1st Edition

The Place of Narrative in the Early Years Curriculum How the Tale Unfolds

By Peter Baldock Copyright 2006
144 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

142 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Narrative in the Early Years Curriculum offers a timely new perspective on the place of narrative in the early years curriculum. Applying the results of up-to-date psychological research to day-to-day practice in pre-schools, day nurseries, schools and out of school play care settings, the author help readers to understand just what it is that makes so many story books produced for... Read more

Introduction   Narrative and Human Memory   Narrative Structure and Stories for Young Children   From Theory to Practice   Children as Narrators   Offering Narratives to Children   Narrative in the Real World   Conclusion

Biography

Peter Baldock began his career as a schoolteacher in 1966. He then moved into community development posts in both the voluntary and the local government sectors. In 1993 he became manager of the Under Eights (registration & inspection) Team in Sheffield and played a key role in the establishment of the city’s Young Children’s Service in the following year. He became a senior manager in Ofsted’s Early Years Directorate in 2001. Peter retired in 2004 and since has undertaken some teaching and consultancy work in the early years field.

'[The author] offers a lot of interesting information, and some original insights, related to the study of narrative.' - Early Years Journal