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Author Robson, Sue

Title Developing thinking and understanding in young children : an introduction for students / Sue Robson
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (x, 210 pages) : illustrations
Contents How can we think about young children's thinking? -- Theories of cognitive development : learning to think and thinking to learn -- The social, cultural, and emotional contexts of thinking and understanding -- The developing brain -- Knowing about the mind : theory of mind, self-regulation, and metacognition -- Observing, describing, and documenting children's thinking and understanding -- Language, communication, and thought -- Knowing about the world : the development of children's concepts -- Young children's visual thinking -- Approaches to developing young children's thinking and understanding
Summary Sue Robson explores the underlying theories behind nature and nurture, models of cognitive development, basic neuroscience and language and thought in children. Each topic is accompanied by observations from the classroom and the author's critical analysis
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index
Includes web resources
Notes Print version record
Subject Early childhood education.
Thought and thinking -- Study and teaching (Early childhood)
Cognition in children.
Education, Primary.
early childhood education.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Child.
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- Child & Adolescent.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Child Development.
Education, Primary
Cognition in children
Early childhood education
Form Electronic book
ISBN 020300860X
9780203008607
9780415361071
0415361079
9780415361088
0415361087
9786610549481
6610549486