Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

This book draws upon original research to examine the specific issues affecting boys and education in the first three years of schooling, and uses this research as a basis from which to explore the implications for teachers and early years workers. more...

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Have you ever wondered what High/Scope is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting? Well this book will answer all your questions and more. more...

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Have you ever wondered what Steiner Education is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting? Well this book will answer all your questions and more. more...

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`This collection..is outstanding. It has an excellent grasp of the field and students in fields of both social studies of childhood and children's rights and citizenship will gain a lot from reading and studying the book' - Jens Qvortrup, Professor of Sociology, University of Trondheim. `Anyone who is concerned with citizenship should grapple with the thesis in this collection. This stimulating book will provoke discussion of what is involved in recognising that children are as much part of our society as adults' - Professor Michael Freeman, Editor of International Journal of Children's Rights. Children and Citizenship offers a contemporary and critical approach to notions of children's citizenship. Drawing on different disciplinary perspectives and including contributions by leading scholars in the field, this book makes explicit connections between theoretical approaches, representations of childhood, the experiences of children themselves, legal instruments, policies and their implementation. Each chapter presents complex issues in an accessible way, helping readers to understand notions of children's citizenship that are embedded in contemporary debates. Children and Citizenship is an important and timely book and will be invaluable for undergraduate and postgraduate students across a wide number of disciplines, including health, social work, childhood studies, youth studies, education, law and social policy, together with policy-makers and practitioners in allied areas. Antonella Invernizzi is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Swansea University. Jane Williams is a former UK and Welsh Assembly government lawyer now based in the School of Law, Swansea University where she teaches Public Law, aspects of child law and children's rights more...

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This is an attractive, easy-to-handle, easy-to-read, book..One idea I shall definitely be using is the extended vocabulary lists for various learning areas' - The National Childminding Association. 'This is a useful and accessible book for students at all levels as well as for established early years practitioners and setting managers. It provides a clear context and theoretical underpinning knowledge on which to base strategies for supporting the development of young children's language and communication skills from birth onwards' - Early Years Update. 'This book sets the scene for supporting language and literacy development in early years settings with a wide range of suggestions and advice, case studies and examples' - Janet Kay, Principal Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, Sheffield Hallam University. 'A delightful and reader-friendly publication for students of early education to learn basic concepts in language acquisition and literacy, this book offer a plethora of ideas for teaching and assessment of language development while displaying a sensitivity to teaching a diverse population of young children. A wealth of information about how books, storytelling, drama and the arts enhance children's language and literacy skills is shared throughout the text' - Professor Louise Swiniarski, Education Department, Salem State College, MA, USA. With the introduction of the new Early Years Foundation Stage in 2008, practitioners need to be able to meet the needs of all young children in the six areas of learning - one of which is communication, language and literacy. This book helps the reader develop their knowledge, skills and practice in encouraging and promoting communication, language and literacy for babies and young children. It includes: -activities, examples, case studies and ideas from actual practice -guidance on how to meet children's diverse needs in an inclusive environment -advice on involving parents in their ch more...

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