Planning for Effective Early Learning
Professional skills in developing a child-centred approach to planning
1st Edition
Published on 12. November 2012
73 pages
978-1-907241-45-1 (ISBN)
Description
This title addresses the challenge of developing an awareness of each child's needs and interests in your setting, and planning accordingly. The book covers: supporting others in their planning and leading change, the reason for planning and how to develop professional planning skills.
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Jennie Lindon
Planning for Effective Early Learning
Professional Skills in Developing a Child-centred Approach to Planning
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02/2011
Practical Pre-School Books
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Front matter
- Introduction: Planning that matters for children
- Body matter
- Chapter 1: Planning as a flexible and thoughtful process
- Why should early years practitioners plan?
- What should the word 'planning' mean?
- Long term planning
- Flexibility in the short term
- Chapter 2: Planning through the learning environment
- Enabling environments
- Feeling welcome and emotionally safe
- Continuous play provision
- Enhancing provision
- Chapter 3: Leading a thoughtful approach
- Planning that supports active learners
- Observation-led planning
- Planned group times
- Making topic-based planning work
- Wise use of written resources for practitioners
- Back matter
- Books and websites
- Acknowledgements
