Full Description
From the beginning of life, young children's learning and activities depend on their cognitive capabilities and development. To cope with the environment they live in, children need to learn about their physical and social worlds; acquire language; regulate their bodies, emotions, and thoughts; and gain competence in literacy, mathematics, science, and other knowledge domains. This collection of readings from books and Young Children articles outlines important dimensions of their early cognitive development and describes approaches for promoting it.
Contents
About This Book
Part I Cognitive Development from Birth through Age 8
1. Cognitive Development in the First Three Years of Life
2. Cognitive Development in the Preschool Years
3. Cognitive Development in the Kindergarten Year
4. Cognitive Development in the Primary Grades
5. Becoming Enthusiastic and Engaged
Part II Approaches for Promoting Cognitive Development in the Early Childhood Classroom
Section 1: Symbolic Thought in the Early Years
6. Chopsticks and Counting Chips: Do Play and Foundational Skills Need to Compete for the Teacher's Attention in an Early Childhood Classroom?
7. Moving into Uncertainty: Sculpture with 3- to 5-Year-Olds
8. Building Foundations for Spatial Literacy in Early Childhood
Section 2: Executive Function and the Development of Self-Regulation
9. Recognizing and Supporting the Development of Self-Regulation in Young Children
10. Thinking Out Loud: Development of Private Speech and the Implications for School Success and Self-Control
11. How Planning and Reflection Develop Young Children's Thinking Skills
12. Developing Self-Regulation in Kindergarten: Can We Keep All the Crickets in the Basket?
Section 3: Higher-Order, Complex Thinking
13. Let's SQUiNK about It! A Metacognitive Approach to Exploring Text in a Second Grade Classroom
14. From High Chair to High School: Research-Based Principles for Teaching Complex Thinking
15. Science in Kindergarten
