ABSTRACT
Laurie Kocher is a Faculty member in the Department of Early Childhood Care and Education, Capilano University, Canada.
Catherine Patterson is Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Early Childhood, Department of Educational Studies, Macquarie University, Australia.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section 1|2 pages
Being Alongside Children
chapter 2|15 pages
‘It Will Be Difficult To Practice Something We Don’t Know How To Do’
Listening to children as they transition to school
chapter 3|16 pages
‘Can You Shout a Little Louder?’
Listening and Hearing Children’s Voices Through Play
part Section 2|2 pages
Those Who Educate
chapter 5|14 pages
Lingering in Artistic Spaces
Becoming attuned to children’s processes and perspectives through the early childhood studio
part Section 3|2 pages
Embedding Families and Communities
chapter 8|14 pages
‘No One Ever Listens to Me, Not Even My Daddy’
Listening to children described as having ‘special educational needs’ and disabilities (SEND)
part Section 4|2 pages
Working With Systems