Places for Two-year-olds in the Early Years: Supporting Learning and Development

ISBN-13: 9781138185296 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 168 str.

Jan Georgeson; Verity Campbell-Barr

Opis

Grounded in recent research on the challenges with working with two-year-olds, this book explores how two-year-olds are presented in both policy and practice, and discusses why working with this age group is both exciting and rewarding. Through developing the readers' theoretical understanding of child development, high quality provision and pedagogical practices, this book also explores practical solutions to working with two-year-olds and their families, conducive environments, professional development and the challenges of working with other agencies.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements Contributors Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The minding of two-year-olds Chapter 3: Vulnerable identities Chapter 4: Quality for two-year-olds Chapter 5: Talking about two-year-olds: The potential impact of early years discourses on identity formation Chapter 6: Ways of working with two-year-olds Chapter 7: Qualifications, knowledge and preparedness for working with two-year-olds Chapter 8: Differnet places for two-year-olds Chapter 9: Environments for listening Chapter 10: Inspiring work with birth-to-twos: A creative and cultural perspective Chapter 11: Working with two-year-olds: The role of Educational Psychologist Chapter 12: Concluding thoughts: What matters for high-quality experiences for two-year-olds in early years settings?