1. Parents supporting children’s learning

2. Dr Martin Needham M.Needham@mmu.ac.uk M.Needham@mmu.ac.uk

3. Play@home Inspired by a New Zealand play@home is a universal early years’ play intervention programme, designed for children aged 0-5. It guides parents/carers on aspects of care and development to help give their child the best start in life, improve skills for parenting and support positive mental health and physical development. It provides age and stage appropriate information and activities for parents/carers and children in three books, all intended to be universally distributed: a baby book and toddler book distributed by health visitors; and a pre-school book distributed via nurseries. http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/20735.aspx http://www.healthscotland.com/documents/23738.aspx

4. Could we set homeplay as well as homework? Why do we want to promote home activities? What might our aims be for….. HomeworkHomeplay

5. Developing learning dispositions Carr, M. (2001) suggests 5 key learning dispositions, taking and Interest being involved persisting with uncertainty and challenge expressing ideas and feelings taking responsibility

6. Sharing experiences of learning at home Education Scotland http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learning andteaching/partnerships/engagingparents/ http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learning andteaching/partnerships/engagingparents/ PEEP http://www.peeple.org.uk/ Oxford Owl http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome- back/for-home/maths-owl/maths http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/welcome- back/for-home/maths-owl/maths

7. Further reading Carr, M. (2001) Assessment in Early Education Settings: Learning Stories London: Paul Chapman Jackson, D. and Needham, M. (2014) Engaging with parents in the early years London: Sage Goodall, J. and Vorhaus, J. (2011) Review of best practice in parental engagement {online] DFE: London available at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa ds/attachment_data/file/182508/DFE-RR156.pdf https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa ds/attachment_data/file/182508/DFE-RR156.pdf