Child Development for Early Years Students and Practitioners - Softcover

Neaum, Sally

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1529792878 ISBN 13: 9781529792874

Publisher: Learning Matters, 2022

Synopsis

This accessible guide to child development is for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners.
*Introduces the context of child development
*Develops an understanding of development and of how early years practitioners can support this
*Explores the biological/social debate, and the importance of holistic development
*Examines factors affecting development and includes a chapter on reflective practice
*Considers the complexity of children′s development and argues that is is not always a straight forward progression

This fifth edition:
*is updated in line with the new EYFS and the updated Development Matters;
*is updated to include child development learning from 0-8
*includes up-to-date guidance on assessment processes in the Early Years;
*includes a new section with key knowledge on well known theories of child development.

About this title

About the Author

Sally Neaum is a lecturer in Early Childhood, and teaches Primary English in initial teacher training. She has worked as a nursery and primary school teacher, as an advisor in early years and inclusion. She has an M.Ed in Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs and her doctoral research was in the pedagogy of early literacy.

From the Back Cover

This accessible guide to child development is for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Learning Matters
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529792878
• ISBN 13: 9781529792874
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 280