Best Practice Curriculum
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Dr. Haim Ginott and Thomas Gordon Dr. Haim Ginott first came to public attention in the early 1960's when his book "Between Parent and Child" remained on the American best seller list for over sixty weeks. His revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet disciplined child rearing and introduced new |
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| communication techniques that would change the way parents and teachers spoke with, and listened to, children.Thomas Gordon is the author of Teacher Effectiveness Training, a blueprint of the communication and conflict resolution skills teachers need in order to foster high quality relationships with their students. T.E.T. is widely used in colleges and universities as a reference book for teachers-in-training. |
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High / Scope High / Scope is a quality approach to children's learning based upon the research of Jean Piaget.High/Scope develops a child's self-confidence by building on what they can do. |
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High / Scope programs construct active learning environments that allow children to choose from a wide selection of materials and activities. |
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Creative Curriculum Creative Curriculum is a tool that assists teachers and caregivers in planning learning centers consisting of drama, blocks, art, science, table activities, sensory experience, music and literature in the early childhood program. Each learning center is designed to provide developmentally - appropriate activities for children and to provide |
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| for each child emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically. The Creative Curriculum® is built on the philosophy that young children learn best by doing. It is built upon theories of development in young children; that all children learn through active exploration of their environment and, therefore,the environment plays a critical role in learning. |
The Philosophies Behind Our Best Practice CurriculumThe following four philosophical principles form the foundation of the Little Leprechaun Academy educational program for young children:
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