This Fourth Edition of Language and Literacy in the Early Years has been fully revised and updated to reflect current professional interests and the latest developments in the field.
Now in its Third Edition, this text provides the background knowledge primary teachers need to plan effective programmes of work and answer children's questions with confidence.
'[T]his second edition book is a welcome contribution to the early years literature base, providing much needed information and a somewhat innovative response concerning how effectively to translate the Early Years Foundation Stage into practice' - Early Years`This second edition of Learning in the Early Years has been fully updated to bring it in line with the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage.
This new book and cd-rom provides a comprehensive training course which follows the structure of the hundreds of training days that Barbara and George have run around the world since 1991.
Taking the discussion about cultural diversity beyond the usual topics of anti-racism and inclusion but without overlooking these issues, this book considers current debates around the alleged failure of multiculturalism, and encourages practitioners to utilise their own cultural backgrounds and experiences as a way of developing their teaching.
In an era where educational disparity poses a significant challenge, this book explores the transformative power of school-to-school collaboration through the development of the Education Group in China.
"e;Individuals who are proficient in science should be able to understand the language of science and participate in scientific practices, such as inquiry and argumentation.
Written specifically for the non-specialist teacher (or trainee) faced with the daunting prospect of teaching French for the first time, Teach Yourself French for Primary School Touch & Listen focuses on core vocabulary and grammatical structures suitable for the primary context.
Praise for the first edition:"e;The key advantage to this book is the way in which it is easy to read and the amount of information it provides with regard to the role of play in supporting young children's learning.
Foundational and accessible, this book equips pre-service and practicing teachers with the knowledge, understanding, tools, and resources they need to help students in grades 4-12 develop reading proficiencies in four core academic subjects-literature, history, science, and mathematics.
Secondary school graduates of the late 1980s and early 1990s have found themselves coping with economic insecurity, social change, and workplace restructuring.
Religious schooling in Canada has been a controversial subject since the secularization of the public school system, but there has been little scholarship on Islamic education.
Despite being a source of continuing interest to educational scholars, research into the literary understanding of elementary school students has emphasized written materials over multimodal mediums such as picturebooks.
Educators have become increasingly interested in the diverse learning environments of young children and the ways in which children and childhood are positioned within those environments.
With the growing strength of minority voices in recent decades has come much impassioned discussion of residential schools, the institutions where attendance by Native children was compulsory as recently as the 1960s.
With the growing strength of minority voices in recent decades has come much impassioned discussion of residential schools, the institutions where attendance by Native children was compulsory as recently as the 1960s.
Despite being a source of continuing interest to educational scholars, research into the literary understanding of elementary school students has emphasized written materials over multimodal mediums such as picturebooks.
Perspectives on Transitions in Schooling and Instructional Practice examines student transitions between major levels of schooling, teacher transitions in instructional practice, and the intersection of these two significant themes in education research.
Perspectives on Transitions in Schooling and Instructional Practice examines student transitions between major levels of schooling, teacher transitions in instructional practice, and the intersection of these two significant themes in education research.
In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country.
In 2016, Canada's newly elected federal government publically committed to reconciling the social and material deprivation of Indigenous communities across the country.
Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world.
Early childhood education is critical for preparing children for success in formal school settings, and as such, is a major concern throughout the world.
Inspired by the idea of documentation as a valuable tool for making learning visible, pedagogical narration offers an opportunity to move beyond checklists and quick answers to a more complex understanding of how children learn, and how teachers might facilitate and support that learning in innovative ways.
Inspired by the idea of documentation as a valuable tool for making learning visible, pedagogical narration offers an opportunity to move beyond checklists and quick answers to a more complex understanding of how children learn, and how teachers might facilitate and support that learning in innovative ways.
This path-breaking book provides a convincing argument for the importance of children's home languages and the benefits of dual- and multi-language learning.
This path-breaking book provides a convincing argument for the importance of children's home languages and the benefits of dual- and multi-language learning.
Mathematics is a core subject and using and applying mathematics in problem solving activities is crucial in enabling children to use their knowledge and skills in a range of situations.
