Home Learning Environments for Young Children by Nutbrown, Cathy; Clough, Peter; Davies, Kay;

Short description:

This book brings together theory on parents and early learning, and the role of education professionals in developing partnerships with families, focussing on how to support parents in their teaching of literacy and other aspects of early learning at home.

Long description:

By bringing together research evidence on effectively supporting parents to engage with their children’s early learning, and the role of education professionals in developing partnerships with families, this book focuses on partnerships between professionals and parents to enhance family learning for young children in literacy and other aspects of early learning.

The move towards setting, home-based, and online learning has accelerated, and it is important for both students and practitioners to value parents’ roles in their young children’s learning; to consider how parents can support young children’s learning in these scenarios, and how to apply this in practice with children aged birth to five.  

Through a wealth of case studies from real experience, the authors showcase an inspiring range of inclusive projects and approaches with families, including marginalised groups such as bilingual learners, fostering families, and families identified as ‘vulnerable’ including imprisoned fathers and children with specific learning needs.

Table of Contents:

Family Learning: Thinking about ‘Disadvantage’
A Framework for Learning: Opportunities, Recognition, Interaction and Models
Home-Visiting to Support Early Literacy Development
Family Literacy in Group Settings
Family Literacy in Prisons
Supporting Family Learning In Everyday Life
Family Learning In Many Languages
Professional Development to Support Family Learning
Leadership of Family Learning
Evaluating Family Learning
A Manifesto for Family Learning - Birth To Five