Description
*This second edition is thoroughly revised to ensure coverage of the latest research and content, as well as updates to curricula and professional standards.
*All chapters in this new edition address Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being, as well as an enhanced focus on the period from birth to five years of age.
*New chapters in this edition cover the development of the early years learner, environment and sustainability education, diversity and inclusion, and gifted and talented children.
*Written by a team of leading experts in early years education, this book offers a systematic, research-based introduction to educating children from birth to eight years.
Table of Contents
Part 1: The context of early years learning 1. Early Years in Australia 2. The Early Years Learner Part 2: Curriculum practices for the early years 3. Literacy 4. Numeracy 5. Science 6. The Arts 7. Digital Technologies 8. Nutrition and movement behaviours in education and care settings 9. Early Childhood Education for Sustainability Part 3: Pedagogical practices for the early years 10. Popular Pedagogical Approaches: age-appropriate pedagogical approaches in the early years 11. Transitions 12. Partnerships 13. Diversity and differentiation 14. Gifted and talented young children Part 4: Assessment practices for the early years 15. Assessment Part 5: Imperatives for the early years 16. Leadership in the early years 17. Evidence-based practice and doing action research 18. Communities of practice
