Bringing Learning to Life: The Reggio Approach to Early Childhood Education
(Part of the Early Childhood Education Series)
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Book Overview
Building on her enormously popular book, Bringing Reggio Emilia Home , Louise Cadwell helps American educators understand what it means to use ideas from the Reggio Approach in their classrooms. In new and dynamic ways, Cadwell once again takes readers inside the day-to-day practice of a group of early childhood educators. This time she describes the growth and evolution of the work in the St. Louis Reggio Collaborative over the past 10 years. Bringing Learning to Life: Addresses the fundamental principles of the Reggio Approach as they are experienced in the daily life of three American schools that have attained a very high level of understanding and practice. Uses an engaging, journal-style format to describe real-life classrooms, including details on the flow of the day, parent participation, teacher collaboration, the importance of the environment, documenting students' work, and assessment. Features many illustrations of children's work as well as photos of "Reggio-inspired" classroom interiors and art materials, including some in full color. Recounts the significant highlights of the author's week-long visit to Reggio Emilia, illustrating connections with the work being done in the St. Louis schools.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807742961
ISBN13:9780807742969
Release Date:December 2002
Publisher:Teachers College Press
Length:224 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 10.1"
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3 ratings
My mom's amazing book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
With Louise being my mother I am biased. However I read the book purely out of curiosity to be able to understand what my mom has been doing all these years. To my surprise I came away with a much broader understanding of the Reggio Emilia approach as well as of my mother.
A must have!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Louise Boyd Cadwell had done an exceptional job in bringing the reader into a school using the Reggio Approach. "Bringing Learning to Life" is a practical view of the everyday learning that can happen in a classroom. Cadwell's vivid descriptions of her honest thoughts, activities with the students, and the collaboration that goes on between the teacher makes one feel as if they are right there in the classroom. The pictures help intensify that feeling of first hand participation in this school. Cadwell isn't afraid of sharing with the reader their shortcomings and this helps the reader realize that the Reggio Approach is one of constant change. If the reader didn't know about the Reggio Approach, after reading "Bringing Learning to Life" they would.
Wonderful follow up to "Bringing Reggio Home" by Cadwell
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
I would highly recommend it for anyone interested in finding out more about the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education. While it can stand on its own, it is much better read as a follow up to Louise Cadwell's first book "Bringing Reggio Home" or after reading other resources on Reggio. I enjoyed the practical implications of connecting Reggio approach to classrooms in the United States, and found the colorful photographs a great resource!
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