Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books
Building Positive Relationships with Parents of Young Children
A guide to effective communication
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2012
Positive relationships between practitioners and parents are essential for young children’s wellbeing, but achieving this can be difficult if there is not enough understanding about how relationships work when one person (the practitioner or teacher) has to play the professional role. Strong communication...
What Does It Mean to Be Five?
A practical guide to child development in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2012
What Does It Mean To Be Five, from child psychologist Jennie Lindon, will give you the tools you need to ensure that your work with children, whether in a school, nursery or home setting, is relevant to their individual stages of development.This books looks at the six areas of learning in the EYFS and...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2017
Every early years practitioner should be able to captivate and maintain the interest of young children in their setting, through the provision of a playful learning experience.
Covering age ranges 3-8 years, this textbook explores the importance of infusing playfulness throughout the entire...
Ascendancy Women and Elementary Education in Ireland
Educational Provision for Poor Children, 1788 - 1848
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
This book outlines the lives of six female members of the Irish Ascendancy, and describes their involvement with educational provision for poor children in Ireland at the end of the long eighteenth century. It argues that these women were moved by empathy and by a sense of duty, and that they were...
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years
Many Languages - Many Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2007
Shortlisted for the Nasen Book that supports SEN and Disability Issues Award 2008
Are children who are exposed to more than one language from birth at an advantage or a disadvantage when starting school?
Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years examines the theoretical, ideological...
Focused Observations
How to Observe Young Children for Assessment and Curriculum Planning
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
This books is for caregivers and classroom teachers of children from birth through age 5.
This book can be course adopted in early childhood methods classes.
A new chapter on portfolio development is included. Additional updates include references to the third edition of the National...
Re-Engaging Students for Success
Planning for the Education Teaching Performance Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2015
As of spring 2015 in the states of New York, Tennessee, Washington, and Wisconsin all pre-service teacher candidates are required to pass the Education Teaching Performance Assessment to earn initial teaching certification. California, Georgia, Ohio and Massachusetts are planning to adopt the edTPA...
by Collette Drifte
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2012
A practical guide for all early years professionals, and in particular the non-specialist practitioner, to help support children in their care with dyslexia.This title includes: an understanding of the disorder, signs and symptoms, practical ways to help and support, case studies and useful resources.
by Collette Drifte
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
This practical, jargon-free guide is full of useful ideas to help you care for children with autism. This title includes: an understanding of Autism, signs and symptoms, practical ways to help and support, case studies and useful resources.
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Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2010
With the rapid change experienced by the Early Years Workforce over recent times, this book considers what constitutes professionalization in the sector, and what this means in practice. Bringing a critical perspective to the developing knowledge and understanding of early years practitioners at various...
Guanxi, Social Capital and School Choice in China
The Rise of Ritual Capital
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
This book focuses on the use of guanxi (Chinese personal connections) in everyday urban life: in particular, how and why people develop different types of social capital in their guanxi networks and the role of guanxi in school choice. Guanxi takes on a special significance in Chinese societies,...
by Peter Baldock
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
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...
by Nury Vittachi, Step Cheung
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2018
Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all — and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and adults delivered clever, funny, unexpected questions: Who owned the first pet dog? Who invented toilets?...
by Cory Spry
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2012
Teaching your child German can be fun and easy! With engaging pictures your child will enjoy mastering the German words for 27 different toys and games!
The first section, "Learn Toys & Games in German" has everything you need to teach your child German toys & games, including: -...