Understanding how young children learn : bringing the science of child development to the classroom / Wendy L. Ostroff.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ostroff, Wendy L.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 200 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Alexandria, Va. : ASCD, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ostroff highlights the processes that propel learning-play, confidence, self-regulation, movement, mnemonic strategies, metacognition, articulation, and collaboration-and distills the research into a synthesis of the most important, takeaway ideas that teachers will need as they design their pedagogy and curriculum.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction to Learning, Teaching, and Developmental Science; Chapter 1: Understanding Children's Motivation; Chapter 2: Understanding Children's Attention; Chapter 3: Understanding Children's Memory; Chapter 4: Understanding Children's Cognition and Action; Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author; Related ASCD Resources; Search this Book

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786613909695

9781283597241

1283597241

9781416615026

1416615024

OCLC:

828490217