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This revised new edition of The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) offers a brand-new method of measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active.As physical development is a key component of an educational curriculum, MOVERS offers practitioners the opportunity to accurately assess the quality of a child’s physical experiences, and the environmental and pedagogical quality of these experiences. The MOVERS is placed firmly in the family of CLIQRS – Curriculum, Leadership and Interaction Quality Rating Scales, which includes the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC), the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being Scale (SSTEW) and the Pedagogical Leadership in the Early Years (PLEY) scale, all of which have a similar format to previously mentioned scales, making it easy for educators already familiar with these well-established scales to adopt them and adapt them to their own unique settings. MOVERS has four sub-scales:- curriculum, environment and resources for physical development- pedagogy for physical development- supporting physical activity and critical thinking- parents/carers and staff.This book will be an invaluable tool for research, self-evaluation and improvement, audit and regulation. With additional notes derived using the feedback from extensive use of this resource by practitioners in hundreds of settings and early years specialists around the world, it has also been rigorously updated according to latest research, practice and policy.

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This revised new edition of The Movement Environment Rating Scale (MOVERS) offers a brand-new method of measuring the quality of environment and pedagogy in which young children are encouraged to move and be physically active.As physical development is a key component of an educational curriculum, MOVERS offers practitioners the opportunity to accurately assess the quality of a child’s physical experiences, and the environmental and pedagogical quality of these experiences. The MOVERS is placed firmly in the family of CLIQRS – Curriculum, Leadership and Interaction Quality Rating Scales, which includes the Early Childhood Quality Rating Scale – Emergent Curriculum (ECQRS-EC), the Sustained Shared Thinking and Emotional Well-being Scale (SSTEW) and the Pedagogical Leadership in the Early Years (PLEY) scale, all of which have a similar format to previously mentioned scales, making it easy for educators already familiar with these well-established scales to adopt them and adapt them to their own unique settings. MOVERS has four sub-scales:- curriculum, environment and resources for physical development- pedagogy for physical development- supporting physical activity and critical thinking- parents/carers and staff.This book will be an invaluable tool for research, self-evaluation and improvement, audit and regulation. With additional notes derived using the feedback from extensive use of this resource by practitioners in hundreds of settings and early years specialists around the world, it has also been rigorously updated according to latest research, practice and policy.

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ECERS-E is designed to be used with the Early Childhood Rating Scale-Revised (ECERS-R), an internationally recognized measure of quality in education and care written by Thelma Harms, Richard M. Clifford, and Debby Cryer. It not only complements the ECERS-R but extends the scales to provide additional insights into important aspects of literacy, mathematics, science and environment, as well as practices related to issues of diversity. Given the current focus on emerging literacy and numeracy skills, the ECERS-E provides unique guidance on the kinds of environments that enhance learning in preschool settings. The curriculum domains within the scales bear important relationships to children’s (age 3–5) cognitive and social/behavioral developmental outcomes.Using the ECERS-E alongside the ECERS-R gives users a more complete picture of what a high-quality early childhood education program can look like. It can be used by program directors, teaching staff, agency staff, and in teacher training programs.Convenient organization:Literacy Items: Print in the environment Book and literacy areas Adults reading with children Sounds in words Emergent writing/mark making Talking and listening Mathematics Items: Counting and application of counting Reading and representing simple numbers Activities: Shape Activities: Sorting, matching and comparing Science and Environment Items: Natural materials Areas featuring science/science materials Activities: Non living Activities: Living processes Activities: Food preparation Diversity Items: Planning for individual learning needs Gender equality and awareness Race equality and awareness

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This book provides the main ingredients for professional development in working with young children in a diverse society. It fills the gap that most early years training neglects, that is, how to work with children in developing a positive disposition towards themselves regardless of their differences. By helping children to develop a strong self-identity and good self-esteem we set the foundations for positive attitudes towards others and towards learning. Practical advice, real examples and staff activities bring the book to life. The book provides clear evidence and practical guidance on how to develop young children's emerging language, especially those children who have English as an additional language, and how to generate, activate and assess curriculum for diversity. The book focuses on all children's learning for cultural diversity. Culture is used as a broad term to include language, ethnicity, social class and gender. Each chapter offers a clear combination of theory and practice and ends with excellent staff development activities and further readings. The book will be important reading for all students and practitioners working with young children.

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The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales has been widely used in early years education since the last edition was published in 2010 This new edition extends the innovate scales to reflect changes in policy and practice and to increase its appeal to both UK and international audiences. The scales track ‘emergent’ literacy and numeracy that is continuous through early development and supports it by informal, rather than formal, pedagogy. Originally devised as a research tool, previous edition sales show it was increasingly used by Local Authorities during audits to assess and improve the quality of provision and by practitioners seeking to improve their practice through professional development Since the pandemic there is global recognition of the need to provide practical support for children who have suffered adverse educational and care experiences, and the new edition provides a powerful holistic tool to enable this. Authors deliver training around the world using this framework, including Australia, China (where their session was attended by 48,000 practitioners), Singapore and Hong Kong. Original edition sold 13,576 units and has been translated into 8 languages.

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The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scales has been widely used in early years education since the last edition was published in 2010 This new edition extends the innovate scales to reflect changes in policy and practice and to increase its appeal to both UK and international audiences. The scales track ‘emergent’ literacy and numeracy that is continuous through early development and supports it by informal, rather than formal, pedagogy. Originally devised as a research tool, previous edition sales show it was increasingly used by Local Authorities during audits to assess and improve the quality of provision and by practitioners seeking to improve their practice through professional development Since the pandemic there is global recognition of the need to provide practical support for children who have suffered adverse educational and care experiences, and the new edition provides a powerful holistic tool to enable this. Authors deliver training around the world using this framework, including Australia, China (where their session was attended by 48,000 practitioners), Singapore and Hong Kong. Original edition sold 13,576 units and has been translated into 8 languages.

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