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An alternative form of circle time is teaching young children to listen and concentrate. Sharon Garforth explains the programme and training.
Phonics is only one essential element in teaching children to read and write, says early years trainer and consultant Anna Lucas
'Bucket and Spade' is a CD-Rom from Sherston aimed at children from four to seven years old. It features eight entertaining activities, covering almost every aspect of infant shape and space work,...
GRUMPY CAT by Britta Teckentrup; Boxer Books, hardback, 11.99
Language opens doors in terms of development and helps children work out the world around them. Penny Tassoni looks at how settings can best support two-year-olds to grow their skills
A defunct alphabet that was used in schools in the 1960s and 70s provides important lessons for current approaches to the literacy teaching of young children, discovers Caroline Vollans
Singing has a long tradition in nurseries, thanks largely to the work of Friedrich Froebel, and the practice is intimate and complex, explain Sacha Powell, Kathy Goouch and Louie Werth
Children's musical experiences at home and how practitioners can build on them in an early years setting are explored by Susan Young in an extract from her new book, Music 3-5.
The Lamaze Infant Development Book Programme has been designed to help instill a love of books from the earliest possible age. Each book is brightly coloured and has special features such as different...
More children are now growing up multilingual. Kyra Karmiloff and Annette Karmiloff-Smith examine the latest research on how this affects development.