Supporting transitions in the early years / Liz Brooker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brooker, Liz, 1946-

Series:

Supporting Early Learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Child psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Explores the range of early childhood transitions. This title helps parents, practitioners, policy-makers and Early Years students, to understand and support the successive transitions made by young children from birth to five. It highlights key qualities which adults should seek to foster in children, to facilitate their transitions.

Contents:

Front cover; Half title; Series editor; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Series editors' preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Understanding early transitions: more than 'starting school'; Chapter 2 First steps: transitions from birth to 3; Chapter 3 Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and school; Chapter 4 Continuities: stepping up through the system; Chapter 5 Children's perspectives: transitions around the world; Chapter 6 Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitions; Chapter 7 Transitions for life; References; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9780335236374

9780335221691

OCLC:

437237210