Preschool category: 2281 books
What Does it Mean to be Two?
A practical guide to child development in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
What Does It Mean To Be Two, 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...
The Social Child
Laying the foundations of relationships and language
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
What helps babies and young children develop proficient social skills? How do children's early relationships and social interactions influence their future emotional resilience and wellbeing?The Social Child thoughtfully discusses the key principles of children‘s social development alongside descriptions of everyday practice. It aims to provide the
by Perry Else
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
This book straightforwardly describes how adults can support children’s free play, with a holistic, inclusive and practical approach.
Understanding Babies and Young Children from Conception to Three
A guide for students, practitioners and parents
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
When do babies begin to learn and what exactly are they learning?
What are the key stages of a toddler’s development?
Do movements such as crawling really affect later learning?
How important is the environment to the under threes?
What can I do to give each child the...
Pre-School Parenting Secrets
Talking with the Sky
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2010
As parents, we are the earth from which our children grow. How we prepare and fertilise the soil will define their relationship with the world. It will determine the nature of their lifelong conversation with the universe. Pre-school Parenting Secrets: Talking with the Sky is every parent's guide...
Developing Attachment in Early Years Settings
Nurturing secure relationships from birth to five years
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Providing an accessible introduction to attachment thinking, this practical bookoffers early years practitioners’ advice on translating attachment principles into practice in their settings. It clearly explains how knowledge about attachment theory underpins everyday practice and highlights the...
Knack Parenting a Preschooler
A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Child for the Classroom--Ages 3 to 5
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2010
Knack Parenting a Preschooler provides busy parents with a visually driven reference filled with information about behaviors, general care advice, and skills development for the three- to five-year-old age group. Also covering preschoolers’ vastly changing abilities, it guides parents skills needed...
Learning is in Bloom
Cultivating Outdoor Explorations
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2016
The movement to connect young children with nature continues to grow, as more parents and educators become passionate about bringing learning outdoors and letting children explore outside the bounds of traditional lessons. In the full-color Learning Is in Bloom, teachers and caregivers will find 40...
Breaking Through Barriers to Boys' Achievement
Developing a Caring Masculinity
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
Educators have for many years sought to understand why boys underperform in schools and what can be done about it. In Breaking through barriers to boys' achievement, Gary Wilson provides the full picture as to why boys of all ages underachieve and what can be done to start solving the problem. He...
The Road to Writing
A Step-by-Step Guide to Mark Making: 3-7
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2012
The Road to Writing takes early years practitioners on a journey; the journey young
children make when they learn their first words and make their first marks.
Sue Cowley offers activities and practical advice to inspire practitioners to
try a wide range of creative approaches to improve mark...
Intellectual Development
Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2008
An addition to the Redleaf Professional Library. 2. Using accessible language, the book connects recent research and the most effective, common practices fostering intellectual development in early childhood settings. 3. The authors are leading academics from some of the most respected schools of education...
by Susan Bernheimer
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2016
Voices of Early Childhood Educators presents powerful, living stories of early childhood students and practitioners. Susan Bernheimer clearly shows the importance of their stories for understanding the challenges now facing our field, including valuable insights into new forms of resilience and development....
Child Rights in India
Challenges and Social Action
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
The book is a comprehensive compendium on child rights in India from a child development perspective. It discusses the challenges that Indian children face for survival, development and education, especially if they are marginalized through disability, lack of care, and poverty. The major issues expounded...
Simple STEAM
50+ Science Technology Engineering Art and Math Activities for Ages 3 to 6
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2018
Parents are eager to help their children learn, but teaching young children complicated scientific and mathematical concepts can be intimidating. Simple STEAM helps parents realize they don’t need to be engineers or scientists to support STEAM learning.
Help children explore STEAM concepts...