Celebrating Children's Learning

Assessment Beyond Levels in the Early Years
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-55525-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 364 g

In response to growing pressure on early years practitioners to adopt a ‘tick-box’ approach to recording children’s progress, Celebrating Children’s Learning sets out a bold, alternative vision for assessment in the early years. Drawing upon an inspiring collaboration between London nursery schools, this book explores and reconsiders the purpose of observation in early years settings.

Contributors provide a range of examples to guide early years practitioners as they develop their own methods of observation. Play, social interaction, and cooperation with parents are shown to be valuable opportunities for keen observation. Chapters discuss:

- moving beyond data-focussed assesment

- Characteristics of Effective Learning

- ensuring inclusive assessment

- collaborating with parents from diverse backgrounds

- outdoor learning – a Forest School approach.

Inspiring and empowering, Celebrating Children’s Learning is essential reading for teachers, practitioners, and students involved in early education.

Zielgruppe

Professional and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grenier, Julian

Finch, Sue

Vollans, Caroline

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Acknowledgments Editor and contributor biographies Introduction Chapter 1: Beyond data Chapter 2: Putting the Characteristics of Effective Learning at the heart of assessment Chapter 3: Valuing and celebrating small steps for children with special educational needs and disabilities: inclusive assessment practice Chapter 4: Assessment in diverse contexts: talking with Bangladeshi-British parents about children’s early learning Chapter 5: Celebrating Children’s Learning outdoors: a Forest School approach

Über Autor(innen)

Julian Grenier is the headteacher of Sheringham Nursery School and Children’s Centre in East London, UK, and is a National Leader of Education.

Sue Finch has worked in the early years sector for over 40 years and is a highly experienced education consultant. Sue has worked on a wide range of national projects in the early years, including the Pen Green Teaching Centres Project.

Caroline Vollans worked as a primary school teacher for 15 years before completing clinical training in Lacanian psychoanalysis. She now works as a student counsellor, as well as providing staff supervision in nursery settings.