Early Years Books

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21. Study Skills for Foundation Degrees

    2nd Edition

    By Dorothy Bedford, Elizabeth Wilson

    Study Skills for Foundation Degrees is a much needed resource for anyone thinking about or currently studying at foundation degree level. If you are unsure whether you have the academic skills to handle it, this book will prepare and guide you, in a clear accessible way, through the broad...

    Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
22. Early Child Care and Education in Finland

    Edited by Kaarina Määttä, Satu Uusiautti

    What is childhood like in Finland? What kind of practical solutions have been created and evaluated that aim at both providing good childhood experiences and supporting children’s positive development? What practices aim to prevent child exclusion from regular education and social experiences and...

    Published December 5th 2012 by Routledge
23. Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood

    The contradictory nature of sexuality and censorship in children’s contemporary lives

    By Kerry H. Robinson

    Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood provides a critical examination of the way we regulate children’s access to certain knowledge and explores how this regulation contributes to the construction of childhood, to children’s vulnerability and to the constitution of the ‘good’...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge
24. Early Childhood and Compulsory Education

    Reconceptualising the relationship

    Edited by Peter Moss

    Series: Contesting Early Childhood

    What should be the relationship between early childhood and compulsory education? What can they learn from one another and by working together? The rapid expansion of early childhood education and care means that most children in affluent countries now have several years at pre-school before...

    Published November 1st 2012 by Routledge
25. Introducing Malaguzzi

    Exploring the life and work of Reggio Emilia’s founding father

    By Sandra Smidt

    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
26. Understanding Transitions in the Early Years

    Supporting Change through Attachment and Resilience

    By Anne O'Connor

    There are many transitions that children experience before they are five, including the first major transition from home to an early years setting. Successive changes can have a serious impact on young children and stress, separation and insecure attachments can affect not only a child’s emotional...

    Published October 15th 2012 by Routledge
27. Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs

    A Context-Based Approach, 2nd Edition

    By Susan M. Benner, Joan Grim

    Assessment of Young Children with Special Needs, Second Edition helps prepare teachers for the task of evaluating the skills of infants, toddlers, and preschool children with developmental delays and those considered at risk to experience developmental delays or difficulties. A child’s environment...

    Published October 11th 2012 by Routledge
28. Bringing the Froebel Approach to your Early Years Practice

    By Helen Tovey

    Series: Bringing ... to your Early Years Practice

    This easy-to-read series provides an introduction to some of the most important early years philosophies and shows how they can be incorporated into your setting. Each book provides: An outline of the background to the approach Clear explanations of the relevance to contemporary thinking...

    Published October 1st 2012 by Routledge
29. Supporting Children from Birth to Three Bundle

    Supporting Children from Birth to Three Series Editor: Sandy Green The most rapid and significant phase of development occurs in the first three years of a child’s life. The Supporting Children from Birth to Three series focuses on the care and support of the youngest children. Each book takes a...

    Published August 28th 2012 by Routledge
30. Supporting Early Language Development

    Spirals for babies and toddlers

    By Marion Nash, Jackie Lowe, David Leah

    Early years practitioners, parents and carers, child minders, health visitors do you need effective ideas for giving your babies and toddlers support to become confident talkers? National research shows that poor language and communication skills have a profound effect on the life chances of...

    Published August 16th 2012 by Routledge