Studying the use of picture books, this text covers: their role in early literacy; their role in intellectual and emotional development; their use as a learning resource; their use in aesthetic development; their use in extending children's thinking; and their role in developing reading skills.

A Super Quick guide to undertaking assessed group work and making it a success.

This book provides practitioners and undergraduates with a greater understanding of the position of the researcher, how to facilitate research and the ways in which research underpins raising achievement and change in the workplace.

Multiprofessional working unpacked for students and professionals.

A text on working with aggressive or resistant groups and individuals

Fully updated edition of essential resource for all who work with children under three, combining theory and practice.

Brenda Mallon combines the latest bereavement theory with skills-based training to fill a gap in the market for a truly student-focussed and multi-disciplinary book which provides a useful framework for teaching and learning.