With play a central part of new early years initiatives in all parts of the UK, this book will be essential reading for all early years students and practitioners.

Ideal for Common Core initiatives, this much-needed book offers a step-by-step approach for teaching academic language, including case studies, classroom strategies, study questions, and more.

This book addresses the key challenges facing instructional leaders interested in fostering creativity in schools and classrooms. It provides educators with practical and actionable guidelines for how to take small-steps toward improving existing teaching, learning, and leadership practices.

Theory and Practice of Addiction Counseling brings together contemporary theories of addiction and helps readers connect those theories to practice using a common multicultural case study.

This book supports practitioners to understand science in the early years curriculum (i.e. understanding the world) and how best to nurture key scientific skills in order to form a firm base for learning for young children aged 3-7.

Centered on teacher voice and grounded in foundations of collaboration and data-informed planning, this book comes to life through its stories, while accompanying action steps help teachers implement the process along with strategies to inspire personalized instruction and redesign learning environments.

This how-to book introduces a dynamic yet practical leadership model that helps leaders in all roles and at all experience levels conduct comprehensive observations, analyze lessons for effectiveness, and develop high-leverage action steps that change practices and outcomes.

With more and more PGCE Students required to produce masters' level work, this book guides students through the process of thinking about their study, their practice, and undertaking research, all at masters level.

Written by leading authors in the field, this book in a new series offers critical and reflective treatment of a core early years topic which is covered by every early childhood course.

A core text for EYPS that supports candidates in their understanding of pedagogy and practice and in delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage.