Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
For students of Early Childhood Studies, questions are as important as answers.
What is childhood? Is childhood the same in all cultures?
How do children grow and develop?
What space do we make for children in our society?
How do adults approach risk and what does this mean for children?
Can...
by Rosaleen Joyce
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2012
This book places outdoor learning in a theoretical, historical and social context of constructions of children, childhood and the use of the outdoors.
Before Head Start
The Iowa Station and America's Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2000
Between the 1920s and the 1950s, the child welfare movement that had originated as a moral reform effort in the Progressive era evolved into the science of child development. In Before Head Start, Hamilton Cravens chronicles this transformation, both on the national level and from the perspective...
by Rory Clark
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2016
**Childhood can only be understood in relation to the multitude of social factors which surround it. **
This book is written for students doing degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines. It offers an introduction to the study of childhood...
Connecting Right From the Start
Fostering Effective Communication with Dual Language Learning
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2016
Connecting with dual language learners (DLLs) is a growing reality among early childhood educators, who need to learn practical, proven strategies to reach these students. Grounded in research and strengthened by the author’s personal experience as a student learning English, Connecting Right from...
by Ian Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Praise for the 1st edition:
'This is now one of my top five education books. .I was absorbed and uplifted by it and my own practice as a teacher will undoubtedly change as a result. Surely there can be no higher recommendation.' - Geoff Barton, Times Educational Supplement
Essential...
by Susan Louise Peterson
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2015
Parents have so many practical issues and concerns for their children that they have trouble getting through much of the information on autism, delays and disorders. Susan Louise Peterson, award winning autism author and school psychologist helps parents look at a number of practical parent issues...
Good Morning, Children
My First Years in Early Childhood Education
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
The first years of teaching are full of any number of unexpected problems and issues that can frustrate even the most prepared early childhood educator. Based on her popular blog, Sophia Pappas' book Good Morning, Children provides an up-close and personal view of the challenges and successes of a...
In the Spirit of the Studio
Learning from the Atelier of Reggio Emilia, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This critically acclaimed, lavishly illustrated book will help educators create the highest quality learning opportunities for a new generation of children. The Second Edition features substantial and important changes, including the addition of new chapters by pioneers of the work that happens in...
Digital Technologies in Early Childhood Art
Enabling Playful Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2017
Through art children make sense of their experiences and the world around them. Drawing, painting, collage and modelling are open-ended and playful processes through which children engage in physical exploration, aesthetic decision-making, identity construction and social understanding. As digital...
Environments for Outdoor Play
A Practical Guide to Making Space for Children
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
'Theresa's book is full of lots of inspiring, practical, 'how to go about it ideas' coupled with thought provoking and sometimes challenging comments and views. The range of ideas and information contained in this book will go a long way to support the development of flexible, imaginative, yet not...
by Janet Amber
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2018
Thank you for your interest in this booklet. The "The Basics" series, is a series of booklets designed to help you get the basics or foundations about a subject. Time is one of our most precious resources and as such it does not comeback, for that reason the Amber siblings have created...
Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years
Psychology, pedagogy and practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2014
The Chinese language is now used by a quarter of the world’s population and is increasingly popular as a second language. Teaching Chinese Literacy in the Early Years comprehensively investigates the psychology, pedagogy and practice involved in teaching Chinese literacy to young children.
This...
Diverse Literacies in Early Childhood
A social justice approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2014
This important, research-based text explores the concept of literacy as social practice within diverse family, community and educational settings. Its theoretical premise that literacy learning and life chances are inextricably linked is underscored by practical example, teachers' stories and real-world...