The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years

by Patricia Weissman

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book.The Whole Child, 10/e, written in a warm and engaging style by Patricia Weissman and Joanne Hendrick,is a complete, practical, and hands-on book that uses a developmental domain approach to educate readers about young children from infancy through age 8. The authors believe that physical and emotional health are fundamental to the well-being of children and provide practical methods and materials that address the entire individual, not just curriculum topics.  This text focuses on the "whole child" and what he/she needs from the learning environment in order to thrive. It pictures the child as being made up of "selves" - emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive...examines each of those selves in turn in separate chapters...and recommends methods and materials for enhancing growth in each area. This popular text is unique in that it combines a practical, realistic approach with a firm foundation in pertinent research topics. With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio approach, students learn about quality teaching in a way that is accessible and encouraging to the novice teacher and presented to the reader in such a way that encourages linkage between theory and practice.

496 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[J Jewell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read most if not all chapters throughout my full ECE. Specifically the 3 ECE curriculum courses.
Learned a lot. Had a lot of repeat knowledge as well to really drill it into your mind. Good book overall.


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I read many of these chapter for my ECEA,

Good at certain points and incredibly packed important, applicable information, other times repetitive with similar points.

Overall, I learned a lot from this book all the same, and have 57 pages of notes for my ECEA exam/all ten of the units I just finished.

Excited to find the applicable moments for many of this teaching, and learned all about developmental theories, goals and stages for young children!