This new edition of The Thinking Child is fully-updated with reference to the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Every Child Matters. The book considers the most recent research into the brain and learning, and offers practical advice on how to reflect these findings in the classroom. There is new guidance on current challenges facing practitioners, such as dealing with stressed and over-scheduled children, the philosophy and benefits of including every child and how to address practical issues that might arise in different settings. Other new material includes: Collaborative working, Foreign language learning and English as an additional language (EAL), Outdoor learning and healthy settings, Extended provision and the key person approach, and Managing ICT and the dangers of information overload. The authors offer practical advice on implementing statutory requirements, maintaining a balance between child-initiated and adult-led activities and making the most of existing resources.
Author(s): Nicola Call, Sally Featherstone
Edition: 2
Publisher: Continuum
Year: 2010
Language: English
Pages: 161
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 9
Acknowledgements......Page 10
Step 1: Answering some frequently asked questions......Page 12
Step 2: Let’s meet a brain......Page 14
Step 3: Meeting the children in their settings......Page 17
Part One: Preparing the climate and context for learning......Page 32
Step 1: Addressing children’s physical needs......Page 33
Step 2: Inclusion......Page 40
Step 3: Developing emotional intelligence......Page 44
Step 4: Providing children with the tools for learning......Page 49
Step 5: Managing behaviour positively......Page 58
Step 6: Fostering partnerships with parents and carers......Page 66
Step 1: Making maximum use of the environment......Page 76
Step 2: Helping children to develop good attention skills......Page 85
Step 3: Helping children to stay on task......Page 93
Step 4: Talking the language of learning......Page 98
Part Three: Developing brain-based techniques......Page 108
Step 1: Teaching children to mind map......Page 109
Step 2: Adventures in play......Page 111
Step 3: Maximizing learning through music......Page 117
Step 4: Teaching and learning through movement......Page 121
Step 5: The place for technology......Page 123
Step 1: Creative teaching for better learning......Page 130
Step 2: Fostering the beginnings of group-work......Page 133
Step 3: Teaching through VAK......Page 135
Step 4: Engaging the multiple intelligences......Page 140
Step 5: Taking the time for learning......Page 144
Some useful websites......Page 152
Bibliography......Page 153
References......Page 155
H......Page 159
P......Page 160
Y......Page 161
