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Working with Two-year-olds is an accessible and practical guide into the developmental pathways of two-year-olds. The book uses established research and environmental and cultural effects to provide an essential background on two-year-old development, while incorporating reflective questions to encourage self-reflection throughout.
List of contents
Contents
About the Author
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One - Getting Started with Reflection
- The Reflective Practitioner
- The Foundations for Learning: Developmental Theory
- Physical Development: Moving to Learn or Learning to Move?
- Communication and Language Development: Competent Communicators
Part Two - The Building Blocks for Learning: The How of Learning
- Family Life
- Dispositions and Mindset
- Key Person
Part Three - The Environment for Learning: Provision and Practice
- Playing and Learning
- Schema
- The Learning Environment
- The Documentation Process: Evidence of Learning
About the author
Julie Brierley is Lecturer in Early Years in the School of Education at the University of Hull, UK.
Summary
Working with Two-year-olds is an accessible and practical guide into the developmental pathways of two-year-olds. The book uses established research and environmental and cultural effects to provide an essential background on two-year-old development, while incorporating reflective questions to encourage self-reflection throughout.
