Bringing The Reggio Approach To Your Early Years Practice, Second Edition (bringing ... To Your Early Years Practice) (volume 4)

Have you ever wondered what the Reggio Approach is all about, why it works, and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting? This book provides an accessible introduction to the values and principles underlying the Reggio Approach to early years care and education. It demonstrates how practitioners in the United Kingdom have drawn inspiration from the Reggio Approach and developed their own practice in order to provide high quality experiences for young children. This new edition has been fully updated to show the connections between the Reggio Approach and the principles and commitments of the EYFS framework. Each chapter focuses on one important aspect of the Reggio Approach and includes: * practical examples involving children of different ages in a wide variety of settings, helping the reader to see the connection between practice and theory * questions to enable the reader to reflect on and develop his or her own practice * references to sources of further reading and information. This convenient guide will help early years practitioners, students and parents to really understand what the Reggio Approach can offer their setting and children. Have you ever wondered what the Reggio Approach is all about, why it works, and how it can be used to benefit the young children in your setting? The book describes how educators in Reggio Emilia work with young children, and looks at the connections between the Reggio Approach and the revised Early Years Foundation Stage framework. It provides practical examples involving children of different ages in a wide variety of settings, helping the reader to see the connection between practice and theory. This new edition has been fully updated to show the increasingly mirroring connections between the Reggio Approach and the principles and commitments of the recently revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework. Each chapter focuses on one important aspect of the Reggio Approach and Practical examples involving children of different ages in a wide variety of settings, helping the reader to see the connection between practice and theory Questions to enable the reader to reflect on and develop his or her own practice in accordance with new statutory requirements References to sources of further reading and information. This convenient guide will help early years practitioners, students and parents to really understand what the Reggio Approach can offer their setting and children. Cover......Page 1 Bringing the Reggio approach to your early years practice......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Introduction......Page 8 1 Background to the Reggio Approach......Page 14 2 Relationships......Page 20 3 Creativity......Page 37 4 The environment......Page 54 5 Time......Page 71 6 Learning and teaching......Page 86 7 Reflective practice......Page 107 Conclusion......Page 119 Useful contacts......Page 121 Have you ever wondered what the Reggio Approach is all about, why it works, and how it can be used to benefit children in your setting? This book answers your questions and includes an explanation of how the approach works in its original Italian home town, examples of how Reggio has been included in UK settings, and more