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.
With Spain now united, Ferdinand looked to his daughters to further his ambitions. All too often, Isabella found herself torn between his brilliant plans and her love for her children. During the last years of Isabella's reign it seemed there was a curse on the royal house which struck at the children of the sovereigns. Tragedy followed tragedy - the Infanta Isabella, a broken-hearted widow; Juana, driven to madness by her husband's philandering; and the sorrow of parting with young Catalina, destined to become Katharine of Aragon, wife to Henry VIII and Queen of England ...
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.
Cooper, a nervous newcomer to the town, and his friend Margaret are targeted by two evil dogs who cast a spell to switch bodies with the children as a way of wreaking further havoc.
