Product Description

This practical text is designed to meet the needs of students, administrators, and teachers of children of all ages who are trying to create effective partnerships with families. It provides an overview of modern families and their complex roles, to sensitize teachers to the diversity and needs of families they will encounter. The text discusses fully both the benefits of creating productive partnerships and the barriers that teachers must work beyond. Practical and effective communication strategies are described, with abundant examples. Emphasis is placed on current developments in the field of early childhood education, legislative mandates in education, and position statements from professional organizations. A discussion of No Child Left Behind and updated NAEYC Code of Ethics accreditation standards for programs and for teacher education supports this emphasis.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14065 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

Review
Carol Gestwicki is an author that writes with the student in mind. Her style is in a manner which students can gain a firm understanding of concepts. The use of the relevant examples to further explain concepts gives the students more realistic perceptions. The use of the Ashley and Lawrence families throughout the text sets examples of families and how texts concepts apply to these two diverse families.

I am really hoping that we can use it starting in the fall. I am going to recommend this text because it offers information that matches the objectives of the course and it is a very reader friendly book.

...I really like the very complete focus on teacher/parent/school/child relationship building in this text.

With regards to children’s behavior, it goes beyond many of the texts that focus soley on classroom behavior management and/or child guidance. It does introduce and goes in-depth into important behavioral concepts and principles

Gestwicki’s book is nice for our online students because it covers topics in a depth that enables the student to comprehend the topic without the aid of the instructor.

About the Author
Carol Gestwicki had been an instructor in the Early Childhood Education program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina, for more than 20 years. Her teaching responsibilities have included supervising students in classroom situations as they work with parents. Earlier in her career, she worked with children and families in a wide variety of community agencies and schools in Toronto, New York, New Jersey, and Namibia. She received her MA from Drew University. She has been an active member of NAEYC for many years, making numerous presentations at state and national conferences. Other publications include more than two dozen articles on child development and family issues, and script-writing and design of 14 audiovisual instructional programs.

Customer Reviews

Awesome Book
Very easy to read. Helpful, practical information. Many chapters with good advice on working with parents. Some information on home visiting. I definately recommend this title.

informative and superb
This book was an easy read and provided a wealth of information
Excellent piece of work!

Great Book!!
I was taking an internet class this semester and the book I received from the bookstore just wasn't answering the questions I needed answered. I searched and searched and ran across this book, but it was $40 on another website. So I looked on Amazon.com and saw it for almost $3. I was so shocked. I didn't believe it was the book until I received it. I was so happy because I was able to complete ALL my assignments by using this book. To put more icing on the cake...I received an A in the class! Thank you for selling this book at such a cheap price.