{"product_id":"9780807776285","title":"The Power of Projects: Meeting Contemporary Challenges in Early Childhood Classroomss","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis timely volume will help teachers on the front line to tackle the challenges they face in today’s classrooms with children ages 3–8. The authors show how good project work can provide solutions to problems that seem overwhelming to many teachers of young children. They offer practical strategies with examples to maximize the benefits of project work in classrooms where teachers face these 5 key challenges: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eOvercoming the ill effects of poverty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMoving young children towards literacy \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eResponding to children’s special needs \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHelping children learn a second language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMeeting standards effectively.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Teachers can respond to challenges and at the same time help to set the foundations for the children’s future by incorporating good project work into the early childhood curriculum.”\u003cbr\u003e —Excerpt from chapter by Lilian G. Katz\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Those committed to excellence in the teaching of young children will find the specific methods needed in this work. The teacher practices that increase achievement are all here.”\u003cbr\u003e—Martin Haberman, author of \u003cem\u003eStar Teachers of Children in Poverty\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123723550960,"sku":"9780807776285","price":17.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807776285_p0.jpg?v=1763744152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807776285","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}