Supporting Children's Learning in the Early Years

Linda Miller is Emeritus Professor of Early Years at The Open University. Carrie Cable is a Senior Lecturer in Education at The Open University and Director of a DCSF funded research project into language learning in primary schools.Gill Goodliff is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Awards for Early Years at The Open University.

• Acknowledgements Introduction Carrie Cable, Linda Miller and Gill Goodliff Part 1 Roles, provision and practices Linda Miller Introduction 1. Young children as learners Angela Anning and Anne Edwards 2. Promoting children’s welfare by respecting their rights Gerison Lansdown 3. Identity, self-esteem and learning Iram Siraj-Blatchford and Priscilla Clarke 4. Parent partnership and inclusion in the early years Alice Paige-Smith 5. Living and learning Claire Young 6. A folk model of assessment – and an alternative Margaret Carr 7. Listening to children Alison Clark 8. Observing children Jane Devereux Part 2 Learning and Development Carrie Cable Introduction 9. Children’s social and emotional development Naima Browne 10. Children from birth to three playing, growing and learning through moving and doing Julie Manning-Morton and Maggie Thorp 11. Young children becoming literate Robin Campbell 12. Science and ICT Rosemary Feasey and Margaret Still 13. Creative practice and pratice which fosters creativity Anna Craft and Bob Jeffrey 14. Great communicators Marian Whitehead 15. Born mathematical Linda Pound 16. Problem solving Sue Gifford 17. Knowledge and understanding of the world developed through a garden project Jane Devereux and Ann Bridges Part 3 Learning environments – children and adults Introduction Gill Goodliff 18. The democratic and reflective professional: rethinking and reforming the early years workforce Peter Moss 19. Reflection and developing a community of practice Alice Paige-Smith and Anna Craft 20. Exploring children’s expressions of attachment in nursery Peter Elfer 21. Emotional wellbeing Marion Dowling 22. The physical environment Sue Robson 23. The future of childhood Jennie Lindon 24. Creating contexts for professional developmnent Angela Anning and Anne Edwards