The Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-Being (Sstew) Scale: Supporting Process Quality Quality in Early Childhood

ISBN-13: 9781032460482 / Angielski

Iram Siraj; Denise Kingston; Edward Melhuish

Opis

The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales has been widely used in early years education since the last edition was published in 2010 This new edition extends the innovate scales to reflect changes in policy and practice and to increase its appeal to both UK and international audiences. The scales track ‘emergent’ literacy and numeracy that is continuous through early development and supports it by informal, rather than formal, pedagogy. Originally devised as a research tool, previous edition sales show it was increasingly used by Local Authorities during audits to assess and improve the quality of provision and by practitioners seeking to improve their practice through professional development Since the pandemic there is global recognition of the need to provide practical support for children who have suffered adverse educational and care experiences, and the new edition provides a powerful holistic tool to enable this. Authors deliver training around the world using this framework, including Australia, China (where their session was attended by 48,000 practitioners), Singapore and Hong Kong. Original edition sold 13,576 units and has been translated into 8 languages.

Recenzje

"As a thought leader in early childhood education and care, I have found the SSTEW scale, (part of the suite of resources known as the Curriculum, Leadership and Interaction Quality Rating Scales - CLIQRS) an essential tool to support quality improvement. I have used the scale with individual settings, across a large organisation to improve quality – Goodstart Early Learning, Australia, and also as part of a large English, Department of Education research project – The Study of Early Education and Development (SEED). At all levels the tool gives the teacher or researcher a clear overview of what is required to improve quality for children’s learning in a systematic and evidence-based approach. SSTEW is an uncomplicated resource which improves teacher’s understanding of sustained shared thinking whilst supporting children’s emotional well-being."

Sue Robb, OBE, General Manager of Pedagogy and Practice, Goodstart Early Learning, Australia

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being (SSTEW) Scale  2. Subscale 1: Building trust, confidence and self-regulation  3. Subscale 2: Supporting and extending language and communication  4. Subscale 3: Supporting learning and critical thinking  5. Subscale 4: Planning and authentic assessment  6. SSTEW Scale score sheets  7. SSTEW Scale Profile  8. Joint Observation/inter-rater reliability for the SSTEW Scale

O autorze

Iram Siraj is Professor of Child Development and Education at the University of Oxford, UK.

Denise Kingston is a senior researcher at the University of Oxford and honorary research fellow at the University of Sussex, UK.

Edward Melhuish is Professor of Human Development at the University of Oxford, and Birkbeck, University of London.