Religious Education in the Early Years

Elizabeth Ashton worked for many years as a class teacher in primary schools before becoming Lecturer in Religious and Moral Education at the University of Durham.

• List of boxes, Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I: What is Religious Education?, 1. Cutting away the undergrowth: misconceptions of Religious Education, 2. Education in religion, PART II: Religion in education, 3. Language development and Religious Education, 4. Developing religious concepts, 5. Conversing with children, 6. Motivation and Religious Education, PART III: School planning, 7. Curriculum planning: a whole-school approach, 8. Case study 1: Religious Education in Reception, 9. Case study 2: Religious Education in Year 1, 10. Case study 3: Religious Education in Year 2, 11. Collective Worship in education, 12. In-service activities for staff development days, 13. Religious Education and values, Appendices, References, Index

'After reading this I felt inspired to get out there and have a go.' - Association of Christian Teachers Digest'Routledge's series on 'Teaching and Learning in the First Three Years of School' has made an important contribution to raising the profile of subject specialism at this stage of the curriculum.' - Educational Review'Elizabeth Ashton writes with passion and conviction in this book ... there are some really interesting and important ideas here.' - Trevor Cooling, University of Nottingham