Moving on to Key Stage 1: Improving Transition into Primary School, 2e

Author:   Julie Fisher
Publisher:   Open University Press
Edition:   2nd edition
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9780335248858


Pages:   232
Publication Date:   16 October 2020
Format:   Paperback
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Moving On to Key Stage 1 has been highly influential in developing innovative, developmentally appropriate KS1 practice in schools across the country. This new edition offers teachers further powerful and persuasive arguments for continuing play-based learning into Year 1 and 2.  This new edition contains: •Brand new research identifying the current concerns of teachers in KS1 and setting these in the context of the current ‘school readiness’ agenda •An updated chapter on how children learn most naturally age 5-7 years and how to capitalise on this  •A revised chapter on play, which draws on teacher views about its benefits for KS1 children and the barriers they face in incorporating it into their practice •A new chapter offering messages from headteachers advocating a play-based approach, and providing examples of how it has raised standards •A fresh consideration of how to balance adult-led and child-led learning and the role of the teacher in supporting both  The author has a deep understanding of the challenges facing teachers in developing this fusion of pedagogies, and this book offers every reader principled and inspiring ways of meeting these challenges with success.   Julie Fisher is an independent Early Years Adviser and Visiting Professor of Early Childhood Education at Oxford Brookes University, UK. She has been Headteacher of two schools, a University lecturer and a Local Authority Lead Adviser for Early Years.

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Author:   Julie Fisher
Publisher:   Open University Press
Imprint:   Open University Press
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9780335248858


ISBN 10:   0335248853
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   16 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Transition: why there is (still) an issue Chapter 2: How children learn age 5, 6 and 7 Chapter 3: Preparing children, and adults, for the move to Key Stage 1 Chapter 4: The place of play in Key Stage 1 Chapter 5: Balancing adult-led and child-led learning Chapter 6: Enabling environments that support different ways of learning Chapter 7: The role of adults in Key Stage 1 classrooms Chapter 8: Observation as evidence of learning Chapter 9: Planning for a developmentally appropriate pedagogy Chapter 10:Messages from Headteachers to Headteachers

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Julie Fisher is an independent Early Years Adviser and visiting Professor of early childhood education at Oxford Brookes University. Prior to this she held the post of Early Years Adviser in Oxfordshire for 11 years. Before moving to Oxfordshire, Julie was lecturer in early childhood education at the University of Reading. She has taught children from 3 to 12 years and has been headteacher of two urban, multi-cultural schools. Julie has been chair of the Early Years Curriculum Group and the National Association of Inspectors, Advisers and Consultants Early Childhood Group. She was the first elected chair of the national Early Childhood Forum. She is now national vice-chair of the British Association for Early Childhood Education. Julie is author of a number of articles on early childhood education as well as her books ‘Starting from the Child’ and ‘The Foundations of Learning’ (Open University Press).

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