Helen Bradford

Gebundenes Buch

Planning and Observation of Children under Three

Beschreibung

The most rapid and significant phase of development occurs in the first three years of a child's life. The Supporting Children from Birth to Three series focuses on the care and support of the very youngest children. Each book takes a key aspect of working with this age group and gives clear and detailed explanations of relevant theories together with practical examples to show how such theories translate into good working practice. Effective planning and observation are fundamental to young children's learning and development. Learning opportunities for children need to be relevant for their age group, realistic and challenging. Drawing on recent research, this book explains why the planning cycle is so important and looks at the links between observation, planning and assessment. Taking a holistic approach to supporting children's learning, it shows how a range of observation strategies can provide insight into children's social, emotional, physical and cognitive development and practically demonstrates how practitioners can develop appropriate planning and observation techniques for babies and toddlers. Features include: clear explanation of relevant theories case studies and examples of good practice focus points for readers questions for reflective practice Providing a wealth of practical ideas and activities, this handy text encourages explores all aspects of planning and observation with the under threes to help practitioners ensure effective outcomes for the youngest children in their care.

Autor

Dr. Helen Bradford is a passionate lifelong early years educator who has published widely over her career. She has worked in the early years for almost 30 years, where her specialist area of expertise is developing childhood language and literacy 0-8 years. She worked at the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge between 2003 to 2015, where she led literacy on the Early Years and Primary PGCE course, alongside Mrs. Penny Coltman, currently, the Early Years Education Mentor at CAMathories, and Dr. David Whitebread, a co-founder and the late Founding Chief Education Officer of CAMathories Company. Dr. Bradford gained her Master's degree entitled 'The Perceptions of Three- and Four-Year-Old Children as Writers' from the University of Cambridge in 2007, receiving a top 'A' grade for her research. Helen moved to UCL (University College London) Insititute of Education in 2015, where she lectured for four years across early childhood Master's courses, working with diverse cohorts of students from across the globe. Her Ph.D. research, entitled 'Co-Constructing Writing Pedagogy with Two-and-Three-Year-Old Children', won the 2019 United Kingdom Literacy Association prize for best thesis.Dr. Bradford is the Early Years Language and Literacy Mentor and an Education Team Member of CAMathories, alongside Dr. Lorna Ayton (Mathematics Advisor) and Mrs. Coltman (Early Years Education Mentor for Mathematics and Science.) Dr. Bradford advises on age-appropriate literacy and language contexts across the early year's learning resources for CAMathories.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9780415612678
• ISBN-10: 0415612675
• Artikelnr.: 31578066