2nd Edition

Understanding the HighScope Approach Early Years Education in Practice

By Monica Wiltshire, Monica Wiltshire Copyright 2019
178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

178 Pages
by Routledge

Understanding the HighScope Approach is a much-needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of this innovative education programme. It will enable the reader to analyse the essential elements of the HighScope approach to early childhood and its relationship to high-quality early years practice. This second edition contains all the original... Read more

Introduction

1 History and research

2 An overview of HighScope

3 Active Learning

4 The learning environment

5 The daily routine

6 Adult-child interaction

7 Assessment and teamwork

8 The future

 

Biography

Monica Wiltshire has worked in the field of early years since the 1970s. Positions she has held include Head of a Children’s Centre, Inspector for Children’s Services, Consultant Trainer for HighScope UK and an independent trainer and consultant for early years practitioners in the United Kingdom and Sweden. She is now retired and enjoys active learning adventures and experiences with her grandson, Alistair.