School readiness and the characteristics of effective learning [electronic resource] : the essential guide for early years practitioners / Tamsin Grimmer.
Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018Description: 208 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781784504465 (e-book)Subject(s): Early years education | School readinessGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 372.21 Online resources: Click here Also available in printed form ISBN 9781785921759Summary: With large numbers of children starting school unprepared, this book gives vital guidance on understanding, assessing and ensuring school readiness. It includes a wide range of practical ideas to assist early years professionals in planning learning experiences that will help to prepare children for the transition to school. This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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With large numbers of children starting school unprepared, this book gives vital guidance on understanding, assessing and ensuring school readiness. It includes a wide range of practical ideas to assist early years professionals in planning learning experiences that will help to prepare children for the transition to school. This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781785921759
Electronic reproduction. Askews and Holts. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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