Building better behaviour in the early years / Chris Dukes and Maggie Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dukes, Chris, 1959-

Contributor:

Smith, Maggie, 1958-

Series:

Hands on Guides

Hands on guide series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Behavior modification.

Child psychology.

Infants--Development.

Infants.

Child development.

Early childhood special education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 101 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; London : SAGE, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Every early years setting strives to create a calm and positive atmosphere, where children can thrive and develop as successful and confident learners. By asking you to reflect on how the ethos, practice and general approach in your setting impacts on the behaviour of both children and adults, this book suggests sensible ways to achieve an exciting and stimulating environment for all. From an award-winning author team, there is down-to-earth advice, a number of common-sense solutions and all the essential information needed to develop the best sort of setting, where everyone supports one another.

Contents:

COVER; Contents; Acknowledgements; About the authors; Contents of the CD-ROM; Introduction; A note on the text; 1 The bigger picture; 2 Development matters; 3 A whole child approach; 4 The reflective setting; 5 A strategy bank; 6 Observing behaviour; 7 A skills bank; Contacts and useful organisations; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786613289070

9781446241561

1446241564

9781446269312

1446269310

9781283289078

1283289075

9781446205891

1446205894

OCLC:

756484450