Moving On to Key Stage 1: Improving Transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage / Edition 1

by Julie Fisher, Fisher Julie

Overview

This practical book offers a series of strategies for promoting learning that meets the needs and interests of Key Stage 1 pupils, ensuring that the move from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage 1 is a positive one.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780335238460
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date:	08/28/2010
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Julie Fisher is an independent Early Years Adviser and visiting Professor of Early Childhood Education at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Table of Contents

Transition: why is there an issue?
How do 5-7-year-olds learn?
Preparing children for the move to Key Stage 1
Finding a balance between adult-initiated and child-initiated learning
The place of play in Key Stage 1 classrooms
Environments that support different ways of learning
Using observations as evidence of children's learning
Planning for adult-initiated and child-initiated learning
The many different roles of the teacher
Conclusion and refelections