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Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook Pat Beckley

Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook By Pat Beckley

Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook by Pat Beckley


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Through practical activities and case studies, the authors provide you with straight forward guidelines for implementing the statutory requirements and developing your practice. The book covers the main outline of the document, providing a discussion for the themes and rational as well as making links to current research, theory and practice.

Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook Summary

Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook by Pat Beckley

  • Are you working or training to work in the early years sector?
  • Would you like support and guidance in understanding the key themes in the Early Years Foundation Stage document?
  • Are you looking for practical tips and strategies on how to implement EYFS in your setting?
Yes? Then this is the essential guide for you!

Relating the themes from the EYFS document to everyday practice can be a daunting prospect for the busy practitioner. This timely resource offers friendly advice and suggestions on how you can apply the document's strategies to your own setting.

Through practical activities and case studies, the authors provide you with straight forward guidelines for implementing the statutory requirements and developing your practice. The book covers the main outline of the document, providing a discussion for the themes and rational as well as making links to current research, theory and practice.

Each chapter includes:

  • An introduction to the theme
  • Practical suggestions and activities
  • Reflective tasks
  • Case studies of good practice
This book is essential reading for anyone involved with the early years sector whether you are a student, practitioner, childminder or parent.

About Pat Beckley

Pat Beckley is the Academic Co-ordinator of the PGCE Primary 3-7 course at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, UK. She is an executive member of the National Association TACTYC.

Karen Elvidge is the Academic Co-ordinator for the Flexible Route PGCE (Primary) programme at the Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, UK, and the East Midlands regional co-ordinator for Multiverse.

Helen Hendry is a Senior Lecturer in Initial Teacher Training at Bishop Grosseteste University College Lincoln, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Historical Perspective
Every Child Matters
The Early Years Foundation Stage
Research
Provision

Part One: A Unique Child
Chapter 1: Child Development
Chapter 2: Inclusive Practice
Chapter 3: Keeping Safe
Chapter 4: Health and Well-being

Part Two: Positive Relationships
Chapter 5: Respecting Each Other
Chapter 6: Parents as Partners
Chapter 7: Supporting Learning
Chapter 8: Key Person

Part Three: Enabling Environments
Chapter 9: Observation, Assessment and PlanningChapter 10: Supporting Every Child
Chapter 11: The Learning Environment
Chapter 12: The Wider Context

Part Four: Learning and Development
Chapter 13: Play and Exploration
Chapter 14: Active Learning
Chapter 15: Creativity and Critical Thinking
Chapter 16: The Welfare Requirements

Part Five: Areas of Learning and Development
Chapter 17: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Chapter 18: Communication, Language and Literacy
Chapter 19: Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
Chapter 20: Knowledge and Understanding of the World
Chapter 21: Creative Development
Chapter 22: Physical development

Conclusions
Further Reflections
Appendices
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Additional information

GOR006707894
9780335236152
0335236154
Implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage: A Handbook by Pat Beckley
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Open University Press
2009-08-01
280
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