Description
Book Synopsis"The text is wide-ranging and discusses different approaches and examples of good practice in supporting transition, from around the world. ... Supporting Transitions in the Early Years gives early years practitioners a real insight into the theory that should underpin high quality everyday practice for everyone engaging with young children."Early Years Update
Supporting Transitions in the Early Years explores the whole range of early childhood transitions, rather than simply looking at starting school or pre-school. It helps parents, practitioners, policy-makers and Early Years students at every level, to understand and support the successive transitions made by young children from birth to five.
Starting from a discussion of the rapid pace of change in current societies, and children's need to acquire flexibility and resilience in adapting to change, it offers examples of transitions such as:
Babies and toddlers moving into under-3s care
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Understanding early transitions: more than starting school
Chapter 2. First steps: transitions from birth to three
Chapter 3. Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and school
Chapter 4. Continuities: stepping up through the system
Chapter 5. Children's perspectives: transitions around the world
Chapter 6. Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitions
Chapter 7. Transitions for life
