Play is crucial to every child's development. Use these practical strategies to ensure all children benefit from learning through play. Includes: Short case studies that illustrate how strategies work in practice Practical, topical information on how to include all children in day-to-day activities Explanation of how different types of SEN can affect a child's play Advice on how to address different behaviours seen during play Photocopiable resources Written for practitioners in all pre-school settings, as well as students, parents and childminders.
More recent researchers have explored the educational implications of schema theory (Athey, 1990; Nutbrown, 1999; Worthington and Carruthers, 2003) from infancy through early childhood. Schemas are defined as repeating patterns and ...
Play is crucial to every child's development.
Chan, S.Y. (2007) 'The Confucian conception of gender in the twenty-first century', in D.A. Bell and H. Chaibong (eds), ... Connolly, P. (1998) Racism, Gender Identities and Young Children: Social Relations in a Multi-ethnic, ...
This is a big ask and in a busy setting it can be a challenge to adopt a flexible, creative approach to planning that embraces the unexpected rather than relying on templates or existing schemes of work.
The book extensively covers the various contexts that children, from birth to age 8, may engage with during the early years.
This accessible and practical book provides teachers with a tool-kit for observing and assessing children's play developed by the author after a decade of working in early years classrooms.
This book represents the outcome of the joint activities of a group of scholars who were concerned about the lack of international research in play for children from birth to 3 years.
The second edition of Play in the Early Years provides a comprehensive introduction to pedagogy and play in early years education settings.
This book brings together an international group of researchers reporting on their work about play and early childhood education across 13 countries – Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, United States of America, India, ...
This book: · Considers play from a variety of perspectives · Offers expert insights into theory and research in each area · Encourages the reader to critically reflect on both theory and practice With features including key terms, case ...