Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Leaders

How Parents and Educators Can Influence and Guide the Learning Process

By (author) Smita Guha

Publication date:

11 December 2013

Length of book:

136 pages

Publisher

R&L Education

Dimensions:

237x151mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9781475802481

Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders is for parents, teachers, caregivers, directors, educators, administrators and all who work with children to encourage learning. This book has examples of effective practices in early childhood education from different countries worldwide. This book will emphasize the different ways that adults can make difference in the lives of children so that today’s children will be well nurtured and will become effective citizens in future. The structure of the book is adapted to the new Early Childhood Common Core. The book has case studies, illustrations, pictures, and tables to help the readers. Each chapter will also have a summary at the end with discussion questions.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Introducing Children to Kind, Caring and Just World
2. Helping Young Children Grow and Learn
3. Home, School and Community Involvement in Children’s Development
4. Understanding Young Children through Observation, Documenting and Assessment of Behavior
5. Curriculum Development and Role of the Environment in Education
6. Educating Young Children about Health, Safety and Nutrition
7. Helping Children to be Successful in Life

In Today's Youth, Tomorrow's Leader, Dr. Guha reminds readersof the tremendous potential of young children to learn, and affirms 'developmentally appropriate' ways to assist them to develop cognitive, social, and emotional competencies. Specifically, she highlights the ways caretakers can engage, motivate, and support children to acquire and practice evolving skills and understandings, and nurture their sense of responsibility and ownership for learning. Dr. Guha's practical and explicit recommendations are refreshing to read, and easy to implement, modify, or extend. She has provided future directions for teaching and learning in the early years.