Bringing learning to life : the Reggio approach to early childhood education /

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Author / Creator:Cadwell, Louise Boyd.
Imprint:New York : Teachers College Press, c2003.
Description:xii, 212 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:English
Series:Early childhood education series
Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4803074
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ISBN:0807742961 (pbk. : alk. paper)
080774297X (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • A Brief History of Reggio Emilia, Italy
  • Ideas Integral to the Reggio Approach
  • The Context for Our Work and This Book
  • The Fall of 2001:A Turning Point
  • 1.. January--The Arc of a Day
  • The Start of the Day
  • Beginning with the Kindergarten
  • Moving to the Newport Room
  • Midday
  • The Afternoon
  • 2.. February--The Power of Partnership with Parents
  • Building Relationships: The Parents and the School
  • Forms and Structures for Parent Participation
  • Parents Speak to Visiting Educators
  • Reflections on Our Lives with Parents
  • 3.. March--Teachers Living in Collaboration
  • Learning Together Away from Home
  • Looking at Ourselves Through Amelia's Eyes
  • Organizing Our Work and Making It Visible
  • Growing and Changing over Time
  • 4.. April--Living in a Place That Is Alive
  • Roots: Developing a Sense of Place
  • Transforming Our Spaces: Transforming Ourselves
  • Atelier Room Parents
  • Atelier Metaphors
  • 5.. May--What Are the Children Learning?
  • "The Pattern That Connects"
  • World-Making
  • The Scent Project
  • 6.. June--Returning to Italy
  • Day 1. Meeting the Town and the Group
  • Day 2. A New View of School
  • Day 3. Theory and Practice
  • Day 4. Going Deeper
  • Day 5. A Day of Rest and Reflection
  • Day 6. Nostalgia for the Future
  • Epilogue
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author