Cognitive and language development in children
by Oates, John
"Cognitive and Language Development in Children gives an up-to-date and accessible account of current views on how thinking and language develop during childhood. The chapters have been prepared by leading researchers in relevant fields in collaboration with members of The Open University course team. Starting from infancy, the book explores key aspects of cognitive and language development in childhood and adolescence. The book takes a broad view of the field, ranging from modern understanding…
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- Full title :Cognitive and language development in children / John Oates and Andrew Grayson.
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"Cognitive and Language Development in Children gives an up-to-date and accessible account of current views on how thinking and language develop during childhood. The chapters have been prepared by leading researchers in relevant fields in collaboration with members of The Open University course team. Starting from infancy, the book explores key aspects of cognitive and language development in childhood and adolescence. The book takes a broad view of the field, ranging from modern understandings of brain architecture and function through to the social and cultural bases of learning."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2004.
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- Publisher(s):Blackwell Pub, Open University
- Place of Publication:Milton Keynes, U.K
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2004.
The Physical Object
- Description:347 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1405110457, 9781405110457
- oclc:ocm52970102
- LC Classification:BF723.C5
- Dewey Decimal:155.4/13
Table of Contents
Early category representations and concepts / Paul C. Quinn and John Oates -- First words / Margaret Harris -- Brain and cognitive development / Denis Mareschal, Mark Johnson and Andrew Grayson -- The development of children's understanding of grammar / Kim Plunkett and Clare Wood -- Executive functions in childhood: development and disorder / Claire Hughes, Andrew Graham and Andrew Grayson -- Understanding minds / Emma Flynn -- Mathematical and scientific thinking / Terezinha Nunes and Peter Bryant -- A socio- cognitive perspective on learning and cognitive development / Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Felice Carugati, and John Oates.
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