Full Description
Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017!
We've all heard of the term school readiness but how many of us understand what is meant by it? What does it mean in the context of child development and wellbeing and what implications does it have for creating enthusiastic lifelong learners? How can we really give our children the best start in their most formative years?
This book will ensure you understand school readiness but also understand:
the experiential nature of children's learning
how future success is affected by the experiences that have gone before
the importance of your role in the child's journey
This book will give you the confidence to deliver practice that exceeds expectations and the knowledge to stand by your approach to teaching and caring for the children you work with.
Kathryn Peckham will be discussing key ideas from Developing School Readiness: Creating Lifelong Learners in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Understanding the concept of 'school readiness'; a journey already begun at birth
Chapter 2 - The history and development of school readiness
Chapter 3 - Ensuring the best start in life
Chapter 4 - How children learn
Chapter 5 - The essential role of the practitioner
Chapter 6 - Families and practitioners working in partnership
Chapter 7 - The importance of play
Chapter 8 - Working specifically with babies
Chapter 9 - Working specifically with under-threes
Chapter 10 - Working specifically with under-fives
Chapter 11 - An alternative way forward
