This timely volume provides a constructivist interpretation of developmentally appropriate curriculum in early childhood education. Rheta DeVries, one of the founders of constructivist early education, and her colleagues provide the theoretical rationale and practical advice for conducting specific activities in the classroom. Descriptive vignettes are used to show how children's reasoning and teacher interventions are transformed in the course of extended experience with a physical phenomenon or group game. Throughout the book, constructivist teaching is illustrated and contrasted with the approaches found in three other classroom types.

About the Author

Rheta DeVries is a developmental psychologist, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, and Director of the Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education. Betty Zan is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. Carolyn Hildebrandt is Associate Professor of Psychology. Rebecca Edmiaston is Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction. Christina Sales is a Research Associate. All are at the University of Northern Iowa and the Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education.

Book Information
ISBN 9780807741207
Author Rheta DeVries
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Teachers' College Press
Publisher Teachers' College Press
Weight(grams) 374g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 156mm * 13mm