Individualized Child-Focused Curriculum: A Differentiated Approach

Learn to integrate individualized curriculum into daily practice with this step-by-step guide. Using Developmental Studies, a new tool created and successfully field-tested by the author, implement a truly child-focused and individualizing curriculum, meeting each child where she or he is and ultimately making teaching easier and more rewarding. These user-friendly materials will help teachers reconnect and reengage with each student outside of all the standards that are required.

Gaye Gronlund devotes her time to helping teachers, administrators, and policy makers implement best approaches to teaching and assessing young children. Clients have included the NAEYC, NIEER, the State of New Mexico Office of Child Development and Pre-K Program, the Illinois State Board of Education, and more.

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• Literacy in the Middle Grades: Teaching Reading and Writing to Fourth Through Eighth Graders. (2nd Edition)
• Serious Fun: How Guided Play Extends Children's Learning (Powerful Playful Learning)
• Saving Play: Addressing Standards through Play-Based Learning in Preschool and Kindergarten
• The Importance of Being Little: What Young Children Really Need from Grownups
• Partnering with Families for Student Success: 24 Scenarios for Problem Solving with Parents
• Early Childhood, After School and Youth Program Administrator Competencies: And Self-Assessment Tool
• Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood: Sharing Children’s Learning and Teachers' Thinking
• Families + Educators: Building Great Relationships
• Promoting Health and Emotional Well-Being in Your Classroom