Ann Langston: 12 books

With the new EYFS in its infancy, this practical professional development title will take practitioners through the new policies and provide vital information and practical advice on how to implement it effectively. With their wealth of experience in the Early Years, Ann Langston and Dr Jonathan Doherty...

Evaluating Early Years Practice in Your School focuses on raising Early Years practitioners' confidence so that they worry less and achieve more. Linked to the teaching standards and the Ofsted framework, this invaluable guide looks at ways that teachers can evaluate their own EYFS practice to reduce...

Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater—well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among...

This book draws links between early innovative thinkers and the ideas and philosophy of coaching, all to enhance coaching practice in action.

Take a crash course in middle school language arts, and see how grammar, punctuation, and writing skills can be powerful tools in todays world. Grasp grammar by creating a new dance. Make writing as easy as baking a cake. You'll soon discover that language arts are the real deal for real life.

Many of today’s trends are throwbacks to decades past. The 1920s and 1930s brought us fringe flapper dresses and glamorous gowns. Women's pants became mainstream, and sporty separates became all the rage. Add a little ‘20s and ‘30s flair to your wardrobe, and let history’s fashions style your look.

This book draws on a wide range of management theory and shows its relevance and relationship to early years settings. Case studies are used to provide the starting point for reflection, and throughout the chapters you are asked to consider the examples, stand back, interpret and audit your own actions...

This book will address a range of issues pertinent and prominent in the revised EYFS including brain development; school readiness; engaging parents; and the rationale behind the new prime and specific areas of learning.

This is an A-Z guide to the various social science disciplines that inform and impact on social work practice. This book will complement and build on the success of the Dictionary of Social Work. 350 - 400 entries will outline the key concept being discussed, and the impact it has on social work practice.

This book will introduce the skills required to work with the challenges of community nurse activities, from working in people’s homes, organizing yourself, working with carers, assessment skills and working with other professions.

How does Southern food look from the outside? The form is caught in constantly dueling stereotypes: It’s so often imagined as either the touchingly down-home feast or the heartstopping health scourge of a nation. But as any Southern transplant will tell you once they’ve spent time in the region,...

This anthology of black writers traces the evolution of African-American perspectives throughout American history, from the early years of slavery to the end of the 20th century. The essays, manifestos, interviews, and documents assembled here, contextualized with critical commentaries from Marable...