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Birth to Big School, 5th Edition | AU/NZ

Karen Kearns

  • Copyright 2021
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Birth to Big School 5th Edition by Karen Kearns
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Overview

Birth to Big School is designed to support the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care in a holistic and integrated way while addressing the relevant units of the Training Package, and mapping is available to link content to units. The text emphasises the importance of knowing the traditional domains of development and links them to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and the National Quality Standards (NQS) by using down-to-earth practical examples. Questions enable students to check their understanding of the content and provide a reference point to the NQS.

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Meet the Authors

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Karen Kearns

Karen Kearns Grad. Dip. Ed (Spec. Ed.), B Ed. (ECE), M Ed (ECE) has worked in teaching, consultancy, advocacy and legislative compliance, and lecturing at the University of Newcastle. She is CEO of International Child Care College (ICCC), which delivers vocational education and training in Early Childhood Education and Care, face-to-face and online.

What's New

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  • NEW Instructor's mapping grid
  • UPDATED 'Consider this boxes', and a NEW case study feature to analyse in depth
  • NEW 'Go further' content - a resource for instructors to challenge students, encourage research, and deepen their knowledge of particular topics
  • Now with ten chapters instead of seven. More content on development of the child at different stages
  • Now with ten chapters instead of seven. More content on development of the child at different stages
  • Now with ten chapters instead of seven. More content on development of the child at different stages

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  • Scenario-based learning activities to contextualise theory to workplace experience
  • Play and learning now split into stages to better demonstrate childhood development
  • A section on practical strategies and tips for student early childhood educators to learn and encourage children in the formation of friendships, support their transition to school, and to assist in promoting self esteem in children
  • Mapping to relevant qualifications
  • Instructor Website - Cengage is pleased to provide you with a selection of resources that will help you to prepare your lectures and assessments, when you choose this text for your course: - Mapping grid for the Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care - Solutions manual - 'Go further' activity
  • Instructor Resource Pack - Premium resources that provide additional instructor support are available for this text, including PowerPoints, Test Bank, Instructors handbook with additional cases and competency-based activity sheets. These resources save you time and are a convenient way to add more depth to your classes, covering additional content and with an exclusive selection of engaging features aligned with the text. Contact your Cengage learning consultant for more information.
  • Instructor Resource Pack - Premium resources that provide additional instructor support are available for this text, including PowerPoints, Test Bank, Instructors handbook with additional cases and competency-based activity sheets. These resources save you time and are a convenient way to add more depth to your classes, covering additional content and with an exclusive selection of engaging features aligned with the text. Contact your Cengage learning consultant for more information.

Table of Contents

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1. Introduction to child development
2. Physical development
3. Language and communication
4. Cognitive development
5. Social and emotional development
6. Learning to get along with others
7. Playing, learning and development
8. Play and learning: babies and toddlers
9. Play and learning: pre-schoolers
10. Documentation and planning for learning

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  • ISBN-10: 017045052X
  • ISBN-13: 9780170450522
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