美国早期儿童教育实用导读

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序言

 

脑科学研究表明，幼儿期是大脑发育的时期。从出生到8岁，孩子的大脑比其他任何时候都更快地发展。此外，大脑的早期发育会对孩子学习和在学校及生活中取得成功的能力产生持久影响。尽管大脑会继续发展并转变为成年，但头八年可以为将来的学习、健康和生活的成功奠定基础。如果儿童在生命的最初几年就拥有坚实的基础，那么他们在学校及以后的学习中将更加成功。罗博士在这本书中指出，幼儿教育老师有一个独特的机会来帮助建立这个基础，以改善从出生到三年级的孩子的学习和社会行为。

 

该书讨论了教师如何帮助幼儿准备好正规学习的能力，以及他们如何积极影响儿童的早期学习和发展。罗教授阐述了早期教育领域的一些关键问题，例如：早期学习经历和入学准备方法如何影响幼儿的语言、阅读、早期数学和社交情感技能？如何改善早期机构的实践和教育计划质量？哪种专业培训能最好地支持和满足教师和看护者的职业需求？有效的教育要求教师懂得孩子在这个早期年龄段的身体、智力、情感和社交方面成长的迅速性。年幼的孩子需要感到被包容的安全感和价值感，所以老师必须努力理解每个孩子个性化的成长需求。该书鼓励教育者和父母在相互尊重的气氛中共同努力，以使孩子们可以成为一个具有安全感和自信心的学习者。总而言之，罗博士为早期儿童教育老师写了一本重要而及时的教材，这一定会大大激发新的老师加深对儿童成长的理解，学会看待和尊重幼儿是有能力的认真的学习者和思考者。

 

J. Kevin Nugent博士

美国波士顿儿童医院Brazelton研究院的创始人兼院长

马萨诸塞大学名誉教授

哈佛医学院讲师

 

（写序者为美国著名的幼儿教育专家，系作者罗妮丽的博士导师）

 

Preface

 

Neuroscience research has shown us that early childhood is a time of tremendous brain development. From birth to age 8, a child’s brain develops more rapidly than at any other time in life. Moreover, early brain development has a lasting impact on a child’s ability to learn and succeed in school and life. Although the brain continues to develop and change into adulthood, the first eight years can build a foundation for future learning, health and life success. Children are more successful in school and beyond if they are given a strong foundation in the earliest years of their lives. In this book, Dr. Luo points out that the Early Childhood Education teacher has a unique opportunity to help build that foundation in order to improve academic and social behavioral outcomes for children from birth through third grade.

 

The book discusses how teachers can improve the school readiness skills of young children and how they can positively influence children's early learning and development. Professor Luo addresses critical questions in the field of Early Education such as: How do early learning experiences and school readiness approaches affect young children’s language, literacy, early mathematics, and social-emotional skills? How can the quality of Early Education practices and early education programs be improved? What types of professional development best support teachers’ and caregivers’ needs? Effective education requires teachers who understand that children develop rapidly during the early years physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially. Young children need to feel included secure and valued, so that teachers must work to understand children’s developmental needs on an individual basis. The book encourages educators and parents to work together in an atmosphere of mutual respect, so that children can develop a sense of security and confidence as learners. In sum, Dr. Luo has written an important and timely book for Early Education teachers, which should inspire new teachers to deepen their understanding of child development, and learn to see and respect young children as capable and serious learners and thinkers.

 

J. Kevin Nugent, Ph.D.

Founder and Director, Brazelton Institute,

Division of Developmental Medicine,

Boston Children's Hospital;

Emeritus Professor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst;

Lecturer, Harvard Medical School.

 

 

书作者简介：

罗妮丽（Nili Luo） 博士，美国西南学院早期儿童教育系主任、教授；美国早期儿童教育项目评定委员会评委；美国幼儿教育协会（NAEYC）执行董事（2013年—2017年）。曾出版有《课程设置》（美国国际儿童研究出版社）、《领养父母的行为过程》（德国VDM出版社）、《优秀儿女与分离教育》（美国中信出版社）等书，并在《早期儿童教育》、《早期儿童教师教学研究》、《领养》、《挑战》和《中信》等美国多家刊物上发表教育方面文章。

 

Dr. Nili Luo is the Director and Professor of Early Childhood Education at Southwestern College in the U.S. She was a chief program reviewer for Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (NCATE) and served in the National Association of Early Childhood Education (NAEYC) (2013-2017) as the governor board member at large. She has published many books such as The Intersection of Chinese philosophical traditions and UDL: Exploring current practice in Chinese Early Childhood Classrooms.( Routledge) The Adoptive Parenting Process: A Study of the Experiences of Parents Who Adopt Infant Girls from China. (VDM Verlag) ；Raising a Godly Adult.(CCM).She has published articles in many professional journals in the United States such as "Early Child Education", "Early Child Teacher Teaching Research", "Adoption", "Challenge" and“Chinese Today".

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