School readiness and the characteristics of effective learning : the essential guide for early years practitioners /
Grimmer, Tamsin,
School readiness and the characteristics of effective learning : the essential guide for early years practitioners / Essential guide for early years practitioners Tamsin Grimmer. - 208 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The starting school lottery -- Characteristics of effective learning -- Playing and exploring -- Active learning -- Creating and thinking critically -- Children who are ready -- Children ready schools -- Settings supporting children -- Engaging parents and carers -- What next? -- Creating lifelong learners -- Appendices -- Glossary.
"This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.'."--
9781785921759 1785921754
2017040470
Readiness for school.
Early childhood education.
Cognition in children.
Early childhood education.
Effective teaching--Education (Elementary)
LB1132 / .G75 2018
372.2 / GRI/S
School readiness and the characteristics of effective learning : the essential guide for early years practitioners / Essential guide for early years practitioners Tamsin Grimmer. - 208 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- The starting school lottery -- Characteristics of effective learning -- Playing and exploring -- Active learning -- Creating and thinking critically -- Children who are ready -- Children ready schools -- Settings supporting children -- Engaging parents and carers -- What next? -- Creating lifelong learners -- Appendices -- Glossary.
"This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.'."--
9781785921759 1785921754
2017040470
Readiness for school.
Early childhood education.
Cognition in children.
Early childhood education.
Effective teaching--Education (Elementary)
LB1132 / .G75 2018
372.2 / GRI/S