Designed specifically as a handbook for beginning students, this is a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modern English.
Humanism is usually thought to come to England in the early sixteenth century. In this book, however, Daniel Wakelin uncovers the almost unknown influences of humanism on English literature in the preceding hundred years. He considers the humanist influences on the reception of some of Chaucer's work and on the work of important authors such as Lydgate, Bokenham, Caxton, and Medwall, and in many anonymous or forgotten translations, political treatises, and documents from the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries. At the heart of his study is a consideration of William Worcester, the fifteenth-century scholar.
This practical and accessible book explores ways of developing continuity and coherence in children’s learning from three to seven years old. It is based around three case studies in which tutors on Initial Teacher Training courses worked with Early Years practitioners in three different pre-school settings, each linked to a primary school. The book describes how they successfully managed to plan and teach integrated themes across the age-range in the context of the requirements of the Foundation Stage and the National Curriculum.
A general theme emerges from the chapters herein, as most of the topics coalesce around the dynamic play of the young human and how that relates to children’s learning and early educational practices, theories, and models. Most chapters reflect and respond to the growing and important international interest in early childhood education, with special attention to discussion and critique of the developmental and educational theories of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky.
This new multi-cultural, anti-bias text offers a refreshing approach to combining science, math, social studies, music and art with whole language for children aged 3-6. Child-initiated, hands-on activities encourage children to explore which stimulates them to spontaneously use all parts of language-speaking, listening, reading and writing. Early childhood educators can use these whole language experiences to lay a foundation for children to build on when they later focus on separate parts of language growth. Features: -offers multi-cultural, anti-bias representation -each unit begins with an "Attention Getter" to stimulate interest -clear, concise directions and complete materials lists make this book easy-to-use -activities selected are from across the curriculum.
