Threads of Thinking: Young Children Learning and the Role of Early Education » (3rd Edition)

The author reviews children's patterns of learning and thinking (schemas), how to support early schematic development, and implications for curriculum, assessment and working with parents.

PART I: YOUNG CHILDREN AND LEARNING
Thinking About Young Children and Learning
Some Questions About Schemas
PART II: CHILDREN'S PATTERNS OF LEARNING
Consistency, Continuity and Progression in Young Children's Learning
Schemas As Consistent Patterns of Behaviour - Studies of Three Children
PART III: SCHEMAS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
Children's Developing Understanding of Mathematical and Scientific Ideas
Patterns of Literacy
Nourishing Children's Thinking Through Stories
PART IV: IMPLICATIONS FOR EARLY EDUCATION
A Curriculum for Thinking Children
Assessment For Learning
Working With Parents