Teaching and Learning in the Early Years
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-42479-0
- Binding: Paperback
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 30th January 2008
- Pages: 456
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About the Book
How can we help children to become independent learners?
The third edition of this invaluable companion for Early Years practitioners provides a broad-ranging and up-to-date review of current thinking and best practice within Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 education.
Based on the basic truth that an effective early years curriculum must start with the children, this book focuses on their needs and their potential. The best teaching must have a strong element of fun, wonder and excitement: David Whitebread and Penny Coltman show how play is a crucial part of this.
Each chapter combines a review of important principles with practical and inspiring classroom examples. This 3rd edition has been fully revised and updated in light of the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage, and includes completely new chapters concerned with classroom organisation to support independent learning, outdoor learning, speaking and listening and mathematics in the early years.
The authors review all major areas of the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 curriculum and a range of basic issues and principles, including:
- an analysis of current research into how children learn
- discussions of general issues such as classroom organisation, curriculum management, and assessment
- a detailed section on play and language
- chapters covering individual curriculum areas across all 6 Foundation Stage areas of learning and across the areas of the Key Stage 1 National Curriculum
The book is essential reading for all Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 trainee teachers, their tutors and mentors, and serving teachers working with children in the 3-7 age range wishing to reflect upon and develop their practice.
Reviews
Reviews from previous edition:
'Very readable, well presented and well balanced ... It is packed with good ideas for quality early years practices.' - Early Years
'Excellent book in an area where very little exists. A wealth of information in the chapters covering all areas of the curriculum. A must for anyone working in Early Years Education.' - Ms M. Bowen, North East Wales Institute
Table of Contents
Introduction: Young Children Learning and Early Years Teaching. PART A: Basic Principles and Approaches. Organising the early years classroom to encourage independent learning. Organising the Whole Curriculum: Enterprise Projects in the Early Years. Assessment in the Early Years. The Outdoor Learning Environment. PART B: Play & Language. Speaking and Listening in the Early Years. Interactive Story-making in the Early Years Classroom. Writing in the Early Years. Picture Books and Learning to Read. PART C: The Wider Curriculum. Personal, Social & Health Education in the Early Years. From Movement Development to Physical Literacy. Music in the Early Years. Young Children's Art. Science in the Early Years. Number and Shape in the Early Years. Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in the Early Years: An Emergent Approach. History in the Early Years. Early Years Geography. PART D: The Way Forward. Whatever Next? Future Trends in Early Years Education. Index.
About the Author(s)
David Whitebread is Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Early Years Education at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.
Penny Coltman is Lecturer in Early Mathematics and Science at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Education.