Description
Book Synopsis Reflective practice is a vital aspect of working with young children and enables a deeper understanding of their learning and development. There is a long tradition among early childhood practitioners of closely observing children's learning, so as to nurture and stimulate their development. They are also increasingly expected to reflect on their own practice in a variety of ways, in order to enhance their professional development and improve their practice.
This book supports early years' practitioners in articulating and understanding their own practice in greater depth, exploring ways in which they can be encouraged to engage in reflecting on their practice.
The authors introduce ideas around creativity, inclusion, children's well being, partnership with parents and multidisciplinary team working, which will enable you to develop and explore the role of the early years' practitioner in further detail. This second edition is refreshed and expanded to include:
Table of ContentsPart one: What does being a reflective early years practitioner involve?Introduction to part one
What does it mean to reflect on our practice?
Developing reflective practice
Exploring leadership: Roles and responsibilities of the early years professional
Part two: How does reflective practice inform work with children?
Introduction to part two
Children's social and emotional development
What's your attitude? Inclusion and early years settings
Creativity and early years settings
Listening to young children: Multiple voices, meanings and understandings
Part three: Leading-edge practice: A community of reflective professionals
Introduction to part three
Multi-agency working: Rhetoric or reality?
Reflective family-centred practices: Parents' perspectives and early intervention
Professional development and reflective practice
Reflection and developing a community of practice
Postscript: Democratic reflective practice in the early years
