Embracing Alternatives to Homework in Early Childhood

<p>Providing readers with a robust practical understanding of how young children build knowledge this book offers a critical examination of the ways traditional homework fails young children and how alternatives can better build collaborative engagement with families while supporting learning across all content areas.</p><p>Grounded in culturally sustaining practices the first section breaks down the pedagogies that support deep learning while later chapters emphasize the role of critical and creative thinking project-based learning and student choice in the development of engaging personally relevant home learning experiences.</p><p><i>Embracing Alternatives to Homework in Early Childhood</i> is a critical text for anyone seeking to reimagine homework practices as both equitable and agency-building in PreK-3.</p>