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Introducing Paulo Freire
A guide for students, teachers and practitioners
To Be Published March 31st 2014 by Routledge
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The Developing Child in the 21st Century
A global perspective on child development, 2nd Edition
Offering a sociocultural approach to education and learning, this fascinating exploration of childhood provides an in-depth understanding of how children make sense of the world and the people in it. Examining the ways in which children express their thoughts, feelings and actively generate meaning...
To Be Published May 28th 2013 by Routledge
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Introducing Malaguzzi
Exploring the life and work of Reggio Emilia’s founding father
Loris Malaguzzi is recognised as the founder of the extraordinary programmes of preschool education that developed after the war in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Deeply embedded in the cultures and communities they serve, these unique preschools have justifiably become famous throughout the world. In this...
Published October 30th 2012 by Routledge
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Introducing Bruner
A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education
Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Jerome Bruner, a significant figure in the field of early education whose work has spanned almost a century. His wide-ranging and innovative principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using everyday language and...
Published March 31st 2011 by Routledge
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Playing to Learn
The role of play in the early years
Sandra Smidt sets out to explain what play is and why it is so important as one of the key ways of learning, particularly - but not solely - for young children. She argues that all play is purposeful, and can only truly considered to be play when the child has chosen what to do, where and how to do...
Published July 20th 2010 by Routledge
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Key Issues in Early Years Education
A Guide for Students and Practitioners, 2nd Edition
Key Issues in Early Years Education is the second edition of The Early Years: A Reader. This essential text for students and professionals is unique in its range of voices and topics and in its determination to see the child as central to learning and development. As in the first edition it...
Published July 13th 2009 by Routledge
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Planning for the Early Years Foundation Stage
Series: Practical Guidance in the EYFS
The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Each book gives clear and detailed explanations of each aspect of Learning and Development and encourages readers to consider...
Published March 26th 2009 by David Fulton Publishers
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Introducing Vygotsky
A Guide for Practitioners and Students in Early Years Education
Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Lev Vygotsky, one of the twentieth century’s most influential theorists in the field of early education. His ground-breaking principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using every-day language, and critical...
Published December 7th 2008 by Routledge
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Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage Set
Series: Practical Guidance in the EYFS
This highly practical series links fully and comfortably to the Early Years Foundation Stage making the implementation of the practice guidance within your setting easy. Each book provides a theoretical background on which good practice is based, helping practitioners provide children with a...
Published November 29th 2008 by David Fulton Publishers
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Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years
Many Languages - Many Children
Series: The Nursery World/Routledge Essential Guides for Early Years Practitioners
Shortlisted for the Nasen Book that supports SEN and Disability Issues Award 2008 Are children who are exposed to more than one language from birth at an advantage or a disadvantage when starting school? Supporting Multilingual Learners in the Early Years examines the theoretical, ideological and...
Published November 21st 2007 by Routledge