1st Edition
Creating Affirming Environments for Communication and Language Development A Guide for Early Childhood Students and Practitioners
About the author
Introduction: The theory behind communication and language development
Chapter 1: What makes a high-quality play and learning environment?
Chapter 2: Different environments and how they impact on development
Chapter 3: Manufactured resources within environments
Chapter 4: Natural resources within environments
Chapter 5: Set up of the environment
Chapter 6: Collaboration and interactions within environments
Chapter 7: Atmosphere of the environment
Chapter 8: International perspective on environmental provision
Chapter 9: How to measure quality of the learning environment
Chapter 10: Final reflections and looking forward
Index
Biography
Tanya Richardson is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the University of Northampton, UK, and Course Leader for Early Childhood Studies. She has previously managed and led her own outstanding day nursery and out-of-school club. The nursery setting was fortunate enough to have a forest school as part of its ethos, and this sparked Tanya’s interest in the impact the environment can have on children’s speech and language development.
