Growing minds building strong cognitive foundations in early childhood

Other Authors: Copple, Carol (ed.)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2012.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Cognitive development from birth through age 8
  • Cognitive development in the first three years of life / Zero to Three
  • Cognitive development in the preschool years / Heather Biggar Tomlinson & Marilou Hyson
  • Cognitive development in the kindergarten year / Heather Biggar Tomlinson
  • Cognitive development in the primary grades / Heather Biggar Tomlinson
  • Becoming enthusiastic and engaged / Marilou Hyson
  • Part II: Approaches for promoting cognitive development in the early childhood classroom
  • Section 1: Symbolic thought in the early years
  • Chopsticks and counting chips: do play and foundational skills need to compete for the teacher's attention in an early childhood classroom? / Elena Bodrova & Deborah J. Leong
  • Moving into uncertainty: sculpture with 3- to 5-year-olds / Carol Anne Wien with Bobbi-Lynn Keating, Annette Coates Comeau, & Barbara Bigelow
  • Building foundations for spatial literacy in early childhood / Susan L. Golbeck
  • Section 2: Executive function and the development of self-regulation
  • Recognizing and supporting the development of self-regulation in young children / Martha B. Bronson
  • Thinking out loud: development of private speech and the implications for school success and self-control / Becky A. Bailey & Carolyn Brookes
  • How planning and reflection develop young children's thinking skills / Ann S. Epstein
  • Developing self-regulation in kindergarten: can we keep all the crickets in the basket? / Elena Bodrova & Deborah J. Leong
  • Section 3: Higher order, complex thinking
  • Let's SQUiNK about it! A metacognitive approach to exploring text in a second grade classroom / Karen Capraro
  • From high chair to high school: research-based principles for teaching complex thinking / Roland Tharp & Susan Entz
  • Science in kindergarten / Ingrid Chalufour & Karen Worth.