* A new CD-Rom aimed at overcoming communication difficulties in children who have autistic spectrum disorders, called 'ISPEEK', features 1,300 picture symbols covering a wide range of everyday...
Children in Edinburgh are are being eased into primary school with the help of health visitors, family learning co-ordinators, a community dietician and play development co-ordinators as part of the...
Dialogic reading, where the child is prompted to be the teller of the story, has been a success at LEYF, explains June O’Sullivan
Delegates to a conference in the Scottish Borders tomorrow (2 November) will be considering questions such as, 'Do we listen to children enough?'. Organised by Children in Scotland and held at Peebles...
Can anyone tell me why it is now seemingly impossible to find good-quality chunky wax crayons anywhere? There must be a supplier who sells beeswax crayons in a range of colours, where children need...
In the first of a two-part series, Caroline Vollans advises practitioners on how to support children who have experienced trauma
Multi-cultural GNG Nursery near Birmingham has been encouraging staff to learn new languages and offering apprenticeships to parents. Olivia McCrea-Hedley reports.
The principles and the practicalities of operating a key person system in the nursery, as defined by the late Elinor Goldschmied, are explained by her colleague Sonia Jackson.
By Pat Tomlinson (Critical Publishing, 20)