Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy in the Early Years Foundation Stage

ISBN-13: 9780415478403 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 148 str.

Anita M Hughes;Sandy Green

Opis

Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy offers an in-depth understanding of children’s thinking skills from a psychological perspective. The book introduces the Learning Tools model, a vital cognitive tool used by children to learn and solve problems, and gives practical ideas on how practitioners can use everyday materials to promote problem solving and early numeracy skills through play.

We know that practitioners responsible for the nurturing of young children in their settings, are conscientious, but busy people.  This book will help readers to reflect on their own practice and understanding, and help them provide learning opportunities for young children that are relevant, realistic and challenging, so that the unique needs of all children are met.

This highly practical series links fully and comfortably to the Early Years Foundation Stage  making the implementation of the practice guidance within your setting easy. Each book provides a theoretical background on which  good practice is based, helping practitioners provide children with a relevant, age appropriate, exciting and challenging curriculum in each area of learning.  Each book includes:

• Easy to implement practical ideas across all age groups
• Suggestions for innovative use of everyday resources and/or popular books and stories
• How to consider each area of learning within its broadest context.

The series is complemented by a planning book providing clear ideas on how to plan and deliver cross-curriculum activities throughout the EYFS, and how to use observation and assessment in a positive way to inform practice.

Recenzje

"...Written by Anita Hughes, a chartered educational psychologist, who offers in-depth understanding of children's thinking skills from a psychological perspective. It introduces the learning tools model, a vital cognitive tool used by children to learn and solve problems. It also offers practical ideas on how to use everyday materials to promote problem-solving and early numeracy skills through play. Readers are encourages to reflect on their own practice and understanding to help them provide learning opportunities to meet the unique needs of all children in their setting."           - Early Years Update (Issue 65, February 2009)

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Understanding how children think  Chapter 2: The Learning Tools  Chapter 3: Numbers as labels for counting  Chapter 4: Calculating  Chapter 5: Shape, Space and Measures

O autorze

Anita M Hughes is a Chartered Educational Psychologist.