Continuous Provision: The Skills: Enhancing children's development through skills-based learning (Practitioners' Guides)

Bryce-Clegg, Alistair

ISBN 10: 1472909526 / ISBN 13: 9781472909527

Published by Featherstone, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Continuous Provision: The Skills: Enhancing children's development through skills-based learning (Practitioners' Guides)
• Publisher: Featherstone
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472909526
• ISBN 13: 9781472909527
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 280 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This book builds upon Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg''s previous title Continuous Provision in the Early Years.

Continuous Provision: The Skills is designed to show practitioners what effective continuous provision should look like and how practitioners can link their provision directly to assessment. It has an emphasis on skill-based learning. Dr Alistair Bryce-Clegg shows the difference between ''pure skills'', skills related to specific areas of continuous provision like sand, water and role play, and ''facilitative skills'' that children can experience throughout a setting, in many different areas and activities. This book looks at all areas of continuous provision with a view to helping practitioners to identify, assess and teach different ''pure'' and ''facilitative'' skills.

The other essential element for really good continuous provision is a measure of open-ended experience, to allow children to use their own creativity and curiosity to interpret and use what they see around them. This book provides plenty of suggestions to make activities interesting and engaging for children, to encourage them to challenge themselves and learn new skills.

About the Author

Alistair was head teacher of a very successful three form entry infant school and Early Years Unit for 10 years. Alongside his headship he worked as an EYFS consultant working with a diverse range of settings to help them to enhance their EYFS practice. In 2009 Alistair left headship and went into full time consultancy. Alistair's expertise has meant that he has been invited to work with individuals, settings and both Nationally and Internationally. He has written on the subject of EYFS for a wide variety of publications. In September 2010 he set up a blog where he posts examples of the work that he does alongside activity ideas, planning formats and policies. The blog is constantly updated with new ideas and initiatives. You can find out more at: abcdoes.com