Working in Partnership with Children in the Early Years
A guide to good practice
Published on 15. October 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
140 pages
978-0-415-58406-7 (ISBN)
Description
Young children are among the least visible members of the community. Their contributions to society are rarely understood or credited and their ideas rarely sought. Early years practitioners - who build relationships with young children by listening and responding to them, and by learning from them - know that even the youngest child consistently makes choices and engages with others on many levels and that this has a major impact on not only what they learn, but how they learn and who they are.
Working in Partnership with Children in the Early Years shows how good practice in the early years can enable and promote young children's right to express their views and to have them taken seriously. It looks at the practitioner's role in enabling them to do this and covers:
The learning environment and day-to-day routine
Adult-led and child-initiated play
Promoting children's independence and resilience
Recognising achievement.
With reflective practice questions and examples from settings, this book provides practitioners with help and practical guidance on how to provide the right tools and circumstances for young children to become competent, imaginative, thoughtful and able contributors to their early years setting and community.
Working in Partnership with Children in the Early Years shows how good practice in the early years can enable and promote young children's right to express their views and to have them taken seriously. It looks at the practitioner's role in enabling them to do this and covers:
The learning environment and day-to-day routine
Adult-led and child-initiated play
Promoting children's independence and resilience
Recognising achievement.
With reflective practice questions and examples from settings, this book provides practitioners with help and practical guidance on how to provide the right tools and circumstances for young children to become competent, imaginative, thoughtful and able contributors to their early years setting and community.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-58406-7 (9780415584067)
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Persons
Anne Nelson is former Chief Executive of the British Association for Early Childhood Education. She has trained practitioners and addressed conferences in the UK, the USA and Japan and is the author of the Oxford Picture Word Book (OUP) and of the Early Education publications Implementing the EYFS and Planning for Quality.
Pat Gordon-Smith is a freelance editor and writer. She has recently written for Nursery World, Early Years Educator and edits the British Association for Early Childhood Education journal, Early Education.
Pat Gordon-Smith is a freelance editor and writer. She has recently written for Nursery World, Early Years Educator and edits the British Association for Early Childhood Education journal, Early Education.
Content
Introduction 1. The view of childhood 2. The learning environment Part 2 - Working with Children as Partners 3. Negotiation and choice 4. Starting from children's interests 5. Independence 6. Recognising achievement