The Thinking Child

This new edition of The Thinking Child is fully-updated with reference to the new Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Every Child Matters. The book considers the most recent research into the brain and learning, and offers practical advice on how to reflect these findings in the classroom.
There is new guidance on current challenges facing practitioners, such as dealing with stressed and over-scheduled children, the philosophy and benefits of including every child and how to address practical issues that might arise in different settings.
Other new material includes: - Collaborative working, - Foreign language learning and English as an additional language (EAL), - Outdoor learning and healthy settings, - Extended provision and the key person approach, and - Managing ICT and the dangers of information overload.
The authors offer practical advice on implementing statutory requirements, maintaining a balance between child-initiated and adult-led activities and making the most of existing resources.

Nicola Call grew up in England, where she loved to ride horses and go for long walks with her dog. She later combined a successful teaching career with writing the education books The ALPS Approach and The Thinking Child. Nicola has a passion for children's literature, and is author of the Dealing With Feelings series. She now lives in California, where she has three children and a menagerie of pets.
www.nicolacall.com
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Preface \ Acknowledgements \ Introduction: Understanding the child's brain \ Step 1: Answering some frequently asked questions \ Step 2: Let's meet a brain \ Step 3: Meeting the children in their settings \ Part One: Preparing the climate and context for learning \ Step 1: Addressing children's physical needs \ Step 2: Inclusion \ Step 3: Developing emotional intelligence \ Step 4: Providing children with the tools for learning \ Step 5: Managing behaviour positively \ Step 6: Fostering partnerships with parents and carers \ Part Two: Supporting independent learning \ Step 1: Making maximum use of the environment \ Step 2: Helping children to develop good attention skills \ Step 3: Helping children to stay on task \ Step 4: Talking the language of learning \ Part Three: Developing brain-based techniques \ Step 1: Teaching children to mind map \ Step 2: Adventures in play \ Step 3: Maximising learning through music \ Step 4: Teaching and learning through movement \ Step 5: The place for technology \ Part Four: Teaching for intelligence \ Step 1: Creative teaching for better learning \ Step 2: Fostering the beginnings of group work \ Step 3: Teaching through VAK \ Step 4: Engaging the multiple intelligences \ Step 5: Taking the time for learning \ Some Useful Websites \ Bibliography \ References \ Index