Full Description
Working with Two-year-olds is an accessible and practical guide into the developmental pathways of two-year-olds. The book uses established research and environmental and cultural effects to provide an essential background on two-year-old development, while incorporating reflective questions and tasks to encourage self-reflection throughout.
Divided into three clear parts, this book covers useful and interesting topics on the development of two-year-olds, such as:
Emotional and social development
Language and communicating
Disposition and mindset
Playful learning
Family life
Physical development
Providing theoretical overviews alongside practical ideas, and consistently encouraging critical self-reflection on all topics covered, Brierley has created an informative and constructive manual for students on Early Childhood courses and for practitioners and childminders on continuing professional development courses alike.
Contents
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One - Getting Started with Reflection
The Reflective Practitioner
The Foundations for Learning: Developmental Theory
Physical Development: Moving to Learn or Learning to Move?
Communication and Language Development: Competent Communicators
Part Two - The Building Blocks for Learning: The How of Learning
Family Life
Dispositions and Mindset
Key Person
Part Three - The Environment for Learning: Provision and Practice
Playing and Learning
Schema
The Learning Environment
The Documentation Process: Evidence of Learning
