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EYFS Trackers, Early Years Foundation Stage information and assessment
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EYFS Trackers Behaviour EYFS Literacy |
Playladders Music Inclusion |
Autism Attention difficulties Assessment
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SEN Code Emotional Literacy Gifted and Talented
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One of the biggest problems facing early years staff appears to be paperwork relating to the EYFS. Many solutions are put forward, but thousands of early years practitioners find EYFS Trackers to be the best. Here is a system that will make your life a lot easier – and remove those paperwork headaches.
When ordering your copies, you need to bear in mind the changes to the EYFS due in September 2012 |
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£6 (FREE postage) There are different prices for different quantities (as low as £3.25 per copy)
This covers birth to five years and is more detailed than the Trackers book below. |
Another version of Trackers ... You are expected to keep a record of each child’s progress. But when it comes to looking at the Development Matters statements in the EYFS Guidance they can be so vague! |
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£5 (FREE postage) |
This is the first version of Trackers that we produced when the EYFS first came out and is still widely used. It is a simple method of helping you track children’s progress throughout the EYFS. Observe and record children’s progress in a consistent way throughout your early years setting. Usable by everyone – staff, and parents – Trackers make the whole process much easier. They are widely used (over 90,000 already sold).
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Making the EYFS Work for You (0-36 mths)
£12.50 (FREE postage) now only £8 |
An EYFS manual (144 pages) with practical hints, tips, sample activities and proformas that will give you lots of ideas and help make your life a bit easier ... and make things interesting for the children. This practical, well laid-out manual will also help you: 1) record spontaneous events in a consistent format; 2) evaluate your planning; 3) identify gaps to be addressed in your children’s development. |
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Making the EYFS work for you (30-60+ mths)
£12.50 (FREE postage) now only £8 |
Draw up activity planners . . . practical hints, tips, sample activities and pro-formas so that you can develop a consistent approach. This will also help you: record spontaneous events in a consistent format; evaluate your planning; make relevant comments each time an activity is carried out to keep other practitioners informed; further identify gaps to be addressed in your children’s development by transferring observations made to developmental Trackers. "This pick-up-and-use book could save hours of planning ..." read more
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The EYFS Handbook
£6 (an online resource and is emailed to you) |
Linking all your policies, welfare requirements and how they fit in with the themes within the Framework can be quite daunting. This book shows how one group of nurseries has managed to do this successfully – you will be able to take what has been developed and adapt it to your setting. There are charts for staff, parents and outside agencies that will help you ensure that all outcomes in Every Child Matters are covered in your setting’s curriculum, policies and procedures. This is an online resource. See the entire book (all 64 pages) before deciding to buy. |
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£18.50 (FREE postage) |
Speech and language and communication - now recognised as being very important in the early years. Stories for Talking will help you set up a programme to support the early development of language. It is a simple programme that is easy to implement, but it is very structured and very thorough.
"This is an excellent resource ..." read more
For details of courses run by the author, Rebecca Bergmann, click here.
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An A-Z of Tricky Behaviours in the Early Years £5 (FREE postage) |
Imaginative ideas for dealing with some of the more common difficult behaviours that you might have to deal with from biting to swearing. The book is divided into two sections - a short section offering a set of principles for managing children's behaviour, followed by an A-Z of typical problem behaviours, with real-life examples and suggested solutions.
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Behaviour Management in the Early Years
£6 (FREE postage) |
What is ‘typical’ behaviour in young children? How do you set about changing problem behaviour? What do we mean when we talk about behaviour management? How do I draw up a Behaviour Policy for the nursery? What is the best way of observing and assessing behaviour? You'll find the answers in this easy-to-read guide. |
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This book provides a method for assessing and recording what children can do in the Foundation Stage. Aimed especially at teachers who have children with special educational needs in their care, it can be used with all children and fits in well with everyday activities. It adopts a ‘one step at a time’ approach and suggests ideas on how to develop a child’s repertoire of play. |
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Music Makers: Music circle time to include everyone £12 (FREE postage) |
Recommended choice in Nursery World (read the review). Full of ideas about how to put music circle time into practice with links to the Early Years Foundation Stage and with planning sheets, assessment sheets. A great book for anyone working with young children and a useful tool when working with children with SEN.
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Listening to Children in their Early Years
£6 (FREE postage) |
Listening to children involves much more than simply ‘hearing’ what they have to say . . . we know that. But how do we tune in to children? How do we really see things from their point of view? Here are practical ways to help you do just that - techniques for developing good two-way communication; ideas on how to use cameras to involve children; child conferencing; child passports; the Mosaic approach and many, many more. There are also sections on how to tune in to babies; working with children with disabilities and some examples of all these activities in practice. |
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Helping Children Hang On To Your Every Word
£10 (FREE postage) |
Why is it that the children who can least afford to switch off are the ones who don’t pay attention? And that children who most need to ask for help are the ones least likely to do so? If children are opting out in the classroom, switching off or passively waiting for direction, we need to understand the barriers they face and help them engage by making their learning opportunities more meaningful, interactive and rewarding. This will help you make the classroom experience more accessible to all learners, and highlights the links between behaviour and hidden language processing difficulties. |
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Developing an Inclusion Policy in your early years setting £6 (FREE postage) |
Covering important issues such as special educational needs, anti-discrimination, behaviour, bullying, disability and equal opportunities, this book will help you develop an inclusion policy for your setting and provide you with practical ideas with its day-to-day implementation. |
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£8 (FREE postage) |
This book on autism for parents and practitioners starts with an introduction dealing with 'frequently asked questions'. Chapter two discusses diagnoses and labelling; there is a chapter on understanding autistic spectrum disorders, and others covering educational goals and specialist approaches, working with parents, building communication skills, developing social understanding and play and, finally, managing behaviour. |
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AD/HD and Attention Difficulties £6 (FREE postage) |
In this book Hannah Mortimer concentrates on planning and supporting the individual needs of children with attention difficulties. There are useful pointers to help in identification; examples of developing, implementing and monitoring programmes and activities; working with other professionals; and working in partnership with parents.
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Observation and Assessment of Children in the Early Years
£6 (FREE postage) |
This book provides some practical examples of how you can assess and observe children learning. The focus is on using assessment to establish starting points for teaching and learning; identifying and assessing children who might have special educational needs; different observation techniques; assessments carried out by other professionals; and involving children and adults in assessment and planning.
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SEN Code of Practice in EY £6 (FREE postage) |
The SEN Code of Practice provides guidance on the identification, assessment and provision for children’s special educational needs. This book focuses on the duties within early years settings, providing practical advice on designing an inclusive SEN policy for your setting; the role of the SENCO; how to set up SEN procedures and plan differentiated provision; designing and implementing IEPs; how you can monitor SEN provision; working in partnership with parents; involving children in the way you plan and meet their needs. |
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Emotional Literacy £6 (FREE postage) |
Emotional literacy encompasses a range of important issues including self-awareness, self-control, dealing with relationships, communicating with others, and self-esteem. It is a term that is increasingly being used to describe the work we do with children to foster their mental health. In this book, Hannah Mortimer looks at children’s early learning and behaviour, what happens when things go wrong and what we need to do to encourage emotional well-being.
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Gifted and Talented Children £6 (FREE postage) |
Exploring some of the myths and dilemmas surrounding giftedness, the author focuses on strategies in which carers are encouraged to match different learning styles with different teaching approaches. There is also helpful guidance on managing behaviour and working with families. The issues are addressed in a clear and readable style, always with short examples and a practical focus. Special offer ... £5
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Specific Learning Difficulties £6 (FREE postage) |
This book will be useful to all who work with young children as an aid to observe their strengths and weaknesses and provide appropriate programmes and activities where necessary. Dorothy Smith provides a succinct summary covering background information about the nature of specific learning difficulties (dyslexia) and then focuses on three key areas: developing and implementing procedures for the regular observation and assessment of children; developing programmes and activities to meet the needs of children with specific learning difficulties; and working with parents. |
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Personal, Social and Emotional Development £6 (FREE postage) |
This focuses on assessing the social and emotional needs of all children; developing programmes and activities to meet the social and emotional needs of each child; strategies for helping self-confidence and self-esteem; developing and implementing programmes and activities to support children with difficult and challenging behaviour; monitoring, evaluating and reporting on the assessment of children.
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Literacy in the Early Years £8 (FREE postage) |
Literacy links the four skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. In this book, Dorothy Smith provides a comprehensive analysis of the acquisition of these important skills. Assessment techniques are also examined and a wide variety of activities suggested. Written in an easy and accessible style, this book will enhance effective language and literacy teaching and learning in early years settings.
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Problem Solving, Reasoning & Numeracy
£6 (FREE postage) |
At a very early age, children are beginning to grasp mathematical ‘concepts’ as they endeavour to make sense of the world. In this book, Hannah Mortimer explains these early stages of development and provides practical examples of how early years workers can support and encourage early number work. From the child’s first year, through toddlerhood, the under threes and the Foundation Stage, examples are given that will help you both understand and support children’s mathematical development.
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Education in the Early Years Series Special Offer
Buy a set of 13 books dealing with early years for half-price (see more details below)
(total cost £40.50 ... normally £81) |
A series of thirteen, easy-to-read, titles covering a wide range of issues in early years education. Topics include behaviour, inclusion, emotional literacy, autism, AD/HD, specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), observation and assessment, PSE, literacy, SEN code of practice, gifted and talented children, mathematical development.
Titles can be bought separately, but if you buy the whole series you get all the titles for half-price ... that's the entire set for just £40.50 instead of £81 (see more details below). |
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Making 'Birth to three matters' work for you |
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ISBN 1 898873 42 9 Published 2005 Wirobound A4 174 pages |
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Price £15 (delivery FREE in the UK; add £4 if outside the UK) Special Offer ... only £5 |
