A Practical Guide to Early Childhood Curriculum: Linking Thematic, Emergent, and Skill-Based Planning to Children's Outcomes » (REV)

@AUTHBIO= Evelyn Petersen is a nationally known, award-winning parenting columnist and child and family advocate. She is an active consultant, a public speaker, an early childhood educator and an author. Her weekly "Parent Talk" column has been carried on the Knight Ridder Tribune News Wire since 1987, and is distributed to more than 300 newspapers nationwide. Petersen holds degrees in Child Development, Family Life and Education from both Purdue and Central Michigan Universities. Throughout her 40 years of teaching, she has worked with children, parents and teachers from pre-school to post-graduate levels. In the past 18 years, she has done in depth training for teachers and parents in hundreds of early childhood and Head Start programs in 30 states. She has been a federal compliance reviewer of well over 100 Head Start programs in 18 states and 14 Tribal Nations.

Petersen (early childhood, Bays Mill Community College) presents the new edition of her textbook that applies child development principles to curriculum planning. She emphasizes the integration of interest- based and skills-based curriculum ideas and individualized planning. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR