This exciting book considers the nature of young children's lives and how this can, and should, inform early childhood education in practical ways. It examines:

• What is it like for young children to learn in the 21st century?
• How can we link this to new and innovative ways of providing relevant and engaging learning contexts for young children?
• What it means to be multiliterate in the 21st century

Countless studies have demonstrated the power of early intervention to permanently alter the course of a child’s life. Yet—heightened by the past decade’s research breakthroughs in genetics—the nature versus nurture controversy rages on.
This volume dispels some of the persistent myths surrounding this controversy. Unlike largely theoretical texts that describe infant behavioral and emotional difficulties and other psychosocial challenges affecting young children, this eminently practical guide illustrates what to do in numerous clinical situations.