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Extending Thought in Young Children: A Parent - Teacher Partnership
Chris Athey
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Description for Extending Thought in Young Children: A Parent - Teacher Partnership
Paperback. This second edition shows how teachers can advance professionally towards a greater knowledge of the young children's thinking and learning. Num Pages: 248 pages, ill. BIC Classification: JNKD; JNLA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 171 x 15. Weight in Grams: 448.
′Chris Athey has made a major contribution to our understanding of how young children think and how educators and parents can best support their learning. This book is, without doubt, a most important text for all who are concerned to maximise the potential of early childhood education to develop effective ways of working with young children. The book explores children′s schematic development and offers ways of teaching which are closely matched to children′s actions, speech and graphic representations. This second edition of Extending Thought builds on the scholarly approach of the first and provides readers with clear explanation of relevant ... Read more
′Chris Athey has made a major contribution to our understanding of how young children think and how educators and parents can best support their learning. This book is, without doubt, a most important text for all who are concerned to maximise the potential of early childhood education to develop effective ways of working with young children. The book explores children′s schematic development and offers ways of teaching which are closely matched to children′s actions, speech and graphic representations. This second edition of Extending Thought builds on the scholarly approach of the first and provides readers with clear explanation of relevant ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
447g
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Thousand Oaks, United States
ISBN
9781412921329
SKU
V9781412921329
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Ref
99-2
About Chris Athey
Chris Athey, M Ed, was Principal Lecturer in Education at the Roehampton Institute of Higher Education (RIHE). Funded by a Leverhulme Research Fellowship, she directed the Froebel Early Education Project from 1973 to 1978. She has taught all ages of primary-school children in State and private schools. She has considerable experience of initial teacher training and INSET.
Reviews for Extending Thought in Young Children: A Parent - Teacher Partnership
′This book remains a tremendous achievement and merits the attention of educators, parents and scholars alike. Extending thought and the Froebel Project continue to inform appropriate practice and should be on the bookshelf of every early years educator and researcher′ - Early Years ′Chris Athey has made a major contribution to our understanding of ... Read more