Pre-school and kindergarten

Emotional Development from Infancy to Adolescence: Pathways to Emotional Competence and Emotional Problems offers a chapter-by-chapter introductory survey of all aspects of emotional development from infancy to adolescence, from delight, surprise and love to anger, distress and fear.

Gender bias is well established in children by age 6, so creating environments where all children can learn without bias requires an understanding of the components of gender bias and the related challenges.

Offering practical guidance on encouraging creativity in early childhood settings, this much-needed book highlights the importance of the arts and creativity for children's learning, critical thinking, social interaction and self-regulation.

The Reception Year is a special time for children and their teachers.

Celebrating the spirit and need for increased multi-disciplinary working and co-operation in the care and education of children, this book addresses the emergence of a new type of early years professional.

Supporting Student Mental Health is a guide to the basics of identifying and supporting students with mental health challenges.

Witness the magic of open-ended exploration and the wonder of learning through play.

Bears takes a look at these ever popular toys through a range of hands-on activities and creativity.

Professor Dr.

This timely and accessible resource explores the complex relationship between school practice and parental engagement and is a result of rich collaboration between educational professionals, policy makers and innovators in bridging the often-challenging gap between school and home.

Children and Knowledge sheds light on what it is to be a child in India in the contemporary moment and in history.

Citizenship education equips children with the skills necessary to play an active part in society and act as socially and morally responsible citizens.

In this newly revised edition of Understanding Research in Early Education, Margaret Clark demonstrates the continuing relevance of research in the homes of young children and in preschool units.

Movement-inspiring activities reinforce key literacy and math concepts!

Education has become dominated by testing, standards, interventions, strategies and political policy.

What should children and students read?

In the thoroughly updated second edition of this unique book, Catherine McBride examines how the languages we know help structure the process of becoming literate.

As the world comes to grips with what it means to be literate in the twenty-first century, Understanding and Supporting Young Writers from Birth to 8 provides practitioners with the skills and knowledge they need to support young children effectively as they learn to write.

Understanding Research in Early Childhood Education: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods prepares readers to be informed consumers of early childhood research.

With the introduction of the new Early Years Foundation Stage in 2008, practitioners need to be able to meet the needs of all young children in the six areas of learning - one of which is communication, language and literacy.

In the early years sector all practitioners are now expected to engage in work-based research, as a means of improving practice and demonstrating leadership.

Education, according to John Dewey, should be viewed as dynamic and ongoing with direct teaching of integrated content knowledge.

John and Elizabeth Newson investigate the upbringing of seven hundred Nottingham children as they reach the age of four.

Young children are naturally interested in their world.

This book contests a tradition and convention in educational thinking that dichotomises children and curriculum, by developing the notion of re(con)ceiving children in curriculum.

Postdigital Play and Global Education: Reconfiguring Research is a re-turn to a large-scale, international project on children's digital play.

A crucial contemporary dynamic around children and young people in the Global North is the multiple ways that have emerged to monitor their development, behaviour and character.

For effective use, this book should be purchased alongside the accompanying storybook, Maya's ACE Adventures!

Phonics for Pupils with Special Educational Needs is a complete, structured, multisensory programme for teaching reading and spelling, making it fun and accessible for all.

Who are the key thinkers in education?

Drawing from an array of international scholars' practical experiences, Collaborative Cross-Cultural Research Methodologies in Early Care and Education Contexts demonstrates how to conduct collaborative cross-cultural research and investigates the field's nuances and dilemmas.

Monsters Under the Bed is an essential text focussing on critical and contemporary issues surrounding writing for 'early years' children.

Parental involvement in children's education is a subject of growing interest and recent legislation in both the UK and USA has given formal recognition of parents' rights.

Das Buch bietet verschiedenen Berufsgruppen des frühkindlichen Bereiches wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und praktisch-methodische Empfehlungen für einzelne Bildungsbereiche.

Developing Early Communication, Language and Learning Skills at Home is full of tried-and-tested, practical activities for children developing their communication, language and learning skills including those with special educational needs and disabilities.

Marta doesn't want Noah in her story.

There are many more children with learning differences and difficulties in our schools today.

Bund, Länder und Kommunen haben den beschleunigten Ausbau der Kindertagesbetreuung für die Null- bis Dreijährigen ganz oben auf die politische Agenda gesetzt.

The outdoor environment is an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential?

Using drama activities based on a range of classic and modern stories, this inspiring resource equips SENCOs, primary school teachers and speech and language therapists alike with simple, practical and effective tools to improve children's speech, language and communication.

Learn how to integrate nature-based pedagogy in this practical and inviting book.

In contemporary educational contexts young children and learning are tamed, predicted, supervised, controlled and evaluated according to predetermined standards.

Bringing together scholarship and examples from practice, this book explores ways in which early childhood curriculum - including classroom practices and community contexts - can more actively engage with a range of social justice issues, democratic principles and anti-oppressive practices.

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

A Therapist's Guide to Adolescent Development is a practical guide to understanding adolescent development and applying that knowledge in therapeutic practice.

This is a much-needed book for educators who want to learn more than just the surface features of lesson study, to deepen the process and learning.

This new text consists of parts of Bornstein and Lamb's Developmental Science, 6th edition along with new introductory material that as a whole provides a cutting edge and comprehensive overview of cognitive development.

*Finalist for Best Overall Non-Fiction and Best Parenting & Family Book in the 2020 International Book Awards!

Recognising multiple cultural, ethical and geographical influences which impact on the development of a child's identity, this insightful text explores the role of early childhood practitioners and settings in nurturing and navigating the child's sense of being and belonging.