This book draws on the author's experience of promoting young children's creativity and imagination in a variety of settings over the last twenty years. The settings include home and centre based care and this book draws on the practical experience of adults living and working with children in these settings. The aim of the book is to use real life examples of young children's development and their growing competence to show the richness of their creativity and imagination. Children's development across a wide range of creative and imaginative experiences are outlined and ways of planning and assessing children's progress are discussed. Insights from research are used to inform practice. This book is for all who take delight in the richness of young children's learning and want to find ways to extend their practice by supporting and promoting learning in a practical way.
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Bernadette Duffy originally trained as an early years teacher and during the last twenty years has worked in a variety of early years settings. These include a combined nursery centre, reception and year 1, nursery class, day nursery and nursery school.
At present Bernadette is the head of the Dorothy Gardner Centre in Westminster. The centre receives many visitors from this country and abroad. Bernadette is in demand as a speaker, and has addressed many groups in this country and in Europe. She has contributed to a number of publications including Great Expectations: a curriculum for the under fives Westminster City Council.
At present Bernadette is the head of the Dorothy Gardner Centre in Westminster. The centre receives many visitors from this country and abroad. Bernadette is in demand as a speaker, and has addressed many groups in this country and in Europe. She has contributed to a number of publications including Great Expectations: a curriculum for the under fives Westminster City Council.
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Creativity and imagination are much used words and it would appear that we think that what they represent is, generally, a good thing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
valuing children, imaginative experiences, imaginative development, imaginative play, imaginative representations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Creativity and imagination are much used words and it would appear that we think that what they represent is, generally, a good thing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
valuing children, imaginative experiences, imaginative development, imaginative play, imaginative representations Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
National Curriculum, Key Stage, Questions Always, Harvard University Press New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Excellence of Play by Janet Moyles in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Creative Expression and Play in the Early Childhood Curriculum by Joan P. Isenberg on page 24, and Back Matter
- Extending Thought in Young Children: A Parent-Teacher Partnership by Chris Athey on page 86, and Back Matter
- The National Curriculum. Key Stages 1 and 2: Handbook for Primary Teachers in England by Department For Education &. Employment in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Beyond Aesthetics: Investigations into the Nature of Visual Art by Don Brothwell on page 103, and Back Matter
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- Supporting Musical Development in the Early Years by Linda Pound in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Supp. Mathematical Development In the Early Years (Supporting Early Learning) by Linda Pound in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Developing Learning in Early Childhood (Zero to Eight) by Tina Bruce on page 195, and Back Matter
- Supp. Identity, Diversity & Language in the Early Years (Supporting Early Learning) by John Siraj-Blatchford in Front Matter, and page 89
- Planning an Appropriate Curriculum in the Early Years: A guide for early years practitioners and leaders, students and parents by Rosemary Rodger on page 187, and Back Matter
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