Jennifer Colwell – författare

The book you can trust to guide you through your career in the early years, as the expert authors share tried and tested techniques in a range of early years settings. For this new edition, Jennifer Colwell and Amanda Ince have drawn together an expert author team to bring you guidance from top practitioners that is both cohesive and that continues to evolve to meet the needs of today’s early years practitioners. It is designed for trainees whether in universities or early years settings and looks across the full early years spectrum, from birth to 8 years old.Reflective Teaching in Early Education uniquely provides two levels of support:- Practical, evidence-­based guidance on key early years issues – including relationships, behaviour, inclusion, curriculum planning and learning, and teaching strategies- Evidence-­informed ‘principles’ and 'concepts' to help you to understand the theories informing practice, offering ways for you to continue to develop your skills and understanding of early years practice in early childhood education and careNew to this edition:- Case Studies which illustrate the impact Reflective Teaching can have on your practice and your setting- New Reflective Activities- Updated references and guidance on Key Readings- Updates to reflect recent changes in curriculum and assessment across the UKreflectiveteaching.co.uk provides a treasure trove of additional support.Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education, the supporting ‘portable library’ volume, is signposted throughout this book and provides convenient access to key texts.

The book you can trust to guide you through your career in the early years, as the expert authors share tried and tested techniques in a range of early years settings. For this new edition, Jennifer Colwell and Amanda Ince have drawn together an expert author team to bring you guidance from top practitioners that is both cohesive and that continues to evolve to meet the needs of today’s early years practitioners. It is designed for trainees whether in universities or early years settings and looks across the full early years spectrum, from birth to 8 years old.Reflective Teaching in Early Education uniquely provides two levels of support:- Practical, evidence-­based guidance on key early years issues – including relationships, behaviour, inclusion, curriculum planning and learning, and teaching strategies- Evidence-­informed ‘principles’ and 'concepts' to help you to understand the theories informing practice, offering ways for you to continue to develop your skills and understanding of early years practice in early childhood education and careNew to this edition:- Case Studies which illustrate the impact Reflective Teaching can have on your practice and your setting- New Reflective Activities- Updated references and guidance on Key Readings- Updates to reflect recent changes in curriculum and assessment across the UKreflectiveteaching.co.uk provides a treasure trove of additional support.Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education, the supporting ‘portable library’ volume, is signposted throughout this book and provides convenient access to key texts.

Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education is a unique portable library of exceptional readings drawing together seminal extracts and contemporary literature from international sources from books and journals to support both initial study and extended career-long professionalism for early years practitioners. Introductions to each reading highlight the key issues explored and explain the status of classic works.This book, along with the core text and associated website, draw upon the work of Andrew Pollard, former Director of the TLRP, and the work of many years of accumulated understanding of generations of early years practitioners, primary school teachers and educationalists.Readings for Reflective Teaching in Early Education, the core text, Reflective Teaching in Early Education, and the website, provide a fully integrated set of resources promoting the expertise of early years professionals.The associated website, www.reflectiveteaching.co.uk offers supplementary resources including reflective activities, research briefings and advice on further readings. It also features a glossary of educational terms, links to useful websites and showcases examples of excellent research and practice. This book forms part of the Reflective Teaching series, edited by Andrew Pollard and Amy Pollard, offering support for reflective practice in early, primary, secondary, further, vocational, university and adult sectors of education.