Books for Practitioners
These books are aimed at supporting practitioners broaden their knowledge and understanding on race, gender, culture, SEND, English as an Additional Language, Traveller Children, the context of inclusion and exclusion, good practice in early childhood settings and different perspectives of inclusion, all with the outcome of promoting inclusion and diversity in Early Years Settings.
| Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Early Years Education by Penny Borkett is a professional guide to ethnicity, religion, culture and language, revealing how cultural diversity can be celebrated in every early years setting. Acknowledging the impact of culture on a child’s development and identity, the book demonstrates the need for practitioners to appreciate cultural difference, value diversity and ensure inclusive practices. |  |
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Sandra Smidt's Creating an Anti-Racist Culture in the Early Years helps those working with young children recognise racism, name it for what it is and help their young pupils understand that difference is nothing to be feared.
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| Disability and Inclusion in Early Years Education by Chris Collett supports practitioners in understanding and implementing inclusive practice relating to disability in early years education. Offering a detailed explanation of recent developments in the field, such as the 2015 SEND Code of Practice, it provides straightforward and accessible guidance on implementing the crucial procedures that help to promote good practice. |  |
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David F George's Unconscious Bias and Diversity & Inclusion are 2 books in 1 giving a deeper insight into the status of currently trending focus groups; an individual study into the subject matter presents a psychological view of the topics and leads you on the path to overcoming diversity, prejudices, and unconscious bias. Throughout history, and even worldwide, many future capable leaders have been lost to prejudices and diversity.
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| This highly practical guide to creating positive learning environments across a range of early years settings contains advice on making the most of what you've got, in terms of space, resources and budget, providing an environment which involves children and encourages child-initiated learning, creating an environment that is flexible, sustainable, challenging, safe and versatile, involving staff, children with varying needs and parents in developing the environment and producing risk assessment, polices and procedures. Liz Hodgman's Enabling Environments in the Early Years provides a comprehensive range of support resources within this title including case studies, checklists, observation templates, questionnaires, risk assessment forms, ideas for action plans and sample policies. |
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A list of other useful books for practitioners can be found here, as well as a specific list of books on autism for practitioners
