The Early Years Foundation Stage 5/e

Dr. Ioanna Palaiologou CPsychol AFBPsS is an Academic Associate at the UCL Institute of Education. She is also a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society with a specialism in child development and learning theories. Her research interests focus on ethics, child development, the role of digital technologies and implications on pedagogy.

PART 1 POLICY CONTEXT 1 Historical Developments in Policy for Early Childhood Education and Care - Trevor Male and Ioanna Palaiologou 2 The Early Years Foundation Stage - Nyree Nicholson and Ioanna Palaiologou 3 The National Picture - Ioanna Palaiologou, Glenda Walsh, Lorna Arnott, Deirdre Grogan, Jane Waters-Davies, Natalie Macdonald Annete Kearns and Marie MacLaughlin 4 Children's Rights - Mallika Kanyal and Michelle Wisbey 5 The International Perspective of Early Childhood Education and Care - Theodora Papatheodorou 6 The Issue of Professionalism - Nyree Nicholson PART 2 PEDAGOGY 7 Pedagogy in Practice - Theodora Papatheodorou 8 Planning - Michelle Bugby and David Meechan 9 Play - Mary-Louise Maynes 10 Playful Learning with Technologies - Lorna Arnott and Ioanna Palaiologou 11 Observations: Recording and Analysis - Paulette Luff and Courtney Mcallister 12 Assessment - Julian Grenier 13 Pedagogical Documentation - Elisabetta Biffi, Franca Zuccoli and Lucia Carriera 14 Transitions - Ioanna Palaiologou and Angie Hutchinson PART 3 AREAS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT 15 Child Development: The psychological perspective - Maria Tsapali 16 Communication and Language - Tanya Richardson 17 Physical Development - Ioanna Palaiologou 18 Personal, Social and Emotional Development - Ioanna Palaiologou 19 Literacy - Helen Bradford 20 Mathematics - Zoi Nikiforidou 21 Understanding the World - Nicky Hirst and Aisling Culshaw 22 Expressive Arts and Design - Simon Brownhill PART 4 KEY ISSUES IN PRACTICE 23 Reflective Practice - Eleanor Kitto and Lizbeth Bullough 24 Partnerships - Teresa Wilson 25 Safeguarding - Zoi Nikiforidou and Clionagh Boyle 26 Children's Health and Well-being - Jackie Musgrave 27 Inclusion - Alex Owen 28 Leadership - Trevor Male and Amanda Ince