
Early Years Play and Learning
Developing Social Skills and Cooperation
Pat Broadhead(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 7. December 2016
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-1-138-15568-8 (ISBN)
Description
This practical book provides an accessible framework for observing and assessing children's learning through play. It will help early years practitioners to deepen their understanding of the links between intellectual development, the growth of language and the emotional well-being of young children.
Drawing on many years of research and working with teachers, Pat Broadhead has developed the Social Play Continuum, a unique observation tool and a means of monitoring and developing a child's social progress through skills such as problem-solving, investigation and imagination discourse. This tool forms an integral part of this innovative text, offering practitioners in a wide range of early years settings a means of focusing their observations of play. In addition, the book:
supports the development of 'areas of provision'
illustrates progression from 'association' to 'cooperative' play
considers links with the Foundation Stage Curriculum, Profiling and the National Curriculum
acknowledges the many constraints that have operated on early years practitioners in the past decade.
Blending theory and practice this book is aimed at all early years' practitioners concerned with quality provision for their pupils. It is also the ideal text to support student teachers, classroom assistants and undergraduates on early childhood studies degrees.
Drawing on many years of research and working with teachers, Pat Broadhead has developed the Social Play Continuum, a unique observation tool and a means of monitoring and developing a child's social progress through skills such as problem-solving, investigation and imagination discourse. This tool forms an integral part of this innovative text, offering practitioners in a wide range of early years settings a means of focusing their observations of play. In addition, the book:
supports the development of 'areas of provision'
illustrates progression from 'association' to 'cooperative' play
considers links with the Foundation Stage Curriculum, Profiling and the National Curriculum
acknowledges the many constraints that have operated on early years practitioners in the past decade.
Blending theory and practice this book is aimed at all early years' practitioners concerned with quality provision for their pupils. It is also the ideal text to support student teachers, classroom assistants and undergraduates on early childhood studies degrees.
Reviews / Votes
'Pat Broadhead writes with a wisdom drawn from many years of teaching and research with young children and practitioners in English primary schools ... Practitioners on professional development programmes will certainly find that this book offers an accessible route into developing reflective, research-based approaches within practice. And for this achievement it is to be recommended and lauded.' - Susan Young, International Journal of Early Years EducationMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Academic, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-15568-8 (9781138155688)
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Person
Dr Pat Broadhead is Research Professor for Education at Northumbria University.
Content
1. Introduction 2. Areas of Provision in the Early Years Settings 3. The Social and Cooperational Play Continuum 4. Using the Social Play Continuum 5. Scaffolding the Growth of Sociability and Cooperation 6. Literacy and Numeracy 7. Emotional Well-being, Making Choices, Time to Learn