Collaborative Intervention in Early Childhood: Consulting with Parents and Teachers of 3- to 7-Year-Olds"This is an incredibly helpful book - informed by research in infant/early childhood mental health, insights from the neurosciences, and the latest findings on sensory-regulatory processing difficulties. With its use of plain language and empathic stance, it both demystifies the complex processes underlying young children's development and offers ways to understand and respond to a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues. Collaborative Intervention in Early Childhood is an outstanding resource that early childhood specialists will embrace."--Gerard Costa, Ph.D

Helping with Behaviour Establishing the positive and addressing the difficult in the early years

Helping with Behaviour shows how to establish good practice in early years settings, so that all children are supported in developing positive interactions with each other.
The author explains the features of an 'emotionally literate' environment that meets the needs of more vulnerable children and looks at how to respond effectively when children are distressed and hard to manage, providing plenty of ideas and inspiration throughout.

Observing, Assessing and Planning for Children in the Early Years

Anyone working with young children will, by their very nature, be extremely good at listening to them, and to watching them play and learn. But how can these observations be properly used and understood?

Identifying Additional Learning Needs in the Early Years: Listening to the Children

'I know there is something wrong, but what?'
'How do I know if outside help for this child is needed?'
'How do I tell parents that their child could have a learning difficulty?'
These are questions that most nursery workers, at some point in their careers, will have to face. Based on the lives of real children and typical situations in early years settings, early years practitioners will find this book invaluable in helping them care for and educate young children with additional learning difficulties.

Words Into Worlds: Learning a Second Language Through Process Drama

An analysis of learning a second language through process drama. Topics covered include: evoking dramatic moments in second language learning and teaching; the nature of teacher-student interaction in drama-orientated language classrooms; and the psycho-social aspect of drama on learning.