Description
Book SynopsisInvolving Parents in their Children's Learningis the story of the pioneering work of the Pen Green Centre for children and families. Showing how early years practitioners can collaborate effectively with parents, the book includes case studies of parents and children who have attended the centre, and charts developments in learning for both children and parents.
The authors show how to:
support parents as their child's first educator
provide practical and psychological support to parents
involve fathers and male carers
share important child development concepts
support and extend children's learning
connect with services that parents may find hard to reach'
ThisNew Editionis updated throughout, revisiting some of the families and practitioners who feature in the previous editions and also includes2 brand new chapterson Parents as Researchers' and Family Dro
Trade Review
For this edition, the research has been updated with some of the families and practitioners revisited. Two new chapters focus on parents as researchers and family drop-in sessions. This is a very important book, one that will prove invaluable in helping you develop parental partnerships and engagement to a level where you have two powerful ′sets of knowledge′ working in the best interests of children. -- Neil Henty
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: New forms of provision, new ways of working: the Pen Green Centre - Margy Whalley Chapter 2: Developing evidence-based practice - Margy Whalley Chapter 3: The many different ways we involve families - Colette Tait and Angela Prodger Chapter 4: Sharing ideas with parents about key child development concepts - Cath Arnold Chapter 5: Parents and staff as co-educators: ‘parents’ means fathers too - Margy Whalley and Trevor Chandler Chapter 6: Working with parents who traditionally find our services ‘hard to reach’ - Cath Arnold Chapter 7: Parents as researchers - Penny Lawrence, Hannah Howe, Darren Howe and Sarah Marley Chapter 8: Dialogue and documentation: sharing information, developing a rich curriculum and a responsive pedagogy - Margy Whalley and Marcus Dennison Chapter 9: Sharing knowledge with families in a ‘drop-in’ provision within an integrated centre for children and families - Sandra Mole Chapter 10: The impact on parents’ lives - Annette Cummings Chapter 11: Working in groups with parents of young children: growing together at the Pen Green Centre - Jo Benford and Colette Tait Chapter 12: Developing PICL in primary schools, children’s centres and in childminder settings - Kate Hayward, Tracey Cotterell, June Smith, Andrea Layzell and Julie Denton Chapter 1: New forms of provision, new ways of working: the Pen Green Centre - Margy Whalley Chapter 2: Developing evidence-based practice - Margy Whalley Chapter 3: The many different ways we involve families - Colette Tait and Angela Prodger Chapter 4: Sharing ideas with parents about key child development concepts - Cath Arnold Chapter 5: Parents and staff as co-educators: ‘parents’ means fathers too - Margy Whalley and Trevor Chandler Chapter 6: Working with parents who traditionally find our services ‘hard to reach’ - Cath Arnold Chapter 7: Parents as researchers - Penny Lawrence, Hannah Howe, Darren Howe and Sarah Marley Chapter 8: Dialogue and documentation: sharing information, developing a rich curriculum and a responsive pedagogy - Margy Whalley and Marcus Dennison Chapter 9: Sharing knowledge with families in a ‘drop-in’ provision within an integrated centre for children and families - Sandra Mole Chapter 10: The impact on parents’ lives - Annette Cummings Chapter 11: Working in groups with parents of young children: growing together at the Pen Green Centre - Jo Benford and Colette Tait Chapter 12: Developing PICL in primary schools, children’s centres and in childminder settings - Kate Hayward, Tracey Cotterell, June Smith, Andrea Layzell and Julie Denton
