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Bringing Reggio Emilia Home: An Innovative Approach to Early Childhood Education
This book is the first to integrate the experiences of one American teacher on a year-long internship in the preschools of Reggio, with a four-year adaptation effort in one American school. The lively text includes many "mini-stories" of preschool and kindergarten-age children, teachers, and parents who embark on journeys of learning together. These journeys take...more
Paperback, 158 pages
Published
November 1st 1997
by Teachers College Press
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A case-study description of the Reggio Emilia educational style. The author explores what defines the Reggio Emilia method through specific experiences during her internship in the Italian city of Reggio and then the process of applying what she learned of the Reggio Emilia style at an American preschool. I love the emphasis on children being creative, independent-thinkers and it reaffirms my husband's and my decision to start our daughter at a Reggio Emilia based preschool this fall.
This is a first person account of how Reggio Emilio was observed in Italy by the author and her challenges of bringing it to the United States. I enjoy the familiar tone of the book and all the examples she gives. My only problem with the book is it focuses primarily on preschool children and my interest is in a wide range of ages, but that is just a personal preference and there is many gems in this book.
It was tempting to give this one a five, because it gave me so many wonderful ideas. I love the Reggio Emilia approach, and anyone who wants to learn more about it should give this one a read.
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A lot of interesting ideas about early childhood education. I especially liked how much this method respects children's intelligence and the focus on learning through the arts.
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“In the Reggio Emilia preschools, however, each child is viewed as infinitely capable, creative, and intelligent. The job of the teacher is to support these qualities and to challenge children in appropriate ways so that they develop fully.”
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