In the short span of three years, infants learn to move with confidence and grace, to converse with ease, to investigate and solve problems, and to help others in need-building an exquisite foundation for all learning that follows. Maguire-Fong has updated her groundbreaking book designed to assist pre- and inservice professionals working with ......
Widely adopted across the U.S. and around the world, Practice-Based Coaching (PBC) is a research‐based coaching framework for supporting early childhood practitioners use of evidence‐informed teaching practices. This book—created by the respected developers of the PBC framework
This is the Sun that makes the world go round! From the tiniest animal to the tallest tree, everything on Earth is connected through the circle of life. But at the center of it all is a different kind of circle--the Sun! Through a charming story with rhythmic repetition, young children are introduced to the bright Sun that provides energy for all ......
A Guide to Understanding and Using the Mosaic Approach
Find out how to use and adapt the listening tools of the Mosaic approach to improve early childhood provisionThis fully updated expanded book explains how to use the Mosaic approach, a practice that instils the importance of listening to childrens life experiences. It shows how to use it in a variety of settings, outlines the future ......
An in-depth, easy-to-use tool, the two-part SEAM(TM) assessment reveals detailed qualitative information on young children's social-emotional competence?and identifies their caregivers? strengths and areas of need.
For more than a decade, the widely used Pyramid Model for Promoting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children has been helping early educators use research-based practices to boost social-emotional development. Now theres a practical guide that makes it easier than ever to implement.
Transform early childhood learning environments into landscapes for play! This professional development resource provides practical strategies that create playful learning opportunities to meet students' diverse needs.
Small Numbers, Big Ideas explains the most important concepts for teaching early maths in a straight-to-the-point format. Supported by vibrant illustrations and diagrams, it covers what young children need to understand, why these ideas are so important, and ways we can teach them effectively.
In Messy Maths: A Playful, Outdoor Approach for Early Years, Juliet Robertson offers a rich resource of ideas that will inspire you to tap into the endless supply of patterns, textures, colours and quantities of the outdoors and deepen children's understanding of maths through hands-on experience.
