3rd Edition

Behaviour in the Early Years

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

136 Pages
by Routledge

This accessible and practical book provides hands-on, tried and tested strategies to help the reader respond instantly and effectively to behaviour problems in early years settings. It encourages the practitioner to think about how they handle difficult situations and to understand why children behave as they do. Including topics on the development of the child from birth to toddler, managing... Read more

Acknowledgements

Introduction

SECTION 1: From Birth to Toddler

SECTION 2: Autistic Spectrum Disorders and Speech and Language Difficulties, Delay and Disorders

SECTION 3: Real Children in Real Settings: Behaviours That Cause Concern and Strategies for Coping

SECTION 4: Managing the Environment (Including the Role of the Teaching Assistant)

SECTION 5: Technology in the Early Years

SECTION 6: Moving On: Transition to School

SECTION 7: Child Protection, Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment

SECTION 8: The Statutory Process: Education and Health Care Plan

APPENDIX 1 Social and Emotional Development Checklist

APPENDIX 2 Glossary

APPENDIX 3 Useful Addresses

Biography

Angela Glenn is a recently retired advisory teacher for Medway Education Authority.

Jacquie Cousins is a freelance educational consultant.

Alicia Helps was an educational psychologist.