The high-performing preschool : story acting in Head Start classrooms / Gillian Dowley McNamee.
| Author/creator | McNamee, Gillian Dowley, 1951- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2015] |
| Description | xxviii, 161 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Zones of proximal development in Head Start classrooms. Vygotsky's ideas about learning ; Vivian Paley and zones of proximal development ; A curriculum for pretending -- Acting out stories and the common core state standards. Standards ; Learning: the generative kind -- "Doing stories". November stories ; Vygotsky and Mrs. Paley review learning in Head Start -- Beginnings of storytelling and acting. Day two ; Day three ; Teaching and learning in storytelling and story acting -- Changes in development. Batman and his dad ; Explaining change ; A literary community at work -- Looking ahead to first grade. Balanced literacy for preschool and kindergarten ; From three to seven: becoming writers and readers -- Staging stories. Becoming more skilled ; Understanding teaching ; Tomorrow's teaching -- Starting points for teachers. Content knowledge: the imagination in school ; Pedagogy: teaching and learning through stories and their dramatization ; Understanding young children and assessing their learning ; Classroom management reimagined -- Teaching friends. First day in kindergarten ; Last day in Head Start. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Ebook version 9780226261003 |
| LCCN | 2014040937 |
| ISBN | 9780226260815 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022626081X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226260952 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 022626095X (paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB1042 .M36 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |