Starting from the Child

How can early years practitioners build on children's competence and autonomy as effective early learners? How do adults get to know children sufficiently well to plan effectively for their learning needs? How can early years practitioners plan for high quality child-initiated experiences alongside more focused adult-initiated learning? Early years practitioners continue to face the dilemma of planning for the needs of individual children whilst meeting the demands of targets and goals set by government. In such a pressurized climate, it can be all too easy to go with what is imposed, rather than stand up for what young children need and are entitled to. In a practical and realistic way, the third edition of "Starting from the Child" supports practitioners in the Foundation Stage to be advocates for young children and their learning needs. Julie Fisher outlines the important theories and research which should underpin decisions about best practice. She offers meaningful and inspirational ways of developing appropriate learning environments and experiences for Foundation Stage children. Revised and updated throughout, the new edition includes: latest research impacting on our understanding of early learning; reference to recent government initiatives such as the Early Years Foundation Stage; an extended explanation of how to plan for child-initiated learning alongside adult-initiated learning; a completely revised chapter on 'The place of play', with a new focus on different types and contexts for play, cultural influences and the role of the adult in supporting play; and, two new chapters on the observation and assessment of children's learning, and self-evaluation for practitioners. "Starting from the Child" is essential reading, not only for early years practitioners, but for all those who manage and make decisions about early learning.

ISBN 0335223842   Pages 240 ISBN13 9780335223848 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Open University Press   Weight (grammes) 394 Imprint Open University Press   Published in Milton Keynes Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780335209187 Publication date 01 Dec 2007   Height (mm) 231 Library of Congress LB1139.23   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 372.210941   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Competent young learners : what children know and can do		1
2		Conversations and observations : learning about individual children		19
3		Planning for learning : decisions about appropriate experiences to support and extend learning		39
4		The role of the adult : making the best use of teaching time		60
5		Encouraging independence : environments that develop children's learning autonomy		80
6		Collaboration and cooperation : the importance of talking and learning with others		98
7		The place of play : the status of child-initiated experiences		118
8		The negotiated learning environment : issues of ownership, power and control		141
9		The assessment of children's learning : what practitioner's need to know about their children and their achievements		167
10		Reflection and evaluation : what practitioners need to know about their practice, their provision and themselves		190
		References		204
		Index		219

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