Beginning Teaching, Beginning Learning

bull; What makes early years and primary teaching special and important? bull; What special understandings and skills are needed by both new and experienced practitioners in working with children aged birth-11 years? bull; What skills are needed by an educated and reflective workforce of teachers and practitioners? The third edition of this highly successful text sets out, like its two predecessors, to explore some of the wider issues that need to be considered by beginning teachers and those who support them in schools and institutions in working with early years and primary age children while, at the same time, exploring some of the delight and enjoyment in the teaching role. This edition includes a wide range of new chapters as well as a few old favourites. It reflects the current context of education and care in that it now covers children from birth to age 11-years. As before, cameos and examples of practice in settings and classrooms help to illustrate the many different aspects of teaching and the book is now organised into four parts: Early Beginnings which includes many aspects of early years education and care such as multi-professional working, first days at school and parents; Beginning to Understand Children's Thinking and Learning incorporating a range of curriculum-related aspects and also embraces physical development; Organising for Teaching and Learning featuring, amongst others, chapters on play, independence and teamwork; and Supporting and Enhancing Learning and Teaching containing new material on assessment, observation and behaviour. Comprehensively revised and updated throughout, this third edition is still written in a lively style and aims throughout to offer guidance, encouragement and support for all those new to working in schools and other educational settings and to give them confidence to reflect upon, challenge and enhance their own learning and practices.Moyles, Janet R. is the author of 'Beginning Teaching, Beginning Learning ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780335221318 and ISBN 0335221319.