Learning from Young Children
Research in Early Childhood Music
By (author) Suzanne L. Burton Contributions by Jenny Alvarez, Audrey Berger Cardany, Lecia Cecconi-Roberts, Shelly Cooper, Diana Dansereau, Joyce Jordan DeCarbo, John W. Flohr, Joy Galliford, John Grego, Claire Gri, Hannah Gruber, Christina M. Hornbach, Beatriz Ilari, Julie DergesKastner, Dan Keast, Lisa Koops, Lili M. Levinowitz, Anne McNair, Diane C. Persellin, Alison M. Reynolds, Kathy Schubert, Wendy L. Sims, Amanda Page Smith, Annabel Sy, Cynthia Crump Taggart, Wendy H.Valerio, Krista N. Velez, Ching Ching Yap
Publication date:
21 July 2011Length of book:
300 pagesPublisher
R&L EducationDimensions:
231x156mm6x9"
ISBN-13: 9781607093237
In early childhood, the most important period of learning and human development, young children often achieve developmental milestones in a short time. Learning from Young Children: Research in Early Childhood Music presents research on the importance of fostering musical growth during this period. These studies discuss: _
What a treasure chest of information for early childhood music and movement specialists. I was able to immediately apply learned concepts to the entire range of my teaching—from classes with infants through college courses. Busy teachers can now efficiently access a rich set of research-based anecdotal evidences—sure to inform best practices in both advocacy and daily classroom applications. Graduate students and seasoned professionals alike will recognize Learning From Young Children as a compelling primary resource. Representing the work of some of early childhood music's leading thinkers, this collection could become a lexicon builder, and its applied bibliography is certain to fill literature reviews and to facilitate decision making for many years to come.