This book introduces the application of drama and arts-related activities to the teaching of English as a second or additional language in early education.
Following on from the success of Mal Leicester's previous books Stories for Classroom and Assembly and Stories for Inclusive Schools, this book shows how to make use of the learning power of story-time for young children, providing original, themed stories and associated learning activities to promote young children's cognitive and emotional development.
50 Hands-On Advanced Literacy Strategies for Young Learners, PreK-Grade 2 is your go-to resource for lessons, strategies, and activities to foster the key skills and thinking strategies needed to excel in literacy.
Weave a tapestry of play and learning in your early childhood education practicesThe Original Learning Approach is a new reflective practice inspired by Reggio Emilia that allows children to learn and play naturally and at their own pace and can be applied to any pedagogical method, philosophy, or context.
Creating an inclusive early learning program can be a challenge for site leaders who lack knowledge about special-education laws, struggle to create policies and accommodations that meet the needs of all children, and find it difficult to support staff and collaborate with families and the community.
Most early childhood teachers are using learning centers in the classroom, but donot approach them in ways that fully support a variety of learning opportunities.
Smashing Glass Ceilings is the book to help elevate and excite women across the education sector to become confident, successful and fulfilled in their careers.
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.
This companion interrogates the relationship between theatre and youth from a global perspective, taking in performances and theatre made by, for, and about young people.
The Scandalous Neglect of Children's Mental Health: What Schools Can Do makes the case that children with mental health needs are under-identified and under-served by schools and other agencies.
In this stimulating and provocative book the editors have drawn together a diverse and international range of respected authors, each of whom has taken a critical approach to the contentious question of how you define and achieve quality early childhood services.
Early Education Reformed provides a strong foundation of knowledge about aspects of early years education, by summarising the current status and outlining paths of development for now and the future.
The Neural Teaching Guide showcases the innovative practices of K-12 teachers who are effectively applying findings from educational neuroscience into their classrooms.
Since the publication of the first edition, Organising Learning in the Primary School Classroom has been recognised as an indispensable guide for primary school teachers in their quest for more effective practice in the classroom.
International Perspectives on Digital Media and Early Literacy evaluates the use and impact of digital devices for social interaction, language acquisition, and early literacy.
Rulers of Literary Playgrounds: Politics of Intergenerational Play in Children's Literature offers multifaceted reflection on interdependences between children and adults as they engage in play in literary texts and in real life.
Exploring and expanding upon current understandings of early childhood music education, this book provides a much-needed response to the rapid social, cultural and technological developments affecting children's experience of music today.
The violent imagination begins in experiences of violation against the self and grows through the stories, myths, folktales and anecdotes of everyday life.
This evidence-based text explores children's health and wellbeing from birth to adolescence, taking into account the familial, cultural, social, economic, environmental and global contexts of their lives.
This volume demonstrates how the ethnographic approach to research demanded by a 'Literacy as Social Practice' perspective can generate fresh insights into what happens when young children engage with schooled literacy tasks.
This book explores "e;making"e; in the school curriculum in a period in which the ability to create and respond to digital artifacts is key and focuses on makerspaces in educational settings.
Recognising the importance of 'the first one thousand days', from the beginning of a woman's pregnancy until her child's second birthday, this comprehensive guide takes a fresh look at the role of the practitioner in supporting the family, mother and child from conception through to early infancy.
This timely and accessible text introduces, theorises and practically applies two important concepts which now underpin early years practice: those of 'playful learning' and 'playful pedagogies'.
Gracias a la neurociencia, los educadores tenemos la oportunidad de llevar a cabo nuevas prácticas y estrategias conscientes para ayudar a un óptimo desarrollo del cerebro del niño.
Este recurso exitoso provee introducciones claras y directas a las teorías fundamentales de John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget y Lev Vygotsky.
Developing Language and Literacy: Effective Intervention in the Early Years describes successful intervention programmes to improve the phonological skills, vocabulary, and grammar of young children at risk of reading difficulties.
Understanding the Te Whariki Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Te Whariki approach, introducing the reader to an innovative bicultural curriculum developed for early childhood services in New Zealand.
The book you can trust to guide you through your career in the early years, as the expert authors share tried and tested techniques in a range of early years settings.
