"A Co-Publication of Routledge and NAEYCTechnology and Digital Media in the Early Years offers early childhood teacher educators, professional development providers, and early childhood educators in pre-service, in-service, and continuing education settings a thought-provoking g…
Promoting the importance of pre-literacy skills for later learning.
Drawing on the latest research on development among toddlers and preschoolers, At a Loss for Words lays out the importance of getting parents, policy makers, and child care providers to recognize the role of early literacy skills in reducing the achievement gap that begins befor…
From the Publisher: Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Lev Vygotsky, one of the 20th century's most influential theorists in the field of early education. His ground-breaking principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using ev…
From the Publisher: Sandra Smidt takes the reader on a journey through the key concepts of Lev Vygotsky, one of the 20th century's most influential theorists in the field of early education. His ground-breaking principles of early learning and teaching are unpicked here using ev…
"This unique text provides in-depth information about major concepts and principles of the cultural-historical theory developed by Lev Vygotsky, his students and colleagues, as well as three generations of neo-Vygotskian scholars in Russia and in the West. Tools of the Mind enab…
This text emphasizes enhancing the quality of children's learning and providing support for practitioners. It addresses the cognitive, social, physical and emotional learning needs of young children and strategies to develop learning are explored.
Drawing from her own personal experiences of teaching gifted and talented pupils, the author describes ideas and activities that have been proven to help them flourish, as well as enabling other children to gain from this imaginative approach to learning.