Sandra Smidt: 14 books
Early Childhood Education and Care for a Shared Sustainable World
People, Planet and Profits
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2018
Making an important contribution to the growing body of literature addressing the issue of sustainability in the Early Years, Sandra Smidt provides a highly accessible text examining the philosophical, political, economic, social and cultural aspects of sustainability impacting on very young children...
Playing to Learn
The role of play in the early years
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Sandra Smidt sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning, particularly - but not solely - for young children. She argues that all play is purposeful, and can only truly considered to be play when the child has chosen what to do, where and how to do...
Introducing Malaguzzi
Exploring the life and work of Reggio Emilia’s founding father
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Deeply embedded in the cultures and communities they serve, these unique preschools have justifiably become famous throughout the world.
In...
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...
Introducing Bruner
A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Jerome Bruner, a significant figure in the field of early education whose work has spanned almost a century. His wide-ranging and innovative principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using everyday language and...
The Developing Child in the 21st Century
A global perspective on child development
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Offering a sociocultural approach to education and learning, this fascinating exploration of childhood provides an in-depth understanding of how children make sense of the world and the people in it. Examining the ways in which children express their thoughts, feelings and actively generate meaning...
Introducing Vygotsky
A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2013
Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Lev Vygotsky, one of the twentieth century’s most influential theorists in the field of early education. His ground-breaking principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using every-day language, and critical...
Introducing Trevarthen
A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Colwyn Trevarthen’s seminal work has earned him a place alongside the most prestigious thinkers, writers and researchers into human development. He is universally acknowledged as the pre-eminent expert on foetal, neonatal and early childhood development. Sandra Smidt examines the impact of his scientific...
Observing Young Children
The role of observation and assessment in early childhood settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2015
This fully revised second edition of Observing, Assessing and Planning for Children in the Early Years provides a detailed analysis of what is meant by the observation of young learners and why this is so vital to early years practitioners and students. In this accessible and insightful text, Sandra...
An ABC of Early Childhood Education
A guide to some of the key issues
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2014
This unique and engaging resource describes, critiques and analyses the significance of a wide range of contemporary and classic ideas about how young children learn. Organised in a handy A – Z format, best-selling author and early years expert Sandra Smidt:
Traces back each idea to the roots...
Multilingualism in the Early Years
Extending the limits of our world
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2016
Multilingualism in the Early Years is a highly accessible text that examines the political, theoretical, ideological and practical issues involved in the education of children speaking two or more languages. Drawing on current research and thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of being multilingual,...
by Sandra Smidt
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Each book gives clear and detailed explanations of each aspect of Learning and Development and encourages readers to consider...
Introducing Freire
A guide for students, teachers and practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2014
The famous Brazilian educator Paulo Freire has influenced educators, teachers and students in a broad tapestry of contexts and countries, as he challenged conventional thinking on how teachers ought to teach and learners ought to learn. By making his ideas accessible and relevant, this insightful...
by Sandra Smidt
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2007
This is a practical, accessible guide to early years practice. The author examines current theories about how children learn best and focuses on how we can support and extend the learning of young children. This fully revised edition discusses Birth to Three Matters, the new Childcare Bill and the...