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OverviewTeachers and child care providers gain the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions on helping children develop the intrinsic motivation to move throughout their lives. Taking into account the growing obesity epidemic and the expanding relationship between physical activity, music, and academic performance, this new book gives readers the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions to guide and motivate children toward a lifetime of movement. More than a listing of activities, this resource presents in-depth information on physical activity and music that allows the early childhood educator to match motivating physical activity and music lessons to the developmental level of the child. The guiding principles throughout the book focus on meeting individual needs, reciprocating environment and curriculum, integrating movement and music, involving family and community, and providing guidance through assessment and standards. Motivating activities coupled with sound background knowledge: More than just a book of activities, this guide thoroughly covers the background knowledge and skills needed for understanding how to make the activities work in children’s lives. Guiding principles for moving through the material: The theme carried throughout the book focuses on meeting individual needs, reciprocating environment and curriculum, integrating movement and music, involving family and community, and getting guidance through assessment and standards. Learning and understanding through example: Chapter opening stories illustrate the concepts, M 2 Fun examples appear throughout, and end of chapter physical activities and/or music teach the standards. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jere Gallagher , Nancy Sayre , Nancy SayrePublisher: Pearson Education (US) Imprint: Pearson Dimensions: Width: 18.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 1.00cm Weight: 0.417kg ISBN: 9780133065688ISBN 10: 0133065685 Pages: 368 Publication Date: 01 April 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Movement and Music Working Together to Create a Healthy Child Chapter 2: Developing Curriculum and Environments for Music and Movement Chapter 3: Music Provides the Rhythm for Movement and Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 4: Matching the Individual, Task and Environment to Enhance Learning Chapter 5: Movement Content During the Early Childhood Years Chapter 6: Dance and Music Healthy Lifestyle Partnership Chapter 7: Development of Gross Motor Skills for a Lifetime of Movement Chapter 8: Fitness and Nutrition Create a Healthy Lifestyle Chapter 9: Movement and Music Broadens Learning Chapter 10: Assessment, Evaluation and EngagementReviewsAuthor InformationJere Gallagher is an associate professor and serves as Associate Dean in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gallagher graduated from Louisiana State University with a doctorate in motor development and motor learning with minors in developmental psychology and experimental statistics. She has extensive experience in the physical activity of children. For over 25 years she developed and directed the Kinder Kinetics Program, a program for children with and without disabilities between the ages of 3- to 12-years of age. The program received the 2008 United Cerebral Palsy’s 2008 Humanitarian Award. Jere has also been the Chair of the Council on Physical Education for Children, the Motor Development Academy and the Youth Sport Coalition. More recently she was a consultant for Head Start – Body Start. All these organization are part of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Active in research, she currently studies the relationship between development of motor skills and participation in physical activity. Her initial research, memory factors that influence motor skill learning in childhood, moved to a focus on attention and the development of balance control in children. A second focus of her research is the relationship between children’s fitness level and cognitive function. Nancy Sayre is a retired professor of Early Childhood Education and Interim Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Clarion University of Pennsylvania. Her doctorate is from the University of Pittsburgh. She has extensive experience in developing, directing, and teaching programs for young children such as the Earl R. Siler Early Childhood Child Development Complex at Clarion University. She has served on the board of the Jefferson-Clarion Head Start, the board of the National Coalition for Campus Child Care, and President of the Pennsylvania Association for the Education of Young Children. Dr. Sayre and Dr. Gallagher had a book, The Young Child and the Environment, published in 2000 by Allyn & Bacon. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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