Celebrating Children's Learning: Assessment Beyond Levels in the Early Years

In response to growing pressure on early years practitioners to adopt a ‘tick-box’ approach to recording children’s progress, Celebrating Children’s Learning sets out a bold vision for assessment in the early years. Drawing upon an inspiring collaboration between London nursery schools, it explores the role of observation in early years settings.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 118 pages
Publication date: 12 December 2017
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

In response to mounting pressure on early years practitioners to embrace a 'tick-box approach to recording children's progress, Celebrating Childrens Learning presents a daring and alternative vision for assessment in the early years. Drawing upon an inspiring collaboration between London nursery schools, this book delves into and reevaluates the purpose of observation in early years settings. Contributors offer a diverse range of examples to guide early years practitioners in developing their own methods of observation. Play, social interaction, and cooperation with parents are showcased as valuable avenues for keen observation. Chapters explore:
- Transcending data-driven assessment
- Characteristics of Effective Learning
- Ensuring inclusive assessment
- Collaborating with parents from diverse backgrounds
- Outdoor learning – a Forest School approach.

Inspiring and empowering, Celebrating Childrens Learning is a must-read for teachers, practitioners, and students engaged in early education.

Weight: 208g
Dimension: 159 x 234 x 8 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138555273