School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning: The Essential Guide for Early Years Practitioners...

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Tamsin Grimmer

School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning

The Essential Guide for Early Years Practitioners

Tamsin Grimmer

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Jessica Kingsley Publishers
21 February 2018

Child & developmental psychology; Pre-school & kindergarten

This guide to understanding school readiness in young children is essential reading for early years practitioners.

It explores the concept of school readiness by unpicking what the term means for children and how we can define it in the context of the characteristics of effective learning. This includes ideas for promoting playing and exploring, active learning and creating and thinking critically. The book also considers how we can ensure schools are ready to receive children and suggests ways in which preschools and nurseries can work collaboratively with schools and engage parents and carers to ensure a smooth transition.

By: Tamsin Grimmer
Imprint: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781785921759
ISBN 10: 1785921754
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 21 February 2018
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Professional and scholarly , Children's (6-12) , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tamsin Grimmer is an Early Years lecturer at Bath Spa University and one of the Early Years Directors for Linden Learning. She is based in Wiltshire, UK.

Reviews for School Readiness and the Characteristics of Effective Learning: The Essential Guide for Early Years Practitioners

This book eloquently explores the often misused and rarely understood concept of school readiness by understanding that this involves more than achieving learning goals. By considering preparations for formal teaching methods to be rooted in the Characteristics of Effective Learning, Tamsin brings these concepts to life through personal anecdotes and illustrative case studies in ways immediately familiar to any practitioner. -- Kathryn Peckham, Early Years Professional and author of Developing School Readiness: Creating Lifelong Learners This book provides an invaluable guide to understanding the vexed and contested term of 'school readiness'. By framing it within the 'Characteristics of Effective Learning' it shapes an authentic context for what should underpin definitions of achievement in the EYFS. Its successful balance of practically grounded theory and real life exemplification make it a formidable contribution to the debate. -- Jan Dubiel, International Director, Early Excellence