Early Education

A fun and engaging introduction to phonics, this book helps young learners recognise and practise the sounds of each letter from A to Z—building a strong foundation for reading.

As an early educator, you face many challenges. You may be asking yourself if you're in the right place, doing the right thing. You may be wondering if you're making a difference. You may be feeling symptoms of burnout but see opportunities to be a positive influence on individuals around you. Change your life and transform your leadership by embarking on a joyful journey today. Even if you do not have an official leadership position, you can lead with joy. If you are an individual who uplifts, guides, and inspires others, then you are a joyful leader!

Designed for beginners, this book combines fun illustrations and short sentences to help children develop basic reading and comprehension skills with ease.

The Manual is a roadmap for teachers on how to create a classroom culture of caring, creativity, learning and emotional health. Increasingly progressive educators are focusing on play-based learning and social-emotional development, but The Happiest Preschool: A Manual for Teachers is unique in providing a comprehensive and thorough discussion of this focus and illustrating all precepts with teachable examples.

This all-in-one knowledge audiobook is the ultimate guide for curious kids who love to ask questions and explore the world around them. With over 1000 fascinating facts and vivid illustrations, this audio encyclopedia covers everything from the mysteries of space and the wonders of the human body to the secrets of ancient history, breathtaking nature, and groundbreaking science.

Building Equitable Early Learning Programs: A Social-Justice Approach gives educators the facts, examples, strategies, and approaches needed to create and sustain programs and practices that can best serve our communities.

Today, something is going to happen to an innocent child. Tomorrow, that child will walk into their school. What happens next will impact the rest of their life. What is this powerful event? Childhood trauma. Most students will experience some form of emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, neglect, family dysfunction, racism, homelessness, or poverty by their 18th birthday. If left untreated, their traumatic experience may have lasting implications on their physical and mental health and their success in school.

One of the key benefits of phonological awareness instruction is its ability to support typical listeners. By providing explicit and systematic instruction in phonological awareness, educators can help students develop strong phonemic awareness skills, which are crucial for decoding words, understanding spelling patterns, and developing fluency. This, in turn, leads to improved reading comprehension and overall literacy skills.

Is your child feeling frustrated, discouraged, or unsure of themselves? Jay’s Magical Football is a heartwarming, faith-centered children’s story for ages 5–7 about a young boy who learns that true strength doesn’t come from magic; it comes from practice, belief, and faith. When Jay would rather stay inside playing video games, his mother encourages him to go outside — where an unexpected adventure begins. Along the way, Jay meets a loyal toad named Cricket, faces disappointment, and learns valuable lessons about perseverance, confidence, and trusting God through both wins and losses.

This book helps young learners build confidence by reading simple sentences using the most common sight words—perfect for early readers just starting out.

Why does the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy feature one of the best public systems of early education in the world? This book documents the comprehensive and innovative approach that utilizes the "hundred languages of children" to support their well-being and foster their intellectual...

If you think your child is at risk for language difficulties, the last thing you want to do is wait around. But, it’s scary not to know how to approach such a delicate situation. And the truth is, your fear of the unknown can sometimes be worse than the situation itself. Luckily, the missing piece that will help you and your child overcome the challenges that a speech delay or disorder brings is closer than you think. Yasmin Akhtar, an SLT, is on a mission to help parents understand language development through the power of games.

Throughout the Roman Empire cities held public speeches and lectures, had libraries, and teachers and professors in the sciences and the humanities, some subsidized by the state. There even existed something equivalent to universities, and medical and engineering schools. What were they like? What did they teach? Who got to attend them? In the first treatment of this subject ever published, Dr. Richard Carrier answers all these questions and more.

Create a Classroom Where Trust Leads the WayWhen trust is the foundation, everything changes. Trust First: Turn Behaviors that Challenge Us into Opportunities to Learn shares a powerful approach to classroom management built on relationships, respect, and belonging. This practical and inspiring guide helps early childhood educators move beyond compliance-based systems and cultivate an environment where children feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

The award-winning creator of Blue’s Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood shares the secret sauce behind her shows’ powerful, transformative results in the form of eleven research-based, foundational “clues” to ensure that preschoolers flourish academically, socially, and...

Embark on a transformative journey with "Feel Good Learning," a must-listen guide to unlocking success and well-being in whatever you're learning! Dr. Deena Kara Shaffer, a nationally recognized learning specialist and sought out speaker, reveals the secrets to learning that sticks, heals, and feels good.

In QI Skills for the Early Childhood Classroom, internationally recognized pediatrician and educator Dr. Laura Jana introduces the game-changing concept of QI Skills—seven fundamentally important abilities that set children up for lifelong success, all of which have their foundational development during the critical first five years.

We all know what comes next. The parent holds the milk away expecting a verbal response from the toddler. First there's the stare-off, then the classic reach and whine, ending with the baby howling at the injustice of being asked to speak. On the opposite end of the spectrum, a baby looks at the bottle of milk and Mom hands it to them to which Dad says,

*ERA Early Years Resource Winner, 2026 and Nursery World Awards Professional Book of the Year Winner, 2025* From leading early years neuroscientist Prof Sam Wass and psychology and education expert Dr Gemma Goldenberg come the keys to understanding attention and how it works to help children...

In this book, Greg Bottrill explores how he ensures that, in his Early Years setting, continuous provision enables children. He shares his Early Years pedagogy through the "3Ms" and explains how to apply these in the classroom. Greg also explores the definition of play - what it is and what it isn’t - and the challenging role of the Early Years teacher.