The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years

by Patricia Weissman, Joanne Hendrick

The Whole Child, 10/e , written in a warm and engaging style by Patricia Weissman and Joanne Hendrick,is a complete, practical, and hands-on book that uses a developmental domain approach to educate readers about young children from infancy through age 8. The authors believe that physical and emotional health are fundamental to the well-being of children and provide practical methods and materials that address the entire individual, not just curriculum topics. This text focuses on the "whole child" and what he/she needs from the learning environment in order to thrive. It pictures the child as being made up of "selves" - emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive...examines each of those selves in turn in separate chapters...and recommends methods and materials for enhancing growth in each area. This popular text is unique in that it combines a practical, realistic approach with a firm foundation in pertinent research topics. With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio approach, students learn about quality teaching in a way that is accessible and encouraging to the novice teacher and presented to the reader in such a way that encourages linkage between theory and practice.

496 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1997

Reviews

[J Jewell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read most if not all chapters throughout my full ECE. Specifically the 3 ECE curriculum courses.
Learned a lot. Had a lot of repeat knowledge as well to really drill it into your mind. Good book overall.


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I read many of these chapter for my ECEA,

Good at certain points and incredibly packed important, applicable information, other times repetitive with similar points.

Overall, I learned a lot from this book all the same, and have 57 pages of notes for my ECEA exam/all ten of the units I just finished.

Excited to find the applicable moments for many of this teaching, and learned all about developmental theories, goals and stages for young children!