Best practice in the early years. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alistair Bryce-Clegg.
• Authors: Bryce-Clegg, Alistair
• Contents: Cover; HalfTitle; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 An environment for effective learning; The Characteristics of Effective Learning; 2 Ensuring wellbeing; Wellbeing -- the missing element. How do we ensure and monitor children's sense of wellbeing?; How and when to use the scales; 3 Effective assessment for learning; Observing and responding to children's learning; An environment based on assessment; 4 Summative assessment: Gap and Strength Analysis (GSA); Gap and strength analysis (GSA); 5 Effective provision; Basic provision; Continuous provision; The adult's role in continuous provision Linked provisionPlanning for continuous provision; 6 Pure and facilitative skills; Levelling your skills and experiences; Matching the levels to the children; Skills development; Making it interestingLabelling and dressing for interest; 7 Direct teaching; Teaching in a staggered return to continuous provision; Objective-led planning; Maintaining the learning environment; Ensuring challenge in continuous provision; 8 Effective use of display; What is display for?; Think 'skill' rather than 'activity'; A sense of the children; Print-rich or just full of print?; Display to teach and inspire 9 Effective use of role play to enhance children's interestsA diverse approach; Role play; Providing a talk-rich environment; Opportunities for children's talk; 10 Effective ways to inspire children: Thrill, will and skill; Why children behave as they do; Teaching through other areas of learning; Teaching in other areas of the environment; What should outdoor play look like?; Looking at the impact; 11 Effective ways to organise your day; Timetables; In the morning, 5. Virtual base time one; In the afternoon (for full time children); Snack, playtime and PE; Keys to success; Planning Ofsted findings12 Effective transitions; Transition: The Blackpool Project; The principles that underpin effective transition are:; Writing and adopting a policy for transition; And finally. . .
• Publisher Details: London : Bloomsbury Education
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (140 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 372.21; Schools inspection (& preparing for inspection); Early childhood education; Learning; EDUCATION / Elementary; Early childhood education -- Curricula -- Great Britain; Early childhood education -- Great Britain; Learning; Early childhood education; Learning; Teachers' classroom resources & material; Education -- Preschool & Kindergarten; Education -- Evaluation; Education -- Teaching Methods & Materials -- General; Pre-school & kindergarten; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441149480; 1441149481; 9781441177353; 1441177353
• Related ISBNs: 9781441138347; 144113834X
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.