Margery,
The textbook title is, "
Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Curriculum and Development in Early Education" by Carol Gestwicki. It is published by Cengage. It is the 6th Edition. What I like about it is it goes through the entire process of curriculum development from observing the children, discovering their interests, abilities, etc., assessing where each child is developmentally, and then planning the curriculum based on that information. It also goes over all the main curriculum models. I reviewed a lot of textbooks, and I like this one the best.
It's pretty expensive, but you can find it in an earlier edition for much less. For example, at Thriftbooks.com, they have the 5th Edition of it available for $7.19. For used textbooks, I don't suggest Amazon because they always sell them for much more than used bookstores do. At Thriftbooks.com, the 4th Edition is available for $5.19, and the 1st Edition is available for $4.69. At Amazon, the price is $31.59 for a used one, but it is for the current 6th edition. For the 4th Edition, it is $6.82. Actually, that is not bad. So you can get it at either Amazon or a used book store. I know the publisher said they are going to update it to the 7th Edition in 2-3 years, and that will make the price of the 6th edition go down, but I don't think you'll want to wait that long. These prices might be different when you search because people are always buying, and usually, there are only one or two copies at that price. I hope this helps!
DeAnn
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DeAnn Jones
Co-Facilitator for the Family Child Care Interest Forum
Discovery Place Preschool, LLC
Stanwood, WA 98292
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Original Message:
Sent: 08-06-2022 09:22 AM
From: Margery Heyl
Subject: Curriculum List
Hi Deann (hope I spelt your name right), That textbook sounds great. Can you share title and publisher info?
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Margery Heyl
Chicago IL
Original Message:
Sent: 08-05-2022 12:29 AM
From: DeAnn Jones
Subject: Curriculum List
I use Creative Curriculum and I love it. I also subscribe to the PreK Learning Without Tears curriculum, but I consider it a supplement. I would not use it as a stand-alone curriculum. It does not incorporate every state's early learning standards. In the State of Washington, it is not an approved curriculum. Creative Curriculum and High Scope are because they have incorporated each state's early learning standards. Owl is not really as rigorously tested and researched as Creative Curriculum and High Scope. I also know that of the states I have lived in and at Universities I have taught in, they usually use Creative Curriculum in the Early Childhood Education department's Child Development preschools where students learn how to teach. I personally like Creative Curriculum the best. I am an early childhood education instructor, and the textbook I am teaching out of includes Creative Curriculum and High Scope in the 6 curriculum models they highlight in the textbook. The others are Montessori, Bank Street, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia. I hope this helps.
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DeAnn Jones
Co-Facilitator for the Family Child Care Interest Forum
Discovery Place Preschool, LLC
Stanwood, WA 98292
Original Message:
Sent: 08-04-2022 04:22 PM
From: Madison Bourne
Subject: Curriculum List
I am just wanting to see what all curriculum options are out there for 3-5 year-olds. I know there are so many, so which ones have you followed, worked with, or heard of? **Mainly asking for private child care center environments.
Ones I am familiar with: OWL, Creative Curriculum, Learning Without Tears, HighScope
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Madison
Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
Mississippi
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