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MindTap for Howard/Charlesworth's Math and Science for Young Children, 1 term Instant Access, 9th Edition

Rebecca Howard, Ph.D., Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D.

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MindTap for Howard/Charlesworth's Math and Science for Young Children, 1 term Instant Access 9th Edition by Rebecca Howard, Ph.D./Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D.
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MindTap for Howard/Charlesworth's MATH AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, 9th Edition, is the digital learning solution that powers students from memorization to mastery. It gives you complete control of your course—to provide engaging content, to challenge every individual, and to build their confidence. Empower students to accelerate their progress with MindTap. MindTap: Powered by You.

MindTap gives you complete ownership of your content and learning experience. Customize the interactive syllabi, emphasize the most important topics, and add your own material or notes in the ebook.

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Meet the Authors

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Rebecca Howard, Ph.D.

Rebecca Howard, Ph.D., is an early childhood consultant, professional development trainer and university instructor. She was a faculty member at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where she held a variety of teaching and advising positions since 2000 in teacher education, educational leadership, interdisciplinary studies and theater. She founded the Oxford Early Childhood Center in 1986, and was owner/administrator and lead teacher until the program closed in 2014. While operating OECC, she created the OECC Integrated Curriculum, which was grounded in creativity and culturally responsive practice as foundational pedagogical components of a comprehensive approach to development across domains. She has presented at numerous professional conferences, provided extensive professional development trainings over a wide range of topics, published articles for Childhood Education and Journal of Dramatic Theory and Criticism and authored a chapter on dramatic play and gender performance in the book "Children Under Construction: Play as Curriculum" (2010). In 2023, she authored a major revision of the 12th edition of Mary Mayesky’s "Creative Activities and Curriculum for Young Children," and in 2025 authored a major revision of the 9th edition of Rosalind Charlesworth’s "Math and Science for Young Children," both for Cengage.

Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D.

Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D., was professor emerita and retired department chair in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. Dr. Charlesworth’s career in early childhood education included experiences with both typical and non-typical young children in laboratory schools, public schools and day care centers, plus research in social and cognitive development and behavior. Throughout her career, she was known for her contributions to research on early childhood teachers' beliefs and practices. In 1999, she was the co-recipient of the NAECTE/Allyn & Bacon Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator award. In 2014, she received the Legacy Award from the Weber State University Child and Family Studies Department in recognition of her contributions to early childhood education. Dr. Charlesworth passed away in 2021, and leaves behind a legacy as a deeply respected and valued early childhood educator, author, advocate, mentor and inspiration to many in the field.

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  • MindTap is an outcome-driven application that propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform that gives you complete ownership of your course. You can challenge all students with it, build their confidence and empower them to be unstoppable.
  • ACCESS EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE PLACE. Cut down on prep with preloaded, organized course materials in MindTap. Teach more efficiently with interactive multimedia, assignments, quizzes and more. Give your students the power to read, listen and study on their phones so they can learn on their terms.
  • EMPOWER YOUR STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. 12 distinct metrics give you actionable insights into student engagement. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. Students can track their scores to stay motivated toward their goals. Together, you can accelerate progress.
  • YOUR COURSE. YOUR CONTENT. Only MindTap gives you complete control over your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content, including OER, making it easy to personalize course content to your students’ needs. They can even read your notes, add their own and highlight key text to aid their progress.
  • WE'RE HERE FOR YOU MindTap isn’t just a tool, it’s backed by a personalized team eager to support you. Get help setting up your course and tailoring it to your specific objectives. You’ll be ready to make an impact from day one, and we’ll be right here to help you and your students throughout the semester and beyond.

Table of Contents

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Part I: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.
1. Development, Acquisition, Problem Solving, and Assessment.
2. Basics of Science, Technology, and Engineering.
Part II: FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND SKILLS.
3. Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Concepts and Skills: Mathematics—One-to-One Correspondence, Number Sense, Logic/Classification, Comparison, Early Geometry.
4. Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Concepts and Skills: Spatial Sense, Parts and Wholes, and Applications of Fundamental Concepts to Science and Engineering.
5. Pre-K—Kindergarten: Ordering, Measurement, and Data Collection and Analysis.
Part III: INTEGRATING STEAM ACROSS THE CURRICULUM.
6. Integrating the Curriculum.
Part IV: HIGHER LEVEL CONCEPTS AND ACTIVITIES.
7. Transitioning from Preschool to Kindergarten to Primary.
Part V: MATHEMATICS CONCEPTS AND OPERATIONS FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES.
8. Whole Number Operations, Patterns and Fractions.
9. Place Value, Geometry and Data Analysis, and Measurement.
Part VI: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ENGINEERING FOR THE PRIMARY GRADES.
10. Overview of Primary Science, Life Science, and Physical Science.
11. Earth and Space Sciences, Environmental Awareness, Engineering, Technology and Science Applications.
Part VII: THE STEM ENVIRONMENT.
12. Materials and Resources for supporting STEM in the Classroom and in the Home.

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  • ISBN-10: 821413014X
  • ISBN-13: 9798214130149
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