Early Years Books

New and Published Books

1. Resourcing Early Learners

   New Networks, New Actors

   By Sue Nichols, Jennifer Rowsell, Helen Nixon, Sophia Rainbird

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   The landscape of early childhood education and care is changing. Governments world-wide are assuming increasing authority in relation to child-rearing in the years before school entry, beyond the traditional role in assisting parents to do the best they can by their children. As part of a social...

   Published May 22nd 2012 by Routledge
2. Improving Your Reflective Practice through Stories of Practitioner Research

   Edited by Cath Arnold

   Series: Pen Green Books for Early Years Educators

   Improving Your Reflective Practice through Stories of Practitioner Research shows how research has informed and created effective and valuable reflective practice in early years education, and offers depth to the arguments for a research-orientated stance to this vital field of study. This...

   Published May 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. Mathematics in Early Years Education

   3rd Edition

   By Ann Montague-Smith, Alison Price

   This third edition of the best-selling Mathematics in Nursery Education provides an accessible introduction to the teaching of mathematics in the early years. Covering all areas of mathematics learning – number and counting, calculation, pattern, shape, measures and data handling – it summarises...

   Published May 16th 2012 by Routledge
4. Balancing Dilemmas in Assessment and Learning in Contemporary Education

   Edited by Anton Havnes, Liz McDowell

   Series: Routledge Research in Education

   This book focuses on dilemmas inherent in the practice of assessment in the contemporary context. New forms of assessment are being introduced in all sectors of education and training, and the culture of assessment is shifting. The authors in this volume discuss the practice of assessment,...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
5. The Outdoor Classroom Ages 3-7

   Using Ideas from Forest Schools to Enrich Learning

   By Karen Constable

   The outdoor area is now an integral part of many early years settings and schools, but is it being used to its full potential? This book clearly explains the learning potential of the outdoor environment and practically demonstrates how the ‘Outdoor Classroom’ can be developed in early years...

   Published May 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Debates on Early Childhood Policies and Practices

   Global snapshots of pedagogical thinking and encounters

   Edited by Theodora Papatheodorou

   Globally, early years policies and documents have set out aspirational outcomes and benefits for children, their families and the wider society. These policies have emphasised the place of early childhood provision within the wider global agenda, by tackling inequality and disadvantage early on in...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Routledge
7. Assessment of Young Children

   A Collaborative Approach

   By Lisa B. Fiore

   In an era of standards and norms where assessment tends to minimize or dismiss individual differences and results in punitive outcomes or no action at all, Assessment of Young Children provides teachers with an approach to assessment that is in the best interest of both children and their families....

   Published April 25th 2012 by Routledge
8. New Directions in Picturebook Research

   Edited by Teresa Colomer, Bettina Kümmerling-Meibauer, Cecilia Silva-Díaz

   Series: Children's Literature and Culture

   In this new collection, children’s literature scholars from twelve different countries contribute to the ongoing debate on the importance of picturebook research, focusing on aesthetic and cognitive aspects of picture books. Contributors take interdisciplinary approaches that integrate different...

   Published April 19th 2012 by Routledge
9. Building Positive Relationships with Parents of Young Children

   A guide to effective communication

   By Anita Hughes, Veronica Read

   Positive relationships between practitioners and parents are essential for young children’s wellbeing, but achieving this can be difficult if there is not enough understanding about how relationships work when one person (the practitioner or teacher) has to play the professional role. Strong...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
10. Emergent Computer Literacy

    A Developmental Perspective

    By Helen Mele Robinson

    Series: Routledge Research in Education

    The United States is currently grappling with how to prepare our students to be computer literate citizens in the competitive technological world we live in. Understanding how children develop computer knowledge, and the ways that adults are able to guide their computer learning experiences, is a...

    Published March 12th 2012 by Routledge