Pre-school and kindergarten

Children are 'hard-wired' to learn and they learn best by being active and autonomous - exploring, discovering, creating and taking risks, in other words, by playing.

The provision of early childhood educational and psychological services has been an area of considerable growth over the past 25 years.

"e;This book has the potential to do for nurseries what Michael Fullan's work did for schools, to re-affirm the moral heart of leadership.

**Nursery World Award finalist** From a leading voice in the early years community comes an accessible, dip in, dip out guide to all the hot topics in the sector.

This book helps you make sense of the data your school collects, including state student achievement results as well as other qualitative and quantitative data.

Play is a crucial component in the development of all children.

Through case studies of individual students and lively portraits of elementary classrooms, editor Diane Stephens and colleagues explore how artful preK5 teachers come to know their students through assessment and use that knowledge to customize reading instruction.

This textbook develops early childhood teachers' capacity to effectively instruct democratic principles to our youngest citizens.

Many people grow up with at least one sibling.

A book that brings the habits of reading to life Great readers are not made by genetics or destiny but by the habits they build habits that are intentionally built by their teachers.

Der Autor untersucht in seiner videobasierten Studie den bislang vernachlässigten Bereich der praktischen Gestaltung des Übergangs in die Schule – und das mit einem innovativen methodischen Vorgehen (dokumentarisch fokussierende Ethnographie), mit präzisen Rekonstruktionen von Praktiken der Übergangsgestaltung sowie des handlungsleitenden Wissens von LehrerInnen.

This is a practical, accessible guide to early years practice.

'What a super book!

The importance of early childhood education has been emphasized by a large body of research that has demonstrated that children's cognitive and socio-emotional development is significantly influenced by the quality of the education and care received from their families and in preschool.

How do you protect young minds from the everyday bombardment of "e;tabloid culture"e; - the malign cultural influences which are so prevalent in today's society?

This insightful book re-examines the concept of student voice through an exploration of children's implicit rights to silence and non-participation.

First published in 1942, Testing Results in the Infant School describes an attempt to measure objectively the results of education in Infant schools where children are free to move and speak and play, as compared with schools of a more formal and traditional type.

Chinese academic traditions take zuo ren-self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation-as the ultimate goal of education.

This guidebook is designed to support professionals with the effective use of the storybook, Luna Little Legs, which has been created help preschool aged children understand about domestic abuse and coercive control.

Now in its second edition, this popular text explores classrooms where technology and critical literacies are woven into childhood curricula and teaching.

Through compelling examples, Brian Edmiston presents the case for why and how adults should play with young children to create with them a 'workshop for life'.

The role, relationships and responsibilities of the traditional 'nursery nurse' have changed markedly within the last 20 years, demanding a high level of skill, knowledge and understanding which pertains to formal international standards.

How do multicultural children and their parents experience the very beginning of their school careers?

The tools you need to teach literacy are all around you!

Diese Studie beschäftigt sich mit dem dramatischen Monolog des Viktorianismus.

Written specifically for education studies students, this accessible text offers a clear introduction to placements and work-based learning, providing an insight into work in schools and education settings.

It is now widely recognized that learners are more successful when they are active participants in the learning relationship.

Using the latest brain research to explore and explain differences in how boys and girls learn, this informative resource provides early childhood educators tools to make the way they teach and their classrooms more boy friendly.

Coping with Dyslexia, Dysgraphia and ADHD: A Global Perspective uniquely incorporates dyslexia, dysgraphia, and ADHD into one volume, offering practical advice on how to manage each of these disorders.

Research has shown that early identification and intervention is crucial and can in fact minimise, and may even prevent, the challenges of dyslexia from becoming too detrimental at later stages of education.

Drawing on participatory action research conducted with students, parents, families, and school staff in a Southwest community in the United States, this volume contests the interpretation of the achievement gap for students of Mexican descent in the American education system and highlights asset-based approaches that can facilitate students' academic success.

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.

The Sociology of Early Childhood brings a new perspective to the field of early childhood education, offering insights into how children's diverse backgrounds shape their life chances.

Have you ever wondered what High/Scope is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting?

Colwyn Trevarthen's seminal work has earned him a place alongside the most prestigious thinkers, writers and researchers into human development.

Understanding the Montessori Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Montessori Approach and how it is used in the teaching and learning of young children.

This fully updated fourth edition of Children in Difficulty explores some of the most common, yet incapacitating, difficulties often encountered by young children and adolescents.

In this innovative book, Amanda Norman looks at D.

STEM Made Simple introduces early childhood educators to the exciting world of STEM.

Children's early experiences of literacy have a major influence on how they continue to learn as they grow older.

This is a comprehensive introduction to social work with children that integrates theoretical debates with a full and sensitive exploration of practice concerns.

Create a warm and inviting place where children feel at home.

Emergent Science is essential reading for anyone involved in supporting scientific learning and development with young children aged between birth and 8.

When a story comes to The End it does not have to be the end of the story.

More than 100 movement activities for early elementary childrenPhysical education is a critical part of every early childhood curriculum.

Tens of thousands of teachers have used this skillfully crafted book to build childrens word knowledge with engaging categorization activities organized by spelling stages.

Have you ever wondered what the Reggio Approach is all about, why it works, and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting?

Reading to your children has been recommended to parents of young children for decades by literacy experts.

How can teaching across the curriculum improve children's learning?

One doesn't have to travel extensively to realize that there are intriguing differences in the ways in which people from different cultures tend to behave.