the early years understanding the past, thinking about the present, planning for the future
Jane Lane is an advocate worker for racial equality in the early years. She was formerly the policy director for Early Years Equality (EYE) and an education officer at the Commission for Racial Equality and was largely responsible for writing their publication From Cradle to School: A practical guide to racial equality in early childhood education ......
Written and edited by experts in the field, this book provides a blueprint for weaving effective word study into the fabric of classrooms and schools. Provided are principles, ideas, materials, and activities for use with teachers in a range of professional learning contexts.
Written and edited by experts in the field, this book provides a blueprint for weaving effective word study into the fabric of classrooms and schools. Provided are principles, ideas, materials, and activities for use with teachers in a range of professional learning contexts. Key topics include word study foundations and orthographic knowledge; ......
Tens of thousands of teachers have used this skillfully crafted book to build children's word knowledge with engaging categorization activities organized by spelling stages. Featuring rich classroom examples, the revised and expanded second edition gives increased attention to teaching English learners (ELs), among other enhancements. In a ......
Tens of thousands of teachers have used this skillfully crafted book to build children's word knowledge with engaging categorization activities organized by spelling stages. Featuring rich classroom examples, the revised and expanded second edition gives increased attention to teaching English learners (ELs), among other enhancements. In a ......
Promoting Thoughtful and Socially Responsible Behavior in the Early Ch
This book for teachers and parents makes an important case for the need for developing moral behavior in young children. It offers effective tools for teaching children to weigh decisions in the face of potential consequences, examine rationales for their choices, study the effects of their choices on others.
This book explores story and its importance in early childhood. It provides a theoretical foundation and considers how to practically implement the use of stories to aid children's wellbeing and holistic development. Ideal for those working in early years looking to encourage creativity and foster positive communication in children's lives.
Teach effective strategies to future and current Montessori educators and educators who are not Montessori-trained with this helpful guidebook. The Montessori method emphasizes that each child is unique, fostering self-confidence and contributing to the development of physically and emotionally mature adults. Through this book, educators will ......
Monitoring Progress and Improving Intervention for Infants and Young Chi
Bringing complete information on the IGDIs together in one convenient, expertly organized volume, this book gives early childhood professionals specific, in-depth guidance on understanding and using all five of the IGDI tools: communication, cognitive pro
A Guide to Understanding the Complex, Knotty Challenge of Learning to Re
Despite being the most common learning disability, dyslexia is widely misunderstood. In this book, Sayeski and Chandler translate research from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education into bite-sized, actionable guidance for teachers and parents to follow to put kids on the path to reading.
Despite being the most common learning disability, dyslexia is widely misunderstood. In this book, Sayeski and Chandler translate research from neuroscience, cognitive psychology, linguistics, and education into bite-sized, actionable guidance for teachers and parents to follow to put kids on the path to reading.
For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators use research-based practices to boost social-emotional development. Now theres a practical guide that makes it easier than ever to implement.
The highly anticipated follow-up to Unpacking the Pyramid Model, this one-of-a-kind book is the first to provide a comprehensive, step-by-step overview of the widely used Pyramid Model Practices for infants and toddlers from birth to three. With this accessible training guide, teachers and providers will use research-based practices to meet the ......
Playing, Working and Enjoying Adventures in the Open Air - A Handbook for Parents, Carers and Teachers
'An uplifting philosophy on childhood and life, and an absolute treasure trove of information for anyone who believes nature and childhood are perfect companions. Sally Schweizer manages to combine magic with common sense in this wonderful book, which is authentic from cover to cover. What she writes with such lively enthusiasm, she has also ......
A trainer's guide to go along with the second edition of the ""Building Blocks"" book, which provides trainers with a complete package of PowerPoint slides, presentation notes, handouts, and videos to train early childhood educators in implementing the Building Blocks framework for inclusion of preschoolers with special needs.
Young children have a limited understanding of the risks surrounding them: they fall over, bang their heads, scrape their knees and worse. Parents and practitioners can try to create a risk-free environment, but this can reduce children's chances to to learn about risk and how to judge new situations.This bestselling guide shows how adults can ......
This is the Sun that makes the world go round! From the tiniest animal to the tallest tree, everything on Earth is connected through the circle of life. But at the center of it all is a different kind of circle--the Sun! Through a charming story with rhythmic repetition, young children are introduced to the bright Sun that provides energy for all ......
This is the Sun that makes the world go round! From the tiniest animal to the tallest tree, everything on Earth is connected through the circle of life. But at the center of it all is a different kind of circle--the Sun! Through a charming story with rhythmic repetition, young children are introduced to the bright Sun that provides energy for all ......
Susan Perrow passionately believes that 'stories know the way'. Working with imaginative journeys and the mystery and magic of metaphor, she has developed the art of therapeutic storytelling for children's challenging behaviour and difficult situations. She offers a tried and tested method for creating a unique story for a child.This treasury of ......
Film and Television from The Magic Lantern To Teen Vloggers
This innovative book gives a historical and geographic perspective on visual cultures of childhood, looking at representation as well as media effects.
Promising Innovations for Early Childhood Programs
Brings together the biggest ideas and the best thinking from more than a dozen top researchers in the early childhood education (ECE) quality movement. It clearly lays out what we know about quality today, which areas need focused improvement efforts, and what kind of innovative program-level changes will strengthen outcomes for children.
Presents an overview of the research and practice of state-funded pre-k programs with implications for future program development and planning. This book captures the information related to both the nature of preschool education and the challenges of implementing preschool education at the state level.
A Hands-On Guide for Inclusive Early Childhood Classrooms
Provides early childhood educators with an in-depth understanding of how to implement the Project Approach with all students. A practical resource, it is designed with an Implementation Checklist, illustrative videos, training materials, Powerpoints, and downloadable forms to support application in inclusive settings.
Offers students and professionals information for developing and improving the quality of early childhood special education. This book focuses on implementation of early childhood education systems. It provides suggestions for setting up a family and child friendly system for evaluating young children.
Filled with tips, tools, and strategies, this book is the comprehensive, practical toolbox preschool administrators need to implement early childhood inclusion through systems-level change. This is the how-to book preschool administrators, school leaders, and child care directors need to step up the progress of early childhood inclusion through ......
Essential for programmes using the PICCOLO (TM), this training DVD includes a 64-minute narrated presentation and 14 invaluable DVD clips of parent-child interactions to help users practice observing and scoring. This DVD is part of the PICCOLO, a quick and reliable observation tool for measuring parent-child interactions.
How Mariana Overcame Loneliness and Shame and Learned to Sing Her Own So
Abandoned on the ocean floor, Mariana the Mermaid feels useless as she can't swim or join in with the other mermaids. Muriel the Turtle helps her find self-confidence through singing her own mighty song. This therapeutic picture book is for children aged 4-9 who lack self-confidence, including children who have had difficult life experiences.
Helps literacy coaches navigate the choices they face as they develop and fine-tune a coaching program that offers the best fit for a particular school. This book provides guidance on coaching models and how to choose among them; the role of reading assessment in coaching; and, balancing classroom-level, grade-level, and whole-school tasks.
Promoting Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation
This full-color, clinician-friendly manual is the authoritative guide to implementing the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) intervention. With a strong evidence base, JASPER provides a clear, flexible structure to bolster early skills core to social communication development. The authors show how to assess 1- to ......
Promoting Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation
This full-color, clinician-friendly manual is the authoritative guide to implementing the Joint Attention, Symbolic Play, Engagement, and Regulation (JASPER) intervention. With a strong evidence base, JASPER provides a clear, flexible structure to bolster early skills core to social communication development. The authors show how to assess 1- to ......
Creating a Cherished Experience through Montessori
This book presents research-based practices that bring together two powerful pedagogies, Montessori Education and Special Education for the 3- to 6-year-old child in a Montessori school.
