Understanding Children has been extensively expanded with an increased emphasis on providing a quality, nurturing environment for children while in care and outlines a new set of guidelines for adults interacting with young children. This new edition uses recent research studies on children in care and the effects of childcare on young children's later emotional development and social behaviour. Using the ideas presented in Understanding Children, parents and professionals will be assisted in developing a strong framework for successfully guiding and managing children's behaviour.
This book challenges long-established beliefs about early childhood education. It offers readers the opportunity to think about the aspects of their profession that are fundamental to providing effective and equitable educational opportunities for young children in the 21st century. Well-known contributors explore issues that are not only ‘critical’ in terms of being fundamental to early childhood education, but also ‘critical’ in that they present alternative ideas and use frameworks that are not traditional to the field.
With engaging texts and topics to develop reading and writing skills, Oxford Primary Skills is the perfect partner for any course. It builds up reading skills through a wide variety of texts students want to read including websites and magazines. The supportive writing tasks give students the opportunity to write 'real' texts about themselves such as emails and diary entries. And there's optional vocabulary for every chapter.
Newspaper Scavenger Hunts are enjoyable activities that can be incorporated into your classroom curriculum or used as Friday afternoon lessons. Before you begin, have students bring in newspapers from home. If students are unable to bring in newspapers, you can contact your local newspaper.Many publishers have specific programs for schools where copies of newspapers can be purchased at a reduced rate. Find an empty counter space and stack them in specific sections. For example, in onepile put sports, in another pile put want ads, etc.
