Working with the under-threes : responding to children's needs
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Working with the under-threes : responding to children's needs
（Early interactions）
Open University Press, 1997
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- : pbk
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Working with the under-3s
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Includes index
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: pbk ISBN 9780335198399
Description
Working with the Under-threes: Responding to Children's Needs focuses upon ways in which researchers, parents and practitioners seek to meet the diverse needs of young children in specific ways. Important questions are raised with regard to children's rights and entitlement, and ways in which early interactions with people, environment, culture, curriculum and context help to shape the educational lives of children under 3.
Working with the under threes places a special responsibility on adults to both recognise and respond appropriately to their rapidly changing needs. A range of contributors share their experience and expertise in chapters which focus on adults working with children in a range of contexts. Early interactions take place in a variety of ways and contributors to the book explore opportunities which allow adults to respond to children's needs, particularly with reference to the development of the child's self concept. Different perspectives on developing children's language and literacy skills are offered, together with a focus on communication through creative and aesthetic experiences.
Contributions by parents, practitioners and trainers offer perspectives which will challenge and provoke readers to reflect on their own experiences and practice. The book is intended for all those training or working with the under threes, including parents and other carers.
The companion Early Interactions volume, also edited by Lesley Abbott and Helen Moylett, is entitled Working with the Under-3s: Training and Professional Development.
Table of Contents
Introduction
"It's not nursery but it's not just being at home"
a parent and childminder working together
"I'm here inside"
nurturing a sense of self in young children
"This says 'Happy New Year' learning to be literate
reading and writing with young children
"Why d'you speak funny?"
supporting all children learning to talk, talking to learn
"Couldn't put Dumpy together again"
the significance of repetition and routine in young children's language development
"It's a cat - can't you tell?"
fostering creative and aesthetic development in young children
"What's it all about?"
how introducing heuristic play has affected provision for the under threes in one day nursery
"You really understand what I'm saying, don't you?"
partnership with parents of children with special needs
"I listened carefully to the way children were spoken to"
equality and under threes
Drawing the threads together
Bibliography
Index.
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: hbk ISBN 9780335198405
Description
Working with pre-school children places a special responsibility on those who care for them. Early interactions take place in a variety of ways, and this text explores opportunities which allow adults to respond to children's needs, particularly with reference to the development of the child's self-concept. It offers different perspectives on developing language and literacy skills, together with a focus on communication through creative and aesthetic experiences.
Table of Contents
- "It's not nursery but it's not just being at home" - a parent and childminder working together
- "I'm here inside" - nurturing a sense of self in young children
- "this says "Happy New Year" - learning to be literate - reading and writing with young children
- "why d'you speak funny?" - supporting all children learning to talk, talking to learn
- "couldn't put Dumpy together again" - the significance of repetition and routine in young children's language development
- "it's a cat - can't you tell?" - fostering creative and aesthetic development in young children
- "what's it all about?" - how introducing heuristic play has affected provision for the under threes in one day nursery
- "you really understand what I'm saying, don't you?" - partnership with parents of children with special needs
- "I listened carefully to the way children were spoken to" - equality and under threes
- drawing the threads together.
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