Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

Packed full of exciting ideas and powerful visual aids, this book will help those working with young children to encourage and nurture their creativity and imagination. The book takes examples of what has worked in an early years setting, and transfers these inspirational activities onto the page. The book includes: opractical activities in art, dance and music and ideas on how to link them together. oadvice on how to make the most of music, lighting, space and nursery resources. oshowing how the work supports the Foundation Stage curriculum. oideas for cross-curricular work. osuggestions for recording children's progress. oadvice on how to choose materials, and a list of specialist suppliers. There are also lots of resources, useful hints and tips, and sample materials on the book's companion website. Everyone involved in working with young children should read this book. more...

Price: $29.95

Drawing upon a range of perspectives from textual and cultural studies, this book synthesizes textual, contextual and audience analysis into an overall picture of meaning making. Using examples ranging from Balzac to blonde jokes, modernist poetry to pop lyrics, the book discusses the factors that contribute to the fomation of meaning: language, media, texts, contexts and readers. more...

Price: $55.95

This edition has been fully revised to take into account changes in the National Curriculum, the introduction of NVQ's in child care and education and introduction of the parents charter and the much discussed nursery vouchers. more...

Price: $46.95

This book contains tried-and-tested activities to improve listening, verbal reasoning and language skills in young children and shows how to turn theory into fun, practical ideas for the classroom. The author shows how to link activities to the Early Learning Goals and the National Literacy Strategy and the book includes: olesson activities using puppets, nursery rhymes, story boxes and picture books. osuggestions for using role-play. oideas for organizing your play setting to encourage literacy-related play. oassessment guidelines. ophotocopiable materials. It is a valuable resource for those working with children aged three to eight years. more...

Price: $32.95

`This book is highly recommended for all practitioners interested in improving their practice in developing young children's communication and language. `A very clear and easy to read style of text..This book has a common sense approach to good practice. I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone wishing to develop this area of childminding work' - National Childminding Association. `An excellent resource for all those working with young children..the ideas are tried and tested, user-friendly and research-based, and can be trusted and implemented with ease' - Early Years Educator. `This book will be an invaluable support: a treasure-chest of superb resources, materials, ideas and suggestions for the busy early years practitioner who is keen to develop the language of the children in their care. The practical strategies offered will be a boon to practice in the setting' - Collette Drifte. Looking for advice on how to develop communication and language skills in the pre-school? Packed with helpful advice on supporting and developing the crucial language and communication skills of the children in your early years setting, this book provides clear guidance on appropriate expectations for each age group between birth to five. The book includes: -advice on how to support language development in all children, including those with special educational needs -practical ideas and strategies for practitioners and parents -guidance on when to seek advice and working with other professionals - activities and case studies -a CD Rom with useful photocopiable resources. This book is ideal for all those working with the 0 to 5 age range, such as pre-school practitioners, nursery managers, advisory teachers, SENCOs, Inclusion Officers and Child Care and Education students and tutors. Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith are both Area SENCOs who work closely with pre-school SENCOs and Managers on a daily basis. more...

Price: $31.95