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This comprehensive and authoritative book by experts in the field, covers a variety of approaches. Students are exposed to some of the major early childhood education curricula as well as the history of the program’s development giving importance both to understand the historical foundations as well as the philosophy and theory behind the applications described. It also addresses current tensions within early childhood education and covers new developments in curricula, methods, and assessment strategies thereby helping readers stay on the cutting edge in the field. Early child special education, working with infants, and the Vygotskian approach to educating young children are each covered in separate chapters. New topics/chapters in this edition: “Early Prevention Initiatives” “Early Development and Education Programs in Public Schools” “Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education” Table of Contents Preface  Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: History of Early Childhood Education in Multicultural Perspective Chapter 2: The Program for Infant/Toddler Care Chapter 3: The Head Start Program Chapter 4: The Portage Model: An International Home Approach to Early Intervention for Young Children and Their Families Part II: Integral Dimensions Chapter 5: Including Everyone: A Model Preschool Program for Children With and Without Disabilities Chapter 6: A Framework for Culturally Relevant, Multicultural, and Antibias Education in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 7: Early Prevention Initiatives Chapter 8: Early Development and Education Programs in Public Schools Part III: Specific Approaches: United States Chapter 9: The High/Scope Model of Early Childhood Education Chapter 10: Tools of the Mind: The Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education Chapter 11: From Spectrum to Bridging: Approaches to Integrating Assessment with Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Classrooms Chapter 12: The Developmental-Interaction Approach at Bank Street College of Education Chapter 13: The Project Approach: An Overview Part IV: Specific Approaches: Europe Chapter 14: Reggio Emilia’s Approach to Early Care and Education: Creating Contexts for Discussione Chapter 15: The Waldorf Approach to Early Childhood Education Chapter 16: Montessori Education Today Chapter 17: The Pyramid Method Index