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Listening to Young Children in Early Years Settings: A Practical Guide

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It is widely accepted that listening to and involving children in decisions about their care,learning and development can significantly improve the quality of early years provision.This book gives practical guidance on how to do this effectively.Starting with a discussion about why we listen to children and the policies around this, thebook explains how we can involve children in decision-making that is appropriate to theirage and level of understanding. Packed full of examples and ideas that can be easilyapplied in practice, it covers how to listen to children's perspectives and involve them instaff recruitment and appraisals, classroom design, assessment processes for socialservices and EHC plans, and much more.
Introduction. Section One. 1. What Is Listening to Children? 2. Policy of Listening to Children. 3. The Consequences When We Don't Listen. Section Two. 4. Children's Voice in Recruitment. 5. Children's Voice in Transition. 6. Children's Voice in Learning and Planning. 7. Children's Voice in Redesigning Classrooms. 8. Children's Voice in Community Spaces. 9. Children's Voice in Assessment. 10. Children's Voice in Family Support. Conclusion.
This book is an inspiring and timely reminder about how vital it is to listen to children in an intentional way and see the world through their eyes. The book is full of exciting practical ways to enable effective listening to young children whatever the setting.
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