Teaching Young Children: An Introduction » (4th Edition)

Michael Henniger is professor of early childhood education at Western Washington University, where he currently serves as Associate Dean of the Woodring College of Education. Prior to this and other administrative assignments, he taught early childhood education courses at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Central Washington University, Northern Illinois University, and Western Washington University for a total of 22 years. University teaching interests include preschool and primary curriculum, play, learning environments, and family/community involvement in education. While completing his doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Henniger taught preschool children in the university lab school. His public school experiences were in rural Alaska, where he taught first and second grades and high school mathematics.

In addition to numerous articles and presentations on play, playgrounds, parent/community involvement, and technology for young children, Dr. Henniger has authored/co-authored the following books: Working with Parents of Handicapped Children (with Elizabeth Nesselroad); American Education (7^th Edition) (with John Johansen and James Johnson); The Teaching Experience: An Introduction to Reflective Practice;and Teaching Young Children: An Introduction (4^th Edition).

Dr. Henniger’s professional and research interests include promoting the importance of indoor and outdoor play experiences for young children, multicultural toys and games, the role of technology in the lives of young children, and family/community involvement strategies. Recentresearch opportunities have led to a deeper knowledge of integrating curriculum through project learning, curriculum options for infants and toddlers, and health and fitness issues for young children and their families.  

This text provides an introduction to working with children up to age eight, integrating themes of child development, play, guiding young children, working with families and communities, and diversity. Coverage includes historical figures in the field, early childhood program models, planning and assessment issues, and major elements of the early childhood curriculum. This second edition includes separate chapters devoted to indoor and outdoor play, boxed readings on play, margin notes for technology integration, and new multimedia explorations and activities boxes. The author is affiliated with Western Washington University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Provides an introduction to the field of early childhood education, focusing on five foundations of understanding development, play, guiding young children, working with families, and diversity issues. Material is organized in sections on an overview, the five foundations, planning and assessment, and the early childhood curriculum. Includes vignettes, boxes on play and diversity, critical thinking questions, applications boxes, and chapter summaries. Includes b&w photos of classrooms scenes, and color photos accompanying a section of questions on video case studies. The author is affiliated with Western Washington University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)