Concept Cat: Teaching Concepts in the Early Years

This book is a complete guide to implementing the Concept Cat approach and includes resources for teaching 150 different concepts, using songs, stories, and play-based activities. It is an essential resource for Early Years educators, primary teachers, and speech and language therapists. All you need is a cat toy to get you started!

List of contents

Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Implementing Concept Cat
2.1 Teaching Concepts Using the STAR Approach
2.2 Engaging Families
2.3 Focus Children
2.4 Planning
2.5 Involving Everyone in Concept Cat
2.6 Making Concept Cat Work For You
2.7 Extensions and Applications
2.8 Frequently Asked Questions
2.9 Measuring Impact
Section 3: Teaching Sequences
Section 4: Appendices
List of 150 Concepts
Resources Required
Concept Cat
Concept Cat: Teaching a Concept across the Week (Five-Day Planner)
Concept Cat: Teaching a Concept across the Week (Three-Day Planner)
Concept Cat Weekly Checklist
Family Poster
Front cover of the Concept Book
Memes
Song sheets
Talk and play, everyone, everywhere poster

About the author

Anna Branagan is a Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author of practical language development resources for teachers and Speech and Language Therapists. Anna also works in Gloucestershire within a Youth Support Team supporting vulnerable young people. Anna has 30 years' experience working for the NHS; most of this time has been working within schools and nurseries.
Stephen Parsons is a Speech and Language Therapist, trainer and author of practical language development resources for teachers and Speech and Language Therapists. From 1996 to 2017, Stephen worked as a Speech and Language Therapy Service Manager in Hackney and the City of London. He is Chair of the Raising Awareness of Developmental Language Disorder (RADLD) international committee and was Chair of NAPLIC, the UK association for professionals working with children and young people with Developmental Language Disorder, from 2016 to 2024.

Summary

This book is a complete guide to implementing the Concept Cat approach and includes resources for teaching 150 different concepts, using songs, stories, and play-based activities. It is an essential resource for Early Years educators, primary teachers, and speech and language therapists. All you need is a cat toy to get you started!

Product details

• Authors: Anna Branagan, Anna Parsons Branagan, Branagan Anna, Stephen Parsons, Parsons Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 30.04.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9781032858715
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3285871-5
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of students with learning difficulties, Speech and language disorders and therapy, Teaching skills & techniques, Speech & language disorders & therapy, For National Curriculum Early Years (England and Wales), Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools