Listening to Young Childrens Voices: Reflections and Impact on Policy, Practice [Paperback]

By putting childrens voice at the heart of early childhood education, this essential textbook will help students truly understand what it is young children are saying and will show them how to support the promotion of the childs voice.

By putting childrens voices at the heart of early childhood education, this essential textbook will help students truly understand what it is young children are saying and will show them how to support the promotion of the childs voice.

Through an innovative story-like approach led by the perspective of children themselves, the authors encourage readers to critically consider how careful listening and responding to young childrens ideas and opinions provides exciting opportunities for a new pedagogical approach within education, thereby challenging dominant discourses. By focusing on real-life examples of what children say about things that are important to them, Listening to Young Childrens Voices provides a wealth of ideas and practical exercises to support an understanding of effective listening. Drawing from research and professional experience, and using theory and new conceptual ideas, the authors guide students to develop knowledge and critical thinking skills.

This book makes an important contribution to the discipline of early childhood education. It will be an invaluable tool for those working with and alongside young children, students, educationalists, and policy makers.

Chapter One - My teacher, my friend: Exploring child-teacher bonds

Chapter Two - Busy doing nothing: The importance of pondering.

Chapter Three - It makes my legs go tired: The tricky matter of space and time.

Chapter Four - Woodlouse, spider, playdough, paint, mud, water, sand, scooters and more...

Chapter Five - All the pegs start in the sun: Pedagogy andl“;