Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

This is the first book for early years professionals and students which includes guidance on inspections and how to meet the 'desirable outcome'. It is written in a clear and accessible way, and offers guidance to promote learning. more...

Price: $34.95

How and what should young children be taught? What emphasis should be given to emotional learning? How do we involve families? Addressing these and other critical questions, this authoritative volume brings together developmentalists and early educators to discuss what an integrated, developmentally appropriate curriculum might look like across the preschool and early elementary years. State-of-the-science work is presented on brain development and the emergence of cognitive, socioemotional, language, and literacy skills in 3- to 8-year-olds. Drawing on experience in real-world classrooms, contributors describe novel, practical approaches to promoting school readiness, tailoring instruction to children’s learning needs, and improving the teaching of language arts, math, and science. more...

Price: $85.00

` Handwriting: The Way to Teach It should be required reading wherever Primary school teachers are trained, then perhaps there would be fewer young people still struggling to communicate in legible writing in Secondary school and later life' - Handwriting Today. `I found this a fascinating book to read, I could identify with my time at school when I would often write with my paper almost in at right angles to my body because I found this comfortable, and the teacher's insistence that the paper be "straight" in front of me. This then made me twist my body into a ridiculous shape, and would sometimes result in punishment for not "sitting on the chair correctly" .if only the teacher had understood the same principles as Rosemary Sassoon, who in this book emphasizes "flexibility and clear thinking about essential issues, rather than to impose solutions' - Spare-Chair. `This is a comprehensive textbook, and an extremely accessible and practical guide which should be on the bookshelf of every practitioner. I recommend it highly' - Jeni Riley, Head of Early Childhood and Primary Education Institute of Education, University of London. This book is an essential classroom guide to the teaching of handwriting, and presents many examples and imaginative ideas to make learning to write more effective and interesting for children and for teachers. This Second Edition includes material on problems which children can have with handwriting, and how to diagnose and remedy them. more...

Price: $29.95

'Laurie Makin's and Marian Whitehead's book How to Develop Children's Early Literacy stands out from the usual guides on child development and learning. The language is accessible and engaging' - Childforum, New Zealand. How to Develop Children's Early Literacy is a practical guide designed to support all early literacy educators and addresses current issues relating to early literacy. more...

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With increasing expectations from parents and practitioners for inclusive early years settings, many practitioners are anxious about identifying and accommodating children's individual needs as early as possible. Through simple step-by-step instruction, this book will: o increase practitioners' confidence in identifying individual needs;. o give practical advice on involving parents;. o provide clear links to existing guidance and legislation. more...

Price: $32.95