Pre-school and kindergarten

This easy-to-read series provides an introduction to some of the most important early years philosophies and shows how they can be incorporated into your setting.

This easy-to-read series provides an introduction to some of the most important early years philosophies and shows how they can be incorporated into your setting.

While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past several decades there has been a substantial increase in both social and political commitment to children's rights as well as a tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were typically accorded only to adults.

While the notion of young people as individuals worthy or capable of having rights is of relatively recent origin, over the past several decades there has been a substantial increase in both social and political commitment to children's rights as well as a tendency to grant young people some of the rights that were typically accorded only to adults.

The Routledge International Handbook of Early Literacy Education offers a pioneering overview of early literacy provision in different parts of the world and brings together interdisciplinary research evidence on effective literacy teaching to inform current and future practice and policy of early literacy.

The Routledge International Handbook of Early Literacy Education offers a pioneering overview of early literacy provision in different parts of the world and brings together interdisciplinary research evidence on effective literacy teaching to inform current and future practice and policy of early literacy.

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

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

This book explores the idea of a childlike education and offers critical tools to question traditional forms of education, and alternative ways to understand and practice the relationship between education and childhood.

This book explores the idea of a childlike education and offers critical tools to question traditional forms of education, and alternative ways to understand and practice the relationship between education and childhood.

Adolescent Identity and Schooling: Diverse Perspectives examines a range of issues related to student adjustment and achievement through research on student identity.

Adolescent Identity and Schooling: Diverse Perspectives examines a range of issues related to student adjustment and achievement through research on student identity.

Over the past several years, "e;spatial reasoning"e; has gained renewed prominence among mathematics educators, as spatial skills are proving to be not just essential to mathematical understanding but also strong predictors of future success beyond the classroom in fields such as science, technology, and engineering.

Over the past several years, "e;spatial reasoning"e; has gained renewed prominence among mathematics educators, as spatial skills are proving to be not just essential to mathematical understanding but also strong predictors of future success beyond the classroom in fields such as science, technology, and engineering.

The volume addresses the pertinent need to examine childhood trauma revolving around themes of war, sexual abuse, and disability.

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks.

This accessible text will show students and class teachers how they can enable their pupils to become critical thinkers through the medium of picturebooks.

Taking the body as a locus for discussion, Rachael S.

Taking the body as a locus for discussion, Rachael S.

Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves establishing an on-going, timetabled process of circle-meetings for adults and children.

Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves establishing an on-going, timetabled process of circle-meetings for adults and children.

There is strong social and political interest in active citizenship and values in education internationally.

There is strong social and political interest in active citizenship and values in education internationally.

Stories and fantasy play engage all young children and help them to draw connections and make sense of the world.

Stories and fantasy play engage all young children and help them to draw connections and make sense of the world.

This stimulating book sets out to critically explore the notion of men, masculinities and teaching in early childhood education.

This stimulating book sets out to critically explore the notion of men, masculinities and teaching in early childhood education.

This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do.

This engaging book presents some of the ways in which science can describe and explain how and why children develop in the way they do.

Teaching Exceptional Children is an ideal textbook for introductory graduate and undergraduate courses on early childhood special education and teaching in inclusive classrooms.

Teaching Exceptional Children is an ideal textbook for introductory graduate and undergraduate courses on early childhood special education and teaching in inclusive classrooms.

In light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in child development has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists.

In light of recent standards-based and testing movements, the issue of play in child development has taken on increased meaning for educational professionals and social scientists.

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

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

This book provides a reconstruction of Aristotelian character education, shedding new light on what moral character really is, and how it can be highlighted, measured, nurtured and taught in current schooling.

This book provides a reconstruction of Aristotelian character education, shedding new light on what moral character really is, and how it can be highlighted, measured, nurtured and taught in current schooling.

Young children are born into a digital world and it is not unusual to see preschool children intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing buttons.

Young children are born into a digital world and it is not unusual to see preschool children intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing buttons.

Stimulating Emerging Story Writing!

Stimulating Emerging Story Writing!

The characteristics of effective learning - playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically - underpin young children's learning and development and are central to the revised Early Years Foundation Stage.

The characteristics of effective learning - playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically - underpin young children's learning and development and are central to the revised Early Years Foundation Stage.

Would you like to offer constructive, creative and exciting new dramatic learning experiences to the children in your setting?

Would you like to offer constructive, creative and exciting new dramatic learning experiences to the children in your setting?

Do you know how to manage physical risks and encourage children to go out and test their own boundaries without fear or failure?

Do you know how to manage physical risks and encourage children to go out and test their own boundaries without fear or failure?

The Sesame Effect details the wide-ranging work of Sesame Workshop and its productions across the world.

The Sesame Effect details the wide-ranging work of Sesame Workshop and its productions across the world.

What is meant by high quality observation in the early years?