New Books @ Alanvale

• Susan Laughs 

   Jeanne Willis & Tony Ross

 "Susan laughs, she sings, she rides, she swings. She gets angry, she gets sad, she is good, she is bad. In fact, Susan is no different from any other child.... This charming book explores, with warmth and insight an important issue that is relevant to us all."

Find me on  the shelf: J WIL 

• The Big Picture 2e

              Karen Kearns

"The Big Picture, 2nd edition, is written to support delivery of units in the Certifiate III in Children's Services. It is a solid introduction to working with Children's services and covers the following topics: Working - reflects on the carer's own attitudes, beliefs and values, and examines the carer's role in the workplace, teamwork and communication . Complying - discusses complying with manadatory and voluntary legal, industry and service guidelines in a children's services context. -- Children's Health, Safety and Wellbeing - examines the importance of, and methods for, providing safe work environments and practices for carers and children. Relationships and Families - looks at the critical carer-parent relationship and how to maintain mutally respectful relationships with diverse families. Nuturing - gives an overview of providing care that meets the physical and emotional needs of children, creating nurturing settings, responsive communication with children and routine physical care"

Find me on the shelf: 362.7120994 KEA 

• Frameworks for Learning and Development 2e

              Karen Kearns

"Frameworks for Learning and Development is written to support delivery of units in the Diploma of Children's Services. The text explores children's development and the skills and philiosophies needed to design programs for individual children and groups. Chapters cover the following topics: Frameworks for Learning - provides a brief overview of early childhood education and care in the Australian context: what it is, what impacts on its delivery and what the foreseeable future holds. Gathering Information For learning - examines the ethical, personal and professional issues related to gathering information about children, and discusses how narratives can be used as a tool for documentaing and assessing learning. Planning for Learning: Social Development - explores the complex nature of, and factors influencing, the socialisation process as well as the role of the practitioner in creating environments and learning experiences that support children's social and emotional development. Planning for Learning : Supporting Language and Communication - looks at the factors influencing language and communication development and investigates experiences that enhance and support children's language and literacy development. Includes strategies to support children for whom English is a second language. Planning for Learning : Cognitive Development - discusses cognitive development in the contecxt of the 'whole child' and examines the place for intentional teaching in the early childhood education and the importance of providing opportunities to support a wide range of learning styles and developmental abilities. Planning for Learning : Physical Development - provides a brief overview of physical development and examines strategies to support the development of fine motor, gross motor and perceptual motor skills. Support for Learning : Children with Additional Needs - explores the concepts of inclusion, equity and access as they relate to early childhood services, as well as developmental alerts that may help indicate an additonal need. Looks at strategies for working with, and supporting, parents and other professionals caring for children who have additonal needs. Putting it all Together - draws togethr a range of curriculum models, documentation styles and planning formats. Includes an exploration of the national Early years Learning Frramework and its application as a planning tool."

Find me on the shelf: 371.821 SAX

• Milo's Birthday Surprise

               Maureen Pollard

"Milo's birthday surprise takes children on a journey through the letters of the alphabet, highlighting the osund of each letter. Becoming aware of the link between sounds and letter is the first step in learning to read. Entertaining illustrations allow children to search for clues about what birthday surprises are in store for Milo the monkey. Felix the frog filps and flops with four fat fish, Kylie the koala practises karate kicks and Cooper the caterpillar crawls on a cactus. Learning literacy skills has never been so much fun. Milo's birthday surprise can be read again and again.

Find me on the shelf: J POL