1st Edition

The Characteristics of Effective Learning Creating and capturing the possibilities in the early years

Edited By Annie Woods Copyright 2015
150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

150 Pages
by Routledge

The characteristics of effective learning – playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically – underpin young children’s learning and development and are central to the revised Early Years Foundation Stage. Practitioners need to be confident of planning, observing and assessing characteristics of effective learners and understand how they support children’s learning and... Read more

1. Children are Naturally Playful  2. Exploring Children’s Well-being and Motivations  3. Creating Effective Learning Possibilities for all Children  4. Children’s Engaging Interests  5. Playing with Thinking  6. Guiding Children’s Participation  7. Sustained Shared Conversations  8. Capturing the Possibilities 

Biography

Annie Woods is Senior Lecturer in Early Years at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

"This book considers these 'vehicles' and how children connect and interact with them. It will help practitioners to focus on children's interests while observing and assessing their active learning, creativity and critical thinking." - Martine Horvath, EYE Magazine