Early childhood : a guide for students / edited by Tina Bruce

Contents: SECTION 1 : You and your learning. Managing yourself and your learning / Sally Jaeckle -- E-learning : using ICT to support your professional development and children's learning / Maureen Brookson, Ruth Pimentel and Paul Parslow-Williams -- Doing practitioner research / Guy Roberts-Holmes -- -- SECTION 2 : Working with children. Meeting individual needs / Vicky Hutchin -- Theory, practice and context / Tina Bruce -- The learning environment : creating a learning environment indoors and outdoors / Marion Dowling -- Practical projects : birth to 5 years / Jenny Spratt -- -- SECTION 3 : Understanding child development. Introducing child development / Tony Bertram and Chris Pascal -- Birth to three / Ann Langston and Lesley Abbott -- Understanding symbolic development / Tina Bruce and Adam Ockelford -- -- SECTION 4 : The early years foundation stage. Supporting children's development and learning / Helen Moylett -- Personal, social and emotional development / Peter Elfer and Julian Grenier -- Communication, language and literacy / Marian Whitehead with Siân Thompson -- Children's mathematical development / Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington -- Knowledge and understanding of the world / Katrina Foley -- Physical development / Penny Greenland -- Creative development / Tina Bruce -- Diversity and inclusion / Kate Wall -- Inclusion and diversity / Tina Hyder and Julie Jennings -- -- SECTION 5 : Key stage 1. Supporting children's development and learning / Kathy Goouch -- Continuing the learning journey : practical projects in year 1 / Tina Bruce -- Key stage 1 mathematics / Elizabeth Carruthers and Maulfry Worthington -- Science at key stage 1 / Jane Johnston -- Key stage 1 literacy / Marian Whitehead with Siân Thompson -- -- SECTION 6 : Professional development. Working as a teaching assistant / Maureen Brookson -- The early years professional status / Maureen Brookson -- Playwork / Wendy Russell -- Every child matters / Sue Owen -- Promoting child health and safeguarding children / Carolyn Meggitt -- -- SECTION 7 : Leading and managing. Leading and managing others / Lesley Benson -- Managing in context / Jenny Spratt and Karen Hingston -- Developing and managing the professional role / Janet Moyles and Siân Adams.