Education : Preschool & Kindergarten

Have you ever wondered what Steiner Education is, where it came from, and how it can be used with young children in your setting? Well this book will answer all your questions and more. more...

Price: $19.95

' I purchased a copy of your book over the holidays-it is my bebtime reading at the moment but it is far too stimulating'- Philippa Cook, Nursery Teacher, Clifton High School, Bristol. 'Thought-provoking and inspirational throughout. If you want to expand your understanding upwards and outwards then get a copy soon' - John Dabell, Education Consultant, Former Numeracy Consultant & Ofsted Inspector. Praise for the First Edition : ' Children's Mathematics: Making Marks, Making Meaning is essential reading for students of Education and Early Childhood Studies, as well as for those practitioners working in the Foundation and Primary stages of education' - Anne Cooper, Mathematics Association. This book draws on the authors' many years of teaching children aged three to eight years and also on their extensive research with children in the home, nursery and school. The authors explain the development and range of young children's mathematical marks and visual representations, showing how children make mental connections between their own early marks and subsequent abstract mathematical symbolism, and go on to develop their own written methods. Combining theory and practice, this acclaimed book demonstrates how children's own mathematical graphics are highly creative and show deep levels of thinking. The authors show how this is the key to success in school mathematics and to higher levels of achievement. The authors are winners of TACTYC's (2003) Jenefer Joseph Award for the Creative Arts (3 - 8) - awarded for their innovative work with children on mathematical graphics. more...

Price: $40.95

Packed full of exciting ideas and powerful visual aids, this book will help those working with young children to encourage and nurture their creativity and imagination. The book takes examples of what has worked in an early years setting, and transfers these inspirational activities onto the page. The book includes: opractical activities in art, dance and music and ideas on how to link them together. oadvice on how to make the most of music, lighting, space and nursery resources. oshowing how the work supports the Foundation Stage curriculum. oideas for cross-curricular work. osuggestions for recording children's progress. oadvice on how to choose materials, and a list of specialist suppliers. There are also lots of resources, useful hints and tips, and sample materials on the book's companion website. Everyone involved in working with young children should read this book. more...

Price: $29.95

Drawing upon a range of perspectives from textual and cultural studies, this book synthesizes textual, contextual and audience analysis into an overall picture of meaning making. Using examples ranging from Balzac to blonde jokes, modernist poetry to pop lyrics, the book discusses the factors that contribute to the fomation of meaning: language, media, texts, contexts and readers. more...

Price: $120.00

This edition has been fully revised to take into account changes in the National Curriculum, the introduction of NVQ's in child care and education and introduction of the parents charter and the much discussed nursery vouchers. more...

Price: $42.95