue 193(2) About the Editors and the Contributors 195(6) Index 201