Early Years

Rethinking Early Literacies honors the identities of young children as they read, write, speak, and play across various spaces, in and out of pre/school. _x005F_x000D_..

Bringing together a collection of chapters from international experts in the field of early childhood education, Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education seeks to explore how play in the Early Years is valued as a means of learning...

A clear and practical presentation of the workings of an experimental nursery school. Miss Johnson offers no hasty generalizations; she sets down the record of her eight years' experience, and indicates the conclusions which may be drawn from the study of children's activities during the most signif..

What is the difference between ‘risk’ and ‘danger’? What can children learn from taking risks? How can you provide key experiences for children and ensure their safety outdoors? _x005F_x000D_ Young children will naturally seek out challenges and take risks and this is crucial to their overall develo..

What is the difference between ‘risk’ and ‘danger’? What can children learn from taking risks? How can you provide key experiences for children and ensure their safety outdoors? _x000D_ Young children will naturally seek out challenges and take risks and this is crucial to their overall development...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to safeguarding and child protection in the early years setting out the legal and policy foundations for effective practice and highlighting areas of contemporary concern...

This book considers areas of neglect in the current understanding of self-regulation, focusing on the complex relations between self-regulation and school readiness, predictors of self-regulation and academic achievement, and advances in measurement of self-regulation and related skills. _x000D_ Thi..

Senior Management Teams in Primary Schools looks at how positive team work can be achieved within your school and illustrates the benefits it brings...

By exploring both primary and emergent dimensions, Spatial Reasoning in the Early Years helps define the concept of spatial reasoning and provides compelling evidence of the need for a clear focus within early education specifically...

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

Young children need to develop and understand the core basic concepts in science before they can move forward in their scientific thinking. Science develops from early beginnings and a solid foundation in the early years is essential for their future learning and engagement with the subject. This bo..

Stimulating Emerging Story Writing! offers innovative and exciting ways to inspire children to want to create stories and practice their writing skills. Packed full of story ideas, resources and activities, it explores the various ways practitioners can help young children to develop the six key ele..