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Liz Brooker is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She was a former Early Years teacher and her current research interests include children's perspectives on their play and learning, and the experiences of under-3s in group settings.Early Years Update
Supporting Transitions in the Early Years explores the whole range of early childhood transitions, rather than simply looking at starting school or pre-school. It helps parents, practitioners, policy-makers and Early Years students at every level, to understand and support the successive transitions made by young children from birth to five.
Starting from a discussion of the rapid pace of change in current societies, and children's need to acquire flexibility and resilience in adapting to change, it offers examples of transitions such as:
The book highlights key qualities - resilience, resourcefulness and reciprocity - which adults should seek to foster in children, to facilitate their current transitions and prepare them for a future of change. The author also underlines the importance of listening to children from birth onwards, if we are to offer the kind of caring and educative environments that will best support their well-being.
Introduction
Chapter 1. Understanding early transitions: more than starting school
Chapter 2. First steps: transitions from birth to three
Chapter 3. Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and school
Chapter 4. Continuities: stepping up through the system
Chapter 5. Children's perspectives: transitions around the world
Chapter 6. Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitions
Chapter 7. Transitions for life