Michael Rosen speaks at PEAL book launch
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The Early Childhood Unit was delighted to welcome Michael
Rosen, author and Children’s Laureate, to speak at the launch of
the new PEAL book – ‘Parents as Partners in the Early Years
Foundation Stage’. The celebration took place at Thomas Coram
Children’s Centre in Camden on Monday 9th March.
Michael welcomed the book and the work of PEAL training |
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build parents’ confidence as educators of their own children.
Getting to know parents, including them and encouraging them to
contribute their own knowledge and skills to the work of the
nursery and classroom brings real benefits to children, parents and
teachers alike. He particularly emphasized the critical
importance of supporting parents’ to share quality picture story
books with very young children, such as Maurice Sendak’s ‘Where the
Wild Things Are’, which invites children to think deeply - to
reason, speculate, and wonder. |
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Sue Steel and Chris Cheshire, who have
completed PEAL training and accreditation, also spoke with real
passion about the changes they have been inspired to make in their
work with parents. Working with parents successfully means
talking less about hard –to- reach parents and thinking more about
how to make services
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less hard-to-access. It’s important to find a range of ways
to involve all parents. Building relationships and talking to
parents more regularly enables a practitioner to find out more
about an individual child and tailor appropriate help and support
to their educational and developmental needs.
Parents as Partners in the Early
Years Foundation Stage is published by the National
Children’s Bureau (ISBN: 9781905818433, £13,80 NCB members/£16
non-members). To order a copy call 0845 458 9910,
e-mail ncb@centralbooks.com or go to
www.ncb.org.uk/books.