by Y Penny Lancaster and Perpetua Kirby, Thomas Coram Foundation (Open University Press, 174.99, ISBN: 9780335241279)
Comprehensive and fully updated, Listening to Young Children promotes children's participation in decision-making and problem-solving, encourages practitioners to offer children real opportunities to communicate their views, and explains how listening and responding to young children can improve practice and services.It examines recent changes to early years policy and legislation, and features real-life examples and DVD footage to show how practitioners have used creative approaches and new technology in their work.