Understanding schemas and young children : from birth to three / Frances Atherton and Cathy Nutbrown.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : SAGE, 2013.Description: xii, 209 pages : color illustrationsISBN:- 9781446248942
- 155.4 ATH
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Books | Education Library | Psychology | 155.4 ATH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 66063 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-204) and indexes.
Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 KNOWING ABOUT SCHEMAS -- Introduction -- 1. Schemas and the Youngest Children -- 2. Observing Children: Spotting Schemas -- pt. 2 HOW DO CHILDREN UNDER THREE PURSUE THEIR SCHEMAS? 'ALL ABOUT HENRY' -- 3. Henry's Containing and Enveloping Schema -- 4. Henry's Back and Forth Schema -- 5. Henry's Dynamic Vertical Schema -- 6. Henry's Mark Making and Figurative Representations -- pt. 3 DEVELOPMENTAL JOURNEYS: TRACING DEVELOPMENTS IN CHILDREN'S THINKING FROM MOTOR TO SYMBOLIC BEHAVIOURS -- 7. Containing and Enveloping Schema -- 8. Going through a Boundary Schema -- 9. Dynamic Vertical Schema -- 10. Stories from Home.
This accessible and student-friendly book is the first to focus specifically on schemas for children under three. This is the first book to focus specifically on Schemas and children under three. The authors trace the development of schemas from motor level through to symbolic representation, and show how to use schema theory to understand young children's learning and behaviour. This book includes: activities and discussion points ; links to policy and practice ; descriptive observational material ; a look at the ethics of this kind of research ; numerous photographs and illustrations ; suggestions for follow-up reading. The book is aimed at early childhood professionals and practitioners in ECEC settings, as well as those on initial training courses, teacher education, Early Years courses, and higher degrees.
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