Childhood Books

New and Published Books

1. Running Records

   Authentic Instruction in Early Childhood Education

   By Mary Shea

   The most effective way to understand what a child knows about the reading process is to take a running record. In Running Records, Mary Shea demonstrates how teachers can use this powerful tool to design lessons that decrease reading difficulties, build on strengths, and stimulate motivation,...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by Routledge
2. 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
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. 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
5. 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
6. Handbook of Family Literacy

   2nd Edition

   Edited by Barbara H. Wasik

   The Handbook of Family Literacy, 2e, provides the most comprehensive, up-to-date coverage of family literacy of any available book. It documents the need for literacy education for children and parents, describes early literacy and math development within the home, analyses interventions in home...

   Published April 25th 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. Researching Primary Education: Methods and Issues

   Edited by Rosemary Webb

   This book increases understanding of, and provides inspiration for, the conduct of research in primary/elementary education. It discusses and evaluates the selection and development of research methods used for their own innovatory projects. They explore the relationship between their choice of...

   Published April 22nd 2012 by Routledge
9. The Global History of Childhood Reader

   Edited by Heidi Morrison

   Series: Routledge Readers in History

   The Global History of Childhood Reader provides an essential collection of chapters and articles on the global history of childhood. The Reader is structured thematically so as to provide both a representative sampling of the historiography as well as an overview of the key issues of the field,...

   Published April 16th 2012 by Routledge
10. 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