This textbook focuses on the main areas of teaching young children, covering the 3-7 years age range that spans the early years and primary phases. The majority of chapters are written by both an academic and practitioner, reflecting a genuine theory and practice approach, and this helps the reader to set theoretical discussion in the context of real practice.
Key themes explored within the book include:
- Play and playfulness in the curriculum
- Child development in practice
- Literacy development and subject pedagogy
- Creativity and outdoor learning
Packed full of learning features such as case studies, reflective questions and lesson plans, Teaching Early Years is an essential resource for both students and practitioners, and will enhance your knowledge of how young children think and learn.
Table of Content
Chapter 1: Introduction – Amanda Thomas and Karen Mc Innes
Chapter 2: What can we learn from UK Early Years curricula? – Claire Pescott
Chapter 3: Child development in practice – Karen Mc Innes and Holly Gallan
Chapter 4: Play and playfulness: The foundation of learning and development – Karen Mc Innes and Natacha Yuen
Chapter 5: Understanding well-being in the Early Years – Alyson Lewis and Lucy Rees
Chapter 6: Playing with words – becoming a reader and writer – Rhiannon Packer, Philippa Watkins and Marc Hughes
Chapter 7: Developing mathematical confidence in the Early Years – Catherine Jones
Chapter 8: Becoming a scientist through an experiential pedagogy – Amanda Thomas, Karen Parker, Carole Carter and Clare Griffiths
Chapter 9: Inspiring creativity in the Early Years – Catherine Jones and Francine Davies
Chapter10: Into the great outdoors: Opportunities and experiences – Alyson Lewis and Rebecca Poole
Chapter 11: Conclusion – Amanda Thomas and Karen Mc Innes
About the author
Dr. Amanda Thomas is a Senior Lecturer in Early Years education at USW and teaches on the Early Years Education degree and the Working with Children and Families degree. She has taught in both Primary and Further Education before taking up her role in higher Education in 2011. Amanda currently teaches on a range of education modules including play, child development, pedagogy, and leading and managing others. She competed her Ph D in 2018 exploring children’s schemas in the Foundation Phase. She has had books and research published on Early Years education, Schemas and Transitions within education. Amanda has just completed a suite of materials for the Welsh Government on schemas. In her spare time, Amanda is a trustee of a charity trying to restore the former miners’ institute in her local village.
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