Sound Beginnings: Learning and Development in the Early Years by Gillian Bottle

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Suggesting ways of teaching young children that practitioners can be confident will be effective, this book is essential reading for all reflective practitioners in the Early Years.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes how children learn and develop best in good Early Years practice. It encourages the practitioner to take a step back from their day-to-day routines and objectives and instead focus on the child and how to create the sound beginnings that every child needs to flourish and develop in the Early Years. Aspects of the principles underpinning early child development covered include: the importance of playdeveloping confidence and self-esteemrelationships with othersindependent learning.Suggesting ways of teaching young children that practitioners can be confident will be effective, this book is essential reading for all reflective practitioners in the Early Years – including trainee teachers and students of early childhood studies.

Back Cover

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes how children learn and develop best in good Early Years practice. It encourages the practitioner to take a step back from their day-to-day routines and objectives and instead focus on the child and how to create the sound beginnings that every child needs to flourish and develop in the Early Years. Aspects of the principles underpinning early child development covered include: the importance of play developing confidence and self-esteem relationships with others independent learning. Suggesting ways of teaching young children that practitioners can be confident will be effective, this book is essential reading for all reflective practitioners in the Early Years - including trainee teachers and students of early childhood studies.

Author Biography

Pamela May teaches on the ECS programme, the Foundation Degrees and the BA (QTS) programme at Canterbury Christ Church University College; Erica Ashford teaches on the Foundation Degree programme at Canterbury Christ Church University College; Gillian Bottle teaches on a range of programmes at Canterbury Christ Church University College and her research interests include the development of learning in the Early Years particularly in science and mathematics.

Table of Contents

Foundations. Active Learning. The World Around. Building Confidence. Learning about Self and Others. What Children Know and Can Do. Children Learn in Different Ways and at Different Rates. Independence. Relationships. Quality

Review

'[This book is] very useful not only for personal study, but also as a tool to support teams to develop their overall approach to supporting young children's learning and development.' - Early Years Update'The chapters could be used as separate units abd would be a useful tool to enbale individual practitioners, small teams and whole staff groups to look in depth at their provision.' - Early Education

Review Quote

'[This book is] very useful not only for personal study, but also as a tool to support teams to develop their overall approach to supporting young children's learning and development.'- Early Years Update 'The chapters could be used as separate units abd would be a useful tool to enbale individual practitioners, small teams and whole staff groups to look in depth at their provision.'- Early Education

Details ISBN184312422X Author Erica Ashford Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2006 ISBN-10 184312422X ISBN-13 9781843124221 Format Paperback Publication Date 2006-06-30 Imprint David Fulton Publishers Ltd Subtitle Learning and Development in the Early Years Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 372.21 Edition 1st Media Book Place of Publication London Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Short Title SOUND BEGINNINGS Language English Series Early Years DOI 10.1604/9781843124221 UK Release Date 2006-06-30 AU Release Date 2006-06-30 NZ Release Date 2006-06-30 Pages 168 Alternative 9781138371996 Audience Undergraduate We've got this

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