Early childhood and primary education : readings and reflections /
By: Johnston, Jane
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Contributor(s): Halocha, John.
Publisher: Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2010Description: vi, 301 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780335236565 (pbk.); 9780335236565:; 0335236561 (pbk.); 9780335236572 (hbk.); 033523657X (hbk.).Subject(s): Early childhood education -- Great Britain | Education, Elementary -- Great Britain![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding child development : Social development -- Emotional development -- Physical and spatial development -- Cognitive development -- Language development -- The changing world of childhood: The family -- Play -- Globalization -- Multicultural -- The digital world -- Changing practice and professionalism : Working together -- Professionals -- Policy -- The curriculum -- Creativity -- The individual child -- Learning places.
Early years and primary are often seen as very separate stages of development, although children are expected to progress from one key stage to another in a seamless way. To be fully effective professionals need to understand and reflect on both children's experiences before and after the stage they are currently working in.