Learning Through Play: For Babies, Toddlers and Young Children (Introduction to Child Care)

Learning Through Play: For Babies, Toddlers and Young Children (Introduction to Child Care)

by TinaBruce (Author)

Synopsis

Let the expert on Early Years Play explain the key ideas and best practice.

Professor Tina Bruce, an acknowledged expert on play, has a real talent for presenting key ideas and difficult concept in a clear and straightforward manner. This definitive guide to the values behind play, the importance of play for child development from 0 to 5 years old, and best practice for cultivating play in an Early Years or Educational setting. She shows that play helps children to achieve the highest form of learning in early childhood.

This is an ideal text for those studying Play at levels 3 and 4, Foundation Degrees, Undergraduate Early Childhood Studies and Primary Education courses, Postgraduate study and for those working in an Early Years setting.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 144
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 29 Jul 2011

ISBN 10: 1444137166
ISBN 13: 9781444137163

Media Reviews
The key advantage to this book is the way in which it is easy to read and the amount of information it provides with regard to the role of play in supporting young children's learning. * Karen Phethean, University of Winchester *
This book is excellent. It is an invaluable resource for both qualified and trainee early years practitioners. Tina Bruce has a real talent with how she expresses ideas. The concepts are presented in an accessible way. The material is suitable across a range of levels of study. * Caroline McGrath, Programme Manger for Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies, City of Bristol College in partnership with the University of Ply *
I would always recommend books by Tina Bruce to my students as she is highly accessible, combining theory and practice closely together. They are attractively laid out and are therefore popular with students. * Maureen Brookson, University of East Anglia *
Author Bio
Tina Bruce, CBE, is Honorary Professor at Roehampton University, a leading international expert on early childhood and a best selling author.