Teaching Early Years Foundation StageJo Basford, Elaine Hodson The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) came into force in September 2008 and established a framework for providing learning, development and care for children from birth to five. This book examines the EYFS within the context of Achieving QTS and is a core text for primary trainees covering this stage of children′s learning. It links the principles and commitments of the EYFS with the new standards for QTS while covering all required content. The book examines the continuous nature of learning from birth to five, the inter-relatedness between care, learning and development, and the importance of sensitive transitions. |
Contents
Creative development and critical thinking | |
Communication language and literacy | |
ICT in the Early Years Foundation Stage | |
Observation assessment and planning | |
the importance of multiagency | |
Index | |
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