Author: Anton A. Bucher
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
ISBN: 3737605289
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Can children theologize without substantial requirements? Initially, the movement of child theology accentuated children’s original theological creativity. But in the last years, several authors point out that children need theological food in order to originally theologize. One of the most appropriate medium are children’s books. This volume presents the lectures of the international symposium “Children’s books: Nurture for children’s theology”. Proven experts demonstrate empirically studied strategies in order to stimulate children’s theological reasoning, be it about God, Jesus as the savior, death, the soul, Christmas and many other theological topics more. This reader presents the state of the art in theologizing with children stimulated by children’s books.
Children's Book
Author: Anton A. Bucher
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
ISBN: 3737605289
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Can children theologize without substantial requirements? Initially, the movement of child theology accentuated children’s original theological creativity. But in the last years, several authors point out that children need theological food in order to originally theologize. One of the most appropriate medium are children’s books. This volume presents the lectures of the international symposium “Children’s books: Nurture for children’s theology”. Proven experts demonstrate empirically studied strategies in order to stimulate children’s theological reasoning, be it about God, Jesus as the savior, death, the soul, Christmas and many other theological topics more. This reader presents the state of the art in theologizing with children stimulated by children’s books.
Publisher: kassel university press GmbH
ISBN: 3737605289
Category : Children's literature
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Can children theologize without substantial requirements? Initially, the movement of child theology accentuated children’s original theological creativity. But in the last years, several authors point out that children need theological food in order to originally theologize. One of the most appropriate medium are children’s books. This volume presents the lectures of the international symposium “Children’s books: Nurture for children’s theology”. Proven experts demonstrate empirically studied strategies in order to stimulate children’s theological reasoning, be it about God, Jesus as the savior, death, the soul, Christmas and many other theological topics more. This reader presents the state of the art in theologizing with children stimulated by children’s books.
Helping Children Learn
Author: Sara Meadows
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351815903
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Originally published in 1988, this volume presented a new understanding of how teachers in early childhood education helped children learn. It carefully and critically reviews different teaching approaches, and evaluates two innovatory teaching techniques which were at the focus of recent action research studies and which complemented the traditional early childhood curriculum at the time. The book is intended for all those concerned with early education, including students in initial training or those doing inservice courses for children between 3 and 7. Its contents will still be of relevance to people interested in playgroups and parent education.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351815903
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Originally published in 1988, this volume presented a new understanding of how teachers in early childhood education helped children learn. It carefully and critically reviews different teaching approaches, and evaluates two innovatory teaching techniques which were at the focus of recent action research studies and which complemented the traditional early childhood curriculum at the time. The book is intended for all those concerned with early education, including students in initial training or those doing inservice courses for children between 3 and 7. Its contents will still be of relevance to people interested in playgroups and parent education.
Babies and Young Children
Author: Marian Beaver
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748773473
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of the mandatory and optional units of the NVQ 2 specification. This book references performance criteria throughout, enabling students to see which activities they are covering at any time. It is endorsed by City and Guilds.
Publisher: Nelson Thornes
ISBN: 9780748773473
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Provides comprehensive coverage of the mandatory and optional units of the NVQ 2 specification. This book references performance criteria throughout, enabling students to see which activities they are covering at any time. It is endorsed by City and Guilds.
Essential Primary English
Author: Jane Medwell
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335262015
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book is an essential guide to teaching the Primary English curriculum, offering guidance on how to teach the subject, as well as covering the theory and subject knowledge that underpins it. Covering the whole of the Primary English curriculum the book focuses in particular on less-developed aspects such as the development of spoken language, the nature and development of comprehension and the teaching and learning of grammar. Key features include: • Practical teaching sequences, strategies and activities • Classroom cameos suggest ways of delivering content through meaningful activities • Essential ‘Subject Knowledge’ boxes present brief exposés of essential knowledge • Subject Knowledge Quizzes enable you to self-check your knowledge • ‘Insights from Research’ boxes outline underpinning theory and research If you are teaching or training to teach in the primary phase then this book will help you address each area of the Primary English curriculum, covering the requirements for both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN: 0335262015
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
This book is an essential guide to teaching the Primary English curriculum, offering guidance on how to teach the subject, as well as covering the theory and subject knowledge that underpins it. Covering the whole of the Primary English curriculum the book focuses in particular on less-developed aspects such as the development of spoken language, the nature and development of comprehension and the teaching and learning of grammar. Key features include: • Practical teaching sequences, strategies and activities • Classroom cameos suggest ways of delivering content through meaningful activities • Essential ‘Subject Knowledge’ boxes present brief exposés of essential knowledge • Subject Knowledge Quizzes enable you to self-check your knowledge • ‘Insights from Research’ boxes outline underpinning theory and research If you are teaching or training to teach in the primary phase then this book will help you address each area of the Primary English curriculum, covering the requirements for both Key Stage One and Key Stage Two.
Understanding Research in Early Education
Author: Margaret M. Clark
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134234880
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This second edition of Understanding Research in Early Education examines and discusses both recent and historical research in understandable yet rigorous language and evaluates a wide variety of large and small-scale research reports and projects. The research is set in its historical context and related to recent reports and contemporary issues. Margaret Clark, highly respected in the field, uses her own unique approach to illustrate: how to avoid common pitfalls in misrepresenting research findings what questions should be asked in order to help inform students’ own research projects how findings can be applied and used in the classroom or nursery to improve practice. The book is divided into clear sections for ease of use and is suitable for those with no prior expertise in research and research methodologies. It will prove an invaluable and fascinating read for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in early years education and practitioners undertaking continuing professional development.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134234880
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This second edition of Understanding Research in Early Education examines and discusses both recent and historical research in understandable yet rigorous language and evaluates a wide variety of large and small-scale research reports and projects. The research is set in its historical context and related to recent reports and contemporary issues. Margaret Clark, highly respected in the field, uses her own unique approach to illustrate: how to avoid common pitfalls in misrepresenting research findings what questions should be asked in order to help inform students’ own research projects how findings can be applied and used in the classroom or nursery to improve practice. The book is divided into clear sections for ease of use and is suitable for those with no prior expertise in research and research methodologies. It will prove an invaluable and fascinating read for undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in early years education and practitioners undertaking continuing professional development.
Catching Them at It!
Author: Sally Featherstone
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472904745
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Practitioners are still uncertain of exactly how to manage assessment. This book takes them through the process step by step. It explains the terminology, shows them how to turn observation into assessment and in the final chapter sets out how to manage and interpret all the information they have gathered.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472904745
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
Practitioners are still uncertain of exactly how to manage assessment. This book takes them through the process step by step. It explains the terminology, shows them how to turn observation into assessment and in the final chapter sets out how to manage and interpret all the information they have gathered.
Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2024
Author: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 139940895X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
'A one-stop welcome to the world of publishing ... worth its weight in gold.' Smriti Halls Over the last two decades the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook has become the indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults. It is an essential item for any bookshelf, it includes advice, tips and inspiration for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre and magazines. It also covers the financial, contractual, and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator. Its directory of 1,200 listings with contacts are updated yearly to provide the most up-to-date information across the media and publishing industry. It also includes over 50 articles by award-winning writers and illustrators covering all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 139940895X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 906
Book Description
'A one-stop welcome to the world of publishing ... worth its weight in gold.' Smriti Halls Over the last two decades the Children's Writers' & Artists' Yearbook has become the indispensable guide to writing for children of all ages from pre-school to young adults. It is an essential item for any bookshelf, it includes advice, tips and inspiration for authors and illustrators working across all forms: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, screen, audio and theatre and magazines. It also covers the financial, contractual, and legal aspects of being a writer and illustrator. Its directory of 1,200 listings with contacts are updated yearly to provide the most up-to-date information across the media and publishing industry. It also includes over 50 articles by award-winning writers and illustrators covering all stages of the writing and illustration process from getting started, writing for different markets and genres, and preparing an illustration portfolio, through to submission to literary agents and publishers. Additional articles, free advice, events information and editorial services at www.writersandartists.co.uk
People Under Three
Author: Sonia Jackson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317807081
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Services for young children have gone through a period of rapid transformation in recent years, which have been paralleled by great advances in our knowledge of early child development. However, care and education in the first three years of life continues to be a neglected area. Thoroughly updated to take account of key policy and practice changes in childcare provision, this landmark text translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. All the practical ideas in the book have been developed and tested in nurseries, family and children’s centres and include the importance of providing opportunities for adventurous and exploratory play for babies and toddlers, understanding and responding to children's emotional needs and offering personalized and sensitive care. The book also explores different ways of working with parents and the role of early years settings and practitioners in helping to keep children safe. It includes chapters on: Childcare policy and services Planning spaces for living, learning and playing Babies in day care Heuristic play with objects Mealtimes Learning out of doors Leading and managing a childcare centre Involving and working with parents Safeguarding children People Under Three is an established practical text for all those training to work with young children or managing day care facilities. Focusing on the care and learning of very young children, it is designed specifically for those who look after them day by day, as well as being a useful resource for social work students and policy makers.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317807081
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Services for young children have gone through a period of rapid transformation in recent years, which have been paralleled by great advances in our knowledge of early child development. However, care and education in the first three years of life continues to be a neglected area. Thoroughly updated to take account of key policy and practice changes in childcare provision, this landmark text translates child development theory and research into everyday practice. All the practical ideas in the book have been developed and tested in nurseries, family and children’s centres and include the importance of providing opportunities for adventurous and exploratory play for babies and toddlers, understanding and responding to children's emotional needs and offering personalized and sensitive care. The book also explores different ways of working with parents and the role of early years settings and practitioners in helping to keep children safe. It includes chapters on: Childcare policy and services Planning spaces for living, learning and playing Babies in day care Heuristic play with objects Mealtimes Learning out of doors Leading and managing a childcare centre Involving and working with parents Safeguarding children People Under Three is an established practical text for all those training to work with young children or managing day care facilities. Focusing on the care and learning of very young children, it is designed specifically for those who look after them day by day, as well as being a useful resource for social work students and policy makers.
Transforming Children's Spaces
Author: Alison Clark
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135158185
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Based on two actual building projects, this book demonstrates the possibilities of including young children's perspectives in the design and review of children's spaces.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135158185
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Based on two actual building projects, this book demonstrates the possibilities of including young children's perspectives in the design and review of children's spaces.
Inspiring Writing in Primary Schools
Author: Liz Chamberlain
Publisher: Learning Matters
ISBN: 1526461641
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.
Publisher: Learning Matters
ISBN: 1526461641
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
Through teaching fabulous lessons teachers can help children to discover stories, create worlds, record events, mould characters and inspire each other as writers. This book provides the guidance and examples to help achieve this.