Pre-school and kindergarten

This book consists of conclusions drawn from the expertise shared at the Conference on Standards for Prekindergarten and Kindergarten Mathematics Education.

This book deconstructs traditional developmentalist logic around play and explores play in the broadest sense.

Multiliteracies and Early Years Innovation: Perspectives from Finland and Beyond brings together internationally renowned scholars to investigate and reflect upon the significance of introducing multiliteracies in the education of children (0-8 years old) and the challenge of enhancing professional development opportunities of early years practitioners.

Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education.

Supporting Young Children Experiencing Loss and Grief provides early years practitioners and Key Stage 1 teachers with practical advice to support children experiencing feelings related to change and loss.

Understanding Digital Technologies and Young Children explores the possibilities digital technology brings to enhance the learning and developmental needs of young children.

Use loose parts to spark children's creativity and innovationLoose parts are natural or synthetic found, bought, or upcycled materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change within their play.

Drawing on interview data, the authors describe K-3 students' knowledge and thinking about basic aspects of the social world that are addressed in the elementary social studies curriculum.

Reconsidering the Role of Play in Early Childhood: Towards Social Justice and Equity-a compilation of current play research in early childhood education and care-challenges, disrupts, and reexamines conventional perspectives on play.

First published in 1979, this book considers the culture of a multi-racial community through the eyes of six children about to start school.

Child and Adolescent Development is a rich and continuously evolving field that offers a wealth of career opportunities.

Unleash the Magic of Nature's Playthings Imagine a learning space infused with life, where curiosity thrives and imaginations bloom.

Encourage a love of learning in students in grades PK-1 with Early Learning Thematic Lesson Plans!

Speech and Language in the Early Years is an accessible resource, packed full of practical ideas and techniques to support speech and language development in young children.

What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education?

Recent years have seen dramatic developments in the way schools are structured and much greater emphasis placed on managing your school effectively.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of development and learning in early childhood and primary education.

Wie können Gespräche mit Kindern gelingen?

Need to decide when, why, and how to differentiate instruction in the classroom?

Child Observation for Learning and Research is an exciting new text, providing a thorough grounding in the methodology, practice and interpretation of observing children.

Children ages three to eight can make unique presents for moms, dads, grandparents, friends, teachers all of the special people in their lives!

Recognizing the need for increased social justice in the fields of TESOL and English language teaching (ELT) globally, this volume presents a range of international case studies and empirical research to demonstrate how English language instruction can promote social and linguistic justice through advocacy-oriented pedagogies and curricula.

Con mucha frecuencia observamos a nuestro alrededor adultos que se sienten insatisfechos con su realidad, pero apenas hacen nada por cambiarla, personas sumidas en estados depresivos que les impiden disfrutar de los detalles cotidianos de la vida, hombres y mujeres que tienen grandes dificultades para relacionarse con otros seres humanos y se sienten atormentados por los comentarios o las conductas de los demás.

The new edition of this best selling book looks critically at the 2012 Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum and draws attention to issues that underlie the EYFS and the implications for children from birth to five.

The Neglected Childprovides everything educators and caregivers need to know to identify and intervene in neglectful situations, while also creating a safe, nurturing, and protective environment for young children.

Understanding the Reggio Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Reggio Approach.

Primary schoolchildren are frequently shielded from education on sexuality and sexually transmitted diseases in an effort to protect their innocence.

'I found this book to be very useful and would recommend it to all infant teachers, especially those working with children with special needs.

Combining fun, easy-to-do activities with research-based tips and developmental overviews,Raising a Talkerhelps parents and caregivers naturally transform play sessions into meaningful language-learning experiences.

This practical, reader-friendly textbook for preservice and in-service early childhood education and early literacy courses provides "e;how-to-do-it"e; instructions for promoting emergent literacy in reading, writing, and arithmetic from preschool into the primary grades.

Leadership is a core skill required by all early childhood educators, whatever position they hold - whether leading their own ethical and professional practice or leading others.

This collection, edited by leaders in the field of early childhood and multicultural education, is a valuable resource for those studying and working with young children.

Classroom-tested and teacher approved, these activities help children ages three to six learn all about numbers.

Adolescent Realities: Engaging Students in SEL through Young Adult Literature offers a connection between young adult literatures and social and emotional learning.

Self-regulation has been identified as an important predictor of school readiness and academic achievement in young children.

Sustainability is a global issue that urgently needs addressing, and for which the most serious consequences are for children and future generations.

This book captures the now burgeoning research field of early childhood education for sustainability (ECEfS) and comprises insights from an ever-widening and diverse pool of researchers, who are promoting, engaging, and explaining the latest ECEfS research in the light of local, national, and United Nations global policy directives.

This highly popular and accessible text contains a wealth of information about how early years staff can work effectively with professionals and parents to help identify and meet a range of special educational needs.

Inclusion is a difficult, complex issue for which there are no off-the-shelf answers.

The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on K12 education have been pervasive and profound.

Does your afterschool program have the WOW factor?

Digital Solidarity in Education is a book for educators, scholars, and students interested in better understanding both the role technology can play in schools and its potential for strengthening communities, optimizing the effects of globalization, and increasing educational access.

Are children the passive recipients of influence from their parents and from society?

Nature, Living and Growing focuses on outdoor play and how nature can contribute to a child's learning and development.

Visual media offer powerful communication opportunities.

Why should we embrace technology?

This key text provides essential tools for understanding legislation, policy, provision and practice for children in the early years, particularly young children with special educational needs and disability (SEND).