Birth to Big School
Description:... "Birth to Big School is written to support delivery of the Certificate III in Children's Services. The text focuses on child development from birth to 8 years, and covers the following topics: Beginnings - introduces concepts and principles relating to child development, and introduces play as a learning strategy for young children; Moving - examines physical development, including gross and fine motor skills; Thinking and talking - looks at cognitive development, language and communication and literacy skills; Socialising - looks at the development of the closely related social and emotional domains, including key developments such as trust, attachment, autonomy and self-esteem, and how to guide children toward positive behaviour; Playing - discusses the provision of appropriate play environments and experiences that support children's development and learning, including an introduction to observing and documenting children's learning." - back cover.
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