Tina Bruce, CBE, is Honorary Professor at Roehampton University, a leading international expert on early childhood and a best selling author.

Table of Contents

• : Part 1
• Chapter 1: Setting the scene for learning through play
• : (0-7 years)
• Chapter 2: Fair play in early childhood practice
• : Part 2
• Chapter 3: Observing and describing play (babies)
• Chapter 4: How play makes sense of learning
• Chapter 5: How play helps develop abstract ideas
• Chapter 6: Observing, supporting and extending
• : play (toddlers and young children)
• Chapter 7: How play helps children to understand
• : other people
• Chapter 8: Play is the highest form of learning in
• : early childhood
• Chapter 9: Key messages about learning through play

About the Author

Tina Bruce, CBE, is Honorary Professor at Roehampton University, a leading international expert on early childhood and a best selling author.

Reviews

The key advantage to this book is the way in which it is easy to read and the amount of information it provides with regard to the role of play in supporting young children's learning. * Karen Phethean, University of Winchester *
"This book is excellent. It is an invaluable resource for both qualified and trainee early years practitioners. Tina Bruce has a real talent with how she expresses ideas. The concepts are presented in an accessible way. The material is suitable across a range of levels of study." * Caroline McGrath, Programme Manger for Foundation Degree in Early Childhood Studies, City of Bristol College in partnership with the University of Ply *
"I would always recommend books by Tina Bruce to my students as she is highly accessible, combining theory and practice closely together. They are attractively laid out and are therefore popular with students." * Maureen Brookson, University of East Anglia *