The Really Useful Book of ICT in the Early Years

Practitioners and students wishing to know how very young children develop an awareness of ICT will find this text invaluable. ICT has arguably one of the biggest impacts on every-day 21st century life, so its inclusion in the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum reflects the need to encourage forward-looking practice in classrooms and nurseries. This book enables you to help young children develop their knowledge, understanding and skill in the use of ICT, with chapters from contributors with a wide range of practical experience. Full of ideas and new thinking, this practical guide shows you how to: promote independence in children's use of ICT through resources like digital cameras and role-play toys. explore the nature of creativity through ICT, using it to support the more traditional areas of art, music, dance and writing use ICT to enhance the physical and sensory aspects of outdoor learning experiences. harness the potential of ICT in reaching children with a variety of different learning needs, particularly those with profound and multiple learning difficulties, or autistic spectrum disorders. value children's home experiences of ICT and build on what they already know, and how to work with parents in developing their child's ICT capability.
ICT can underpin all areas of learning for young children; this highly practical, inspirational and informative text is therefore relevant to all practitioners and students training in Early Years education.

Harriet Price works for Cambridgeshire Nursery Centres developing uses of ICT for children and adults within their settings, delivering the Early Years Partnership training in ICT, working as an associate advisor for the ICT service for Cambridgeshire and delivering local and national training in ICT in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

1. Integrating ICT into the early years curriculum, Lynn Kennington and Julie Meaton 2. Children's independence, Heather Lowe 3. ICT and Creativity, Harriet Price 4. Giving Children a Voice by using ICT, Karen James and Chris Cane 5. ICT and the Outdoor Learning Environment, Harriet Price 6. ICT and Socio dramatic play, Rachel Ager 7. The use of ICT with Children with Special Needs, Julia Coles 8. ICT for Practitioners, Sally Dennis 9. Parents as Partners, Harriet Price Bibliography Appendices: 1. Resources 2. Using digital images 3. Websites for Early Years practitioners and children 4. Parents questionnaire 5. Using a digital movie maker 6. Observing, planning, assessing 7. Needs audit - EYFS ICT baseline skills 8. Guidance on observing and assessing 9. Individual needs - a directory 10. Monitoring 11. Example photo permission form 12. Planning for ICT through a thematic approach 13. Long term planning sheet 14. Medium Term Planning Sheet for ICT skill based focus 15. Medium Term Planning Sheet All areas of learning 16. Weekly planning sheet with colour references 17. Knowledge & Understanding weekly planning sheet