Involving Parents in their Childrens Learning

Involving Parents in their Children's Learning is the story of the pioneering work of the Pen Green Centre for children and families. Showing how early years practitioners can collaborate effectively with parents, the book includes case studies of parents and children who have attended the centre, and charts developments in learning for both children and parents.
The authors show how to:

• support parents as their child's first educator
• provide practical and psychological support to parents
• involve fathers and male carers
• share important child development concepts
• support and extend children's learning

• connect with services that parents may find 'hard to reach'

  This New Edition is updated throughout, revisiting some of the families and practitioners who feature in the previous editions and also includes 2 brand new chapters on 'Parents as Researchers' and 'Family Drop-in sessions'.

  Cath Arnold will be discussing key ideas from Involving Parents in their Children's Learning in the SAGE Early Years Masterclass, a free professional development experience hosted by Kathy Brodie. To sign up, or for more information, click here.

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  The new edition of a unique guide for students, practitioners, parents, and administrators of young children who want to understand specific strategies to maximise parent involvement and collaboration.

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  Chapter 1: New forms of provision, new ways of working: the Pen Green Centre - Margy Whalley
  Chapter 2: Developing evidence-based practice - Margy Whalley
  Chapter 3: The many different ways we involve families - Colette Tait and Angela Prodger
  Chapter 4: Sharing ideas with parents about key child development concepts - Cath Arnold
  Chapter 5: Parents and staff as co-educators: 'parents' means fathers too - Margy Whalley and Trevor Chandler
  Chapter 6: Working with parents who traditionally find our services 'hard to reach' - Cath Arnold
  Chapter 7: Parents as researchers - Penny Lawrence, Hannah Howe, Darren Howe and Sarah Marley
  Chapter 8: Dialogue and documentation: sharing information, developing a rich curriculum and a responsive pedagogy - Margy Whalley and Marcus Dennison
  Chapter 9: Sharing knowledge with families in a 'drop-in' provision within an integrated centre for children and families - Sandra Mole
  Chapter 10: The impact on parents' lives - Annette Cummings
  Chapter 11: Working in groups with parents of young children: growing together at the Pen Green Centre - Jo Benford and Colette Tait
  Chapter 12: Developing PICL in primary schools, children's centres and in childminder settings - Kate Hayward, Tracey Cotterell, June Smith, Andrea Layzell and Julie Denton
  Chapter 1: New forms of provision, new ways of working: the Pen Green Centre - Margy Whalley
  Chapter 2: Developing evidence-based practice - Margy Whalley
  Chapter 3: The many different ways we involve families - Colette Tait and Angela Prodger
  Chapter 4: Sharing ideas with parents about key child development concepts - Cath Arnold
  Chapter 5: Parents and staff as co-educators: 'parents' means fathers too - Margy Whalley and Trevor Chandler
  Chapter 6: Working with parents who traditionally find our services 'hard to reach' - Cath Arnold
  Chapter 7: Parents as researchers - Penny Lawrence, Hannah Howe, Darren Howe and Sarah Marley
  Chapter 8: Dialogue and documentation: sharing information, developing a rich curriculum and a responsive pedagogy - Margy Whalley and Marcus Dennison
  Chapter 9: Sharing knowledge with families in a 'drop-in' provision within an integrated centre for children and families - Sandra Mole
  Chapter 10: The impact on parents' lives - Annette Cummings
  Chapter 11: Working in groups with parents of young children: growing together at the Pen Green Centre - Jo Benford and Colette Tait
  Chapter 12: Developing PICL in primary schools, children's centres and in childminder settings - Kate Hayward, Tracey Cotterell, June Smith, Andrea Layzell and Julie Denton