The Early Years Handbook for Students and Practitioners
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| ISBN13: | 9780367724498 |
| ISBN10: | 0367724499 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 646 pages |
| Size: | 246x189 mm |
| Weight: | 1360 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 72 Illustrations, black & white; 27 Halftones, black & white; 45 Line drawings, black & white; 20 Tables, black & white |
| 701 |
This book is a comprehensive course text for all degree level students undertaking programmes related to early years and childhood studies. It provides a balanced approach and encourages you to consider and challenge perceptions of early years and to promote good professional practice.
The Early Years Handbook for Students and Practitioners is a comprehensive and accessible course text for all degree level students undertaking programmes related to early years and childhood studies. Designed and written by the SEFDEY Professional Association and a team of new expert contributors, this text provides a balanced approach to the subjects discussed and encourages you to consider and challenge perceptions of early years and to promote good professional practice.
This edition has been extended to cover the learning and development of children from birth to 8 years and features new chapters on research, risk, neuroscience, the environment and more. Divided into four parts - The Student-Practitioner-Professional; The Learning and Development of Children 0-8; The Child, Family and Society; and The Senior Practitioner-Professional - the book covers all aspects of working with young children and engages you with theory that is explicitly linked to your practice.
In each chapter, the book seeks to help you develop your professional identity and includes:
- Activities to help you to reflect on your own practice
- Debates and dilemmas to promote discussion between students and colleagues
- Real-life case studies and photographs to illustrate key points
- Extended "reflective thinking" boxes outlining key research in the field and implications for practice
- Suggestions for key projects to help those looking for research topics
The book is supported by a companion website featuring, for students, links to useful websites and video material, and an interactive flashcard glossary. Online support for lecturers includes ideas for tasks and activities to use in class and the diagrams and images in the book available to download.
Introduction by Carol Hayes
List of Contributors
Part one
- First Steps into Higher Education: Transition to level 4
- Your Emotional, Personal Life and Achievements as an Undergraduate
- Work-based Learning
- Developing the Practice of Staff in Partnership with Employers
- Research with Children
- Reflective Practice
- Planning and Organising for Learning and Positive Behaviour
- The Power of Play
- Prenatal Development
- Working with Babies 0-1 year
- The Early Years: 2-3 year olds
- The Early Years and Key Stage 1: 4-8 year olds
- Enabling Learning and Cognitive Development
- Promoting Communication, Language and Literacy
- Holistic Development: Children?s health and well-being
- The Social and Emotional Needs of Children
- The physical development of children
- The Freedom of the Great Outdoors
- Genetics Evolution and Culture
- Cognitive Neuroscience in Practice
- Childhood Culture in Society
- The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and the National Curriculum KS1
- Working in Partnership with Parents and Families
- The Effects of Disadvantage on Children?s Life Chances and Educational Outcomes
- Safeguarding Practices
- Risk and Resilience
- Respecting Values and Individuality: The rights of the child
- Empowerment and Advocacy for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
- Information Processing Differences in the Early Years: Dyslexia
- Legal and Professional Responsibilities
- Observation
- Graduate in an employment team
- Quality Practice
- Mentoring
- Students Learning in a Social Context
- Working Collaboratively
Amanda Tayler
Eva Mikuska
Jo Dallal and Caroline Jones
Eva Mikuska and Andre Kurowski
Joe Brown and Tim Clark
Ruth Hudson
Francesca Brown-Cornwall
Part two
Holistic Learning and Development of Children
Sam Robinson and Debrah Turner
Tricia Johnson
Amanda Norman
Janine Ryan
Debbie Reel and Nicola Smith
Kate Hulm
Alix Coughlin
Alaina Lally
Tricia Johnson
Katherine Goodsir
Pam Jarvis, Wendy Holland and Ruth Swailes
Jayne Daly and Ruth Hudson
Dominique Powell
Part three
The Child, Family and Society
Rachael Tyas and Controllah Gabi
Sue Nimmo and Nancy Small
Ute Ward
Jonathan Doherty and Amanda Nuttall
Mandy Duncan
Anne Whitehouse
Pere Ayling
Penny Borkett
Carol Hayes
Part Four
The Graduate Practitioner Professional
Carol Hayes
Janet Harvell and Samantha McMahon
Deborah Nye
Angela Bonehill
Samantha McMahon, Mary Dyer and Catherine Barker
Sarah Cousins and Maggie Crowley
Jo Dallal and Anne Rawlings
Glossary of terms
Index
