Developing School Readiness
Developing School Readiness

Author: Kathryn Peckham

Publisher: SAGE

Published: 2016-12-05

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1473994470

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Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017! We′ve all heard of the term school readiness but how many of us understand what is meant by it? What does it mean in the context of child development and wellbeing and what implications does it have for creating enthusiastic lifelong learners? How can we really give our children the best start in their most formative years? This book will ensure you understand school readiness but also understand: the experiential nature of children′s learning how future success is affected by the experiences that have gone before the importance of your role in the child’s journey This book will give you the confidence to deliver practice that exceeds expectations and the knowledge to stand by your approach to teaching and caring for the children you work with. Kathryn Peckham will be discussing key ideas from Developing School Readiness: Creating Lifelong Learners in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie.

School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning
School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning

Author: Tamsin Grimmer

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2018-02-21

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1784504467

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This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners. It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.

Promoting School Readiness and Early Learning
Promoting School Readiness and Early Learning

Author: Michel Boivin

Publisher: Guilford Publications

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1462511570

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Grounded in cutting-edge developmental research, this book examines what school readiness entails and how it can be improved. Compelling longitudinal findings are presented on the benefits of early intervention for preschoolers at risk due to poverty and other factors. The volume identifies the cognitive, language, behavioral, motor, and socioemotional skills that enable young children to function successfully in school contexts. It explores specific ways in which school- and family-based interventions--including programs that target reading and language, math, self-regulation, and social-emotional development--can contribute to school readiness. The book also addresses challenges in the large-scale dissemination of evidence-based practices.

Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education
Rethinking Readiness in Early Childhood Education

Author: Jeanne Marie Iorio

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-02-18

Total Pages: 365

ISBN-13: 1137485124

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This book challenges traditional conceptions of readiness in early childhood education by sharing concrete examples of practice, policy and histories that rethink readiness. This book seeks to reimagine possible new educational worlds for young children.

Ready to Learn
Ready to Learn

Author: Martyn Rawson

Publisher: Hawthorne Books

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13:

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Martyn Rawson, author of Waldorf Education and Find Your Child's True Potential, here considers how pre-school children can be prepared for starting school.

The Beginnings of School Readiness
The Beginnings of School Readiness

Author: Sarah Vanover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-09-25

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 1475835892

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Many families and educators are concerned with the school readiness skills that children acquire in preschool; however, they do not realize that these skills begin to develop during the infant and toddler years. Infant and toddler caregivers need to recognize the importance of a high-quality infant and toddler learning environment and learn how they can support children while they acquire essential skills for future success.

Becoming Brilliant
Becoming Brilliant

Author: Roberta Michnick Golinkoff

Publisher: American Psychological Association

Published: 2016-05-16

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1433822407

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In just a few years, today’s children and teens will forge careers that look nothing like those that were available to their parents or grandparents. While the U.S. economy becomes ever more information-driven, our system of education seems stuck on the idea that “content is king,” neglecting other skills that 21st century citizens sorely need. Becoming Brilliant offers solutions that parents can implement right now. Backed by the latest scientific evidence and illustrated with examples of what’s being done right in schools today, this book introduces the 6Cs—collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation, and confidence—along with ways parents can nurture their children’s development in each area.

The Transition to Kindergarten
The Transition to Kindergarten

Author: Robert C. Pianta

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13:

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Today's kindergarten is the onset of formal schooling for children--the first time families, schools, teachers, and communities come together to form an educational partnership. In this thought-provoking, issues-focused book, the experts explore the research on early schooling and give you a starting point with which to reexamine your beliefs, policies, and practices regarding the first years of school. Scholars, researchers, and other professionals will discover why early school transitions need to be improved and how these critical transitions affect children's future educational success. You'll learn about readiness assessment entrance ages grade retention classroom structure family-school-community partnerships cultural diversity children with disabilities children in poverty This book is part of a series edited by Donald B. Bailey, Jr., Ph.D., and developed in conjunction with the National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL). Visit NCEDL's website for information on the center's research, upcoming meetings, and free online publications..

Ready for What?
Ready for What?

Author: M. Elizabeth Graue

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1993-01-01

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 9780791412039

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This book looks at readiness from a different perspective, arguing that we must move away from the readiness-as-child characteristic so prevalent in education and the popular press. Instead, readiness is explained as an idea constructed by parents, teachers, and children as they interact in their neighborhoods and communities. Graue describes three communities in the same school district: a middle-class, suburban town of professionals; a rural, working-class community; and a group of Hispanic, working-class families making their way through their children's kindergarten experiences. In each setting, the local meaning of readiness is the underlying theme in the actions taken by parents and their attitudes about their children's first public school experience.