Used as a measure of quality in the groundbreaking Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) project, Sustained Shared Thinking is fundamental to good early years practice. It costs nothing, yet research has shown that it improves outcomes for children by supporting the most important parts of a child's development - social, emotional, personal, language and cognitive. This book clearly explains what Sustained Shared Thinking is and examines the skills and expertise needed to initiate, encourage and faciliate it. The book investigates the attitudes, knowledge and understanding that a...