Pre-school and kindergarten

Growing Up with Two Languages provides a highly accessible account of the stages of language development, describes and evaluates the various systems and strategies that can be adopted and looks at the problems that can occur when a child is exposed to two languages and cultures.

Growing Up with Two Languages provides a highly accessible account of the stages of language development, describes and evaluates the various systems and strategies that can be adopted and looks at the problems that can occur when a child is exposed to two languages and cultures.

At a time of growing evidence of racism across many countries and cultures, Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years will help those working with young children recognise racism, name it for what it is and help their young pupils understand that difference is nothing to be feared.

At a time of growing evidence of racism across many countries and cultures, Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years will help those working with young children recognise racism, name it for what it is and help their young pupils understand that difference is nothing to be feared.

Based on a rich seam of research evidence, this book leverages value in engaging with scientific enquiry to further understanding of young children's emotional experiences.

Based on a rich seam of research evidence, this book leverages value in engaging with scientific enquiry to further understanding of young children's emotional experiences.

This book reports initiatives to listen to parents and families, to ascertain what families believe and do as they seek to engage collaboratively with their children's educators, and what educators and educational systems might do to facilitate and/or establish barriers to such engagement.

This book reports initiatives to listen to parents and families, to ascertain what families believe and do as they seek to engage collaboratively with their children's educators, and what educators and educational systems might do to facilitate and/or establish barriers to such engagement.

This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to which these countries have managed to meet the needs of children, families, and the ECEC workforce.

Play and the Artist's Creative Process explores a continuity between childhood play and adult creativity.

This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to which these countries have managed to meet the needs of children, families, and the ECEC workforce.

New Words, New Friends is a storybook resource for teachers, librarians and parents to teach young children who speak different languages how to learn and play together.

Nuevas Palabras, Nuevos Amigos es un recurso para maestros, bibliotecarios, y padres para enseñar a niños cómo aprender y jugar juntos.

Children are sponges.

Dominic Wyse and Charlotte Hacking present a ground-breaking account of teaching phonics, reading, and writing.

You may have noticed out-of-school-time care is burgeoning.

The Handbook of Moral and Character Education offers a definitive, state-of-the-art synthesis of leading scholarship in moral and character education.

This invaluable resource helps K-3 teachers deal with restless, energetic students including those with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

303 Preschooler-Approved Exercises and Active Games is written specifically for children ages 2-5 years old.

Have you ever marveled at the wisdom you see in the eyes of a dog?

Gender is complicated and nuanced.

Thoughtfully created learning centers are bubbling with opportunities for active learning.

Every child belongs.

Nature is not simply what we teach.

Loose parts.

Develop children's problem-solving and critical-thinking skills?

Whether you are a teacher looking for ways to strengthen the math learning in your early childhood classroom, an educator in a community of practice who wants to learn more about teaching math in developmentally appropriate ways, or a teacher-educator who wants to offer students an easy-to-use reference and guide for helping young children develop their math competencies and skills, this text will help you make math learning a fun and worthwhile activity in your setting.

Rebuild, Recover, and Reopen You can't stop a disaster from happening, especially when Mother Nature is the force behind it.

The child-care industryessential to American families and to the American economyis at risk of complete collapse.

What can you add to your early childhood classroom that will immerse children in rich learning, reduce challenging behaviors, and develop confidence as well as critical thinking and problem-solving skills?

Now that you've identified the market need for high-quality child care and you've taken the first steps to building your practice, what's next?

Storms, flooding, earthquakes, epidemics, tornadoes, fire.

In the United States, the number of children who come from homes where they speak languages other than English is rising.

Sure, you know that children learn best through hands-on explorations.

Children are expected to read, write, count, and sit still at younger and younger ages.

Every day, 250 children are suspended from school.

Finding the right people to staff your center is challenging!

The authors of the acclaimed book From Biting to Hugging: Understanding Social Development in Infants and Toddlers bring educators another go-to infant and toddler resource in Crying and Laughing: The Emotional Development of Infants and Toddlers.

The Basics of Starting a Child-Care Business,the first book in The Business of Child Care series, walks readers through each step of planning, developing, and launching their own child-care business.

No education professional wants to think about an active shooter on campus.

Sometimes misbehavior isn't what it seems.

The Power of Presence: A Guide to Mindfulness Practices in Early Childhood is written for today's educators who feel pressured by unrealistic demands, are overwhelmed by the daily chaos of early childhood teaching, and seek to find peace in their classrooms.

Communities of practice are an age-old phenomenon representing teamwork.

In a complex and changing landscape of scarce funding, high turnover rates, and differing views about priorities, the early childhood profession needs an anchor.

You've probably seen it: frustration builds, teacher turnover rises, staff meetings become insufferable, indifference breeds throughout the school.

Professional development is important, but early childhood professionals get just as bored, worn out, and disengaged from learning as their younger counterparts do.

Resource books often provide tips and tricks for managing challenging behaviors, but what happens when those tactics dont work?

Take a fresh approach to community service and giving back.

Because their vocabularies haven't yet caught up with their thoughts and emotions, young children often struggle to communicate.

While the visual and performing arts are powerful curricular companions to early STEM experiences, educators may not have the tools and resources to introduce art beyond painting and drawing.