Early Years Books

New and Published Books – Page 5

41. Debates on Early Childhood Policies and Practices

    Global snapshots of pedagogical thinking and encounters

    Edited by Theodora Papatheodorou

    Globally, Early Years policies and documents have set out aspirational outcomes and benefits for children, their families and the wider society. These policies have emphasised the place of early childhood provision within the wider global agenda, by tackling inequality and disadvantage early on in...

    Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
42. Assessment of Young Children

    A Collaborative Approach

    By Lisa B. Fiore

    In an era of standards and norms where assessment tends to minimize or dismiss individual differences and results in punitive outcomes or no action at all, Assessment of Young Children provides teachers with an approach to assessment that is in the best interest of both children and their families....

    Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
43. New Directions in Picturebook Research

    Edited by Teresa Colomer, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, Cecilia Silva-Díaz

    Series: Children's Literature and Culture

    In this new collection, children’s literature scholars from twelve different countries contribute to the ongoing debate on the importance of picturebook research, focusing on aesthetic and cognitive aspects of picture books. Contributors take interdisciplinary approaches that integrate different...

    Published April 19th 2012 by Routledge
44. Building Positive Relationships with Parents of Young Children

    A guide to effective communication

    By Anita Hughes, Veronica Read

    Positive relationships between practitioners and parents are essential for young children’s wellbeing, but achieving this can be difficult if there is not enough understanding about how relationships work when one person (the practitioner or teacher) has to play the professional role. Strong...

    Published March 27th 2012 by Routledge
45. Emergent Computer Literacy

    A Developmental Perspective

    By Helen Mele Robinson

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    The United States is currently grappling with how to prepare our students to be computer literate citizens in the competitive technological world we live in. Understanding how children develop computer knowledge, and the ways that adults are able to guide their computer learning experiences, is a...

    Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge
46. Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach

    Early Years Education in Practice

    By Janni Nicol, Jill Taplin

    Series: Understanding the… Approach

    Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf High Scope Approach. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf Approach to early...

    Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
47. Participatory Learning in the Early Years

    Research and Pedagogy

    Edited by Donna Berthelsen, Jo Brownlee, Eva Johansson

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    The early years are an important period for learning, but the questions surrounding participatory learning amongst toddlers remain under-examined. This book presents the latest theoretical and research perspectives about how ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) contexts promote democracy and...

    Published February 22nd 2012 by Routledge
48. Postmodern Picturebooks

    Play, Parody, and Self-Referentiality

    By Lawrence R. Sipe, Sylvia Pantaleo

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    Over the past 15 years, there has been a pronounced trend toward a particular type of picturebook that many would label "postmodern." Postmodern picturebooks have stretched our conventional notion of what constitutes a picturebook, as well as what it means to be an engaged reader of these texts....

    Published February 22nd 2012 by Routledge
49. Understanding the Montessori Approach

    Early Years Education in Practice

    By Barbara Isaacs

    Series: Understanding the… Approach

    Understanding the Montessori Approach is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Montessori Approach and how it is used in the teaching and learning of young children. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of...

    Published February 21st 2012 by Routledge
50. Planning an Appropriate Curriculum in the Early Years

    A guide for early years practitioners and leaders, students and parents, 3rd Edition

    By Rosemary Rodger

    Now its third edition, Planning an Appropriate Curriculum in the Early Years offers a comprehensive guide for early years practitioners and students on how to plan and implement a suitable curriculum for the children in an Early Years setting. It examines the key roles and responsibilities of...

    Published January 23rd 2012 by Routledge