Teaching and learning in the early years / edited by David Whitebread and Penelope Coltman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whitebread, David, 1948-

Coltman, Penny

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Great Britain.

Early childhood education.

Language arts (Early childhood).

Early childhood education--Curricula.

Great Britain.

Early childhood education--Curricula--Great Britain.

Language arts (Early childhood)--Great Britain.

Learning.

Physical Description:

xvii, 367 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Aingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"This best-selling text book provides a broad-ranging and up-to-date review of thinking and best practice within nursery and infant education. Written around the basic truth that an effective early years curriculum must start with the children, their needs and their potential, the contributors to this classic text acknowledge that learning must have a strong element of fun, wonder and excitement. Fully revised and updated in light of recent changes to the Early Years curriculum, with brand new chapters on assessment, communication, writing, creativity and diversity, the contributors address a range of fundamental issues and principles, including: - an analysis of research into how children learn; - discussions of issues such as classroom organisation, curriculum management, and assessment; - a detailed section on play and language; - chapters covering individual curriculum areas, including new chapters on music and PSHE. Each chapter combines a review of important principles with practical and inspiring classroom examples throughout. It is essential reading for all Foundations Stage and KS1 trainee teachers, their tutors and mentors, and serving teachers working in the 3-7 age range who wish to reflect upon and develop their practice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: young children learning and Early Years teaching

2. 'Our classroom is like a little cosy house!' Organising the Early Years classroom to encourage self-regulated learning / David Whitebread

3. 'My mum would pay anything for chocolate cake!' Organising the whole curriculum: Enterprise Projects in the Early Years / Harriet Rhodes / Rebecca Dawkins / Sue Bingham / David Whitebread / Kate Hemming

4. 'When the chicks hatch, a man will come and bring them yolk to eat.' Assessment in the Early Years / David Whitebread / Penny Coitman / Jayne Greenwood

5. 'This is the best day of my life! And I'm not leaving here until it's time to go home!' The outdoor learning environment / Amy Arnold

6. 'Listen to my idea!' Communication and language in the Early Years / Christine Parker

7. 'It is only a story, isn't it?' Interactive story-making in the Early Years classroom / Nancy Stewart

8. 'I can write ... on my own!' Writing in the Early Years / Lesley Hendy

9. 'What's that dog thinking, Mrs Bromley?' Picture books and learning to read / Helen Bradford

10. 'We are passing the smile around.' Personal, social, health and emotional education in the Early Years / Helen Bromley

11. 'How do I do this better?' From movement development into physical literacy / Sue Bingham

12. 'I've got a song to sing.' Creating a musical environment for children in their Early Years / Patricia Maude

13. 'Once there was someone who walked on the sky.' Creativity in the Early Years / Linda Bance

14. 'How many toes has a newt?' Science in the Early Years / Kate Cowan / Miles Berry

15. 'How many shapey ones have you got?' Number and shape in the Early Years / Penny Coltman

16. 'But what does it do?' Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Early Years: an emergent approach / Penny Coltman / Sue Gifford

17. 'So what is long ago and where is far away ...?' A sense of time and place / John Siraj-Blatchford

18. 'Why is she all yellowy, Miss?' Why have you got two mums?' 'You can't use the pink

you're a boy!' Embracing diversity and difference in the Early Years / Holly Linklater / Jayne Greenwood

19. Whatever next? Future trends in Early Years education / Natalie Heath.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780415722520

0415722527

9780415722537

0415722535

OCLC:

891494626

Publisher Number:

99963648019