Pre-school and kindergarten

Moving the conversation about young children and digital technologies away beyond "e;good"e; or "e;bad"e;, Susan Edwards and Leon Straker present an innovative perspective to educators, researchers, and communities on how to support young children to learn and thrive safely in a digital society.

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes how children learn and develop best in good Early Years practice.

The firefighters are on their way!

The second volume in this Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries focuses on teacher and family perspectives of early childhood education and care from 19 different countries around the world.

Young children are intuitive, emergent scientists - they observe, raise hypotheses, experiment and notice patterns.

This handbook is the outgrowth of five years of intensive day care study.

This book is an accessible companion for all early years practitioners to explore how mindfulness can be integrated into an early years learning environment.

'I would recommend this book to students and trainees who wish to extend their knowledge and understanding of early years practice beyond level 3.

The concept of inclusion is complex and messy and although many definitions abound it has never been fully clarified in legislation and guidance.

Discover the transformative power of early conversations on racial equity and cultural awareness with Little Learners, Big Hearts.

For effective and safe use, this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook.

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.

Counseling at the Beginning is a thorough, practice-based guide for counselors who serve the mental health needs of very young children and their families.

First published in 1987, this title provides primary school teachers with ideas by which geographical skills and ideas can be introduced in the primary school.

Story S-t-r-e-t-c-h-e-r-s contains 80 age-appropriate childrens books and 240 ways to s-t-r-e-t-c-h the stories in new ways to enhance the learning process.

Das Buch erörtert zunächst das pädagogische Selbstverständnis der Kindertageseinrichtungen als Bildungs-, Erziehungs- und Betreuungseinrichtung vor dem Hintergrund sich wandelnder gesellschaftlicher Herausforderungen.

Developmental Play Assessment for Practitioners (DPA-P) Guidebook and Training Website: Project Play offers a comprehensive assessment of naturally occurring play activities for evaluating young children's developmental progress accurately, so that useful interventions can take place as early as possible.

Diverse Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices explores issues in early childhood education and teacher preparation in five Asian countries: India, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.

Developmental milestones mark the significant progress children make throughout their early years.

Family Factors and the Educational Success of Children addresses a wide range of family variables and a diverse array of family situations in order to understand the dynamics of the multifaceted relationship between family realities and educational outcomes of children.

Create an inclusive classroom for all with these fun and accessible activities for Art, Design Technology and Music lessons.

What comes before phonics?

For effective and safe use, this book should be purchased alongside the professional guidebook.

Literature and Philosophical Play in Early Childhood Education explores the role of philosophy and the humanities as pedagogy in early childhood educational research and practice, arguing that research should attend to questions about education and growth that concern social structures, individual development, and existential aspects of learning.

Learn creative new ways to help children think and discover on their own.

Many early years students and practitioners can struggle with how to observe children, knowing what makes good observations, as well as how to use them and why they matter so much.

As one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle' in everyday life.

Introduction to Early Childhood Education provides current and future educators with a highly readable, comprehensive overview of the field.

With empirical evidence and theoretical critique, this book unveils the myths and debates (e.

The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten.

This book provides early years practitioners with everything they need to implement creative and stimulating methods of working with children.

Focusing on the period from birth to school, this book is about babies' and young children's feelings, their learning; and the ways in which the adults in their lives can support their emotional, social and cognitive development.

Enhance literacy skills, bring the magic of a good book to the classroom, and encourage healthy, active lifestyles in young children with Read!

Investigating the experiences of a group of female students as they journey into and through higher education, and into work with and for children, Journeys through Childhood Studies offers a critical analysis of the intersectional influences and effects of social division on experiences of higher education and career trajectories.

What does it mean to be human?

Children: Rights and Childhood is widely regarded as the first book to offer a detailed philosophical examination of children's rights.

Designed to facilitate professional development and critical reflection in the leadership of services for children and families, this book will enhance the understanding of readers from a range of disciplines and at varying levels of study.

Cultural diversity is no longer the exception in kindergartens today, but rather a lived and experienced reality.

For all those working in Early Years, improving quality experiences for all young children is a priority.

Caregiver-child interactions are critically important in promoting cognitive, language, and social-emotional learning in young children.

Kinder sind neugierig: Sie wollen wissen, wie die Welt funktioniert.

Children flourish in their development and learning when practitioners and parents work together.

Molly mouse wakes to find her Mummy has vanished, so she sets off to find her - meeting some interesting creatures along the way.

Put young learners on the path to a great education by embracing the professional learning community (PLC) process.

For some, life's introduction to death and grief comes early, and when it does it can take many forms.

Speech Bubbles 1 is the first set in an exciting new series of picture books designed to be used by Speech Language Therapists/Pathologists, parents/caregivers, and teachers with children who have delayed or disordered speech sound development, children receiving speech therapy, or by those wanting to provide sound awareness activities for their children.

Digital devices, such as smart phones and tablet computers, are becoming commonplace in young children's lives for play, entertainment, learning and communication.

Designed to help students and educators make critical theory-to-practice connections, this essential volume provides a deep yet accessible approach to infant and toddler language and literacy education.

This volume adds in important ways to understanding the power and complexity of the forces in the lives of children that impact their literacy learning.