Publisher Description

Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn, and how to best support children in that learning?Covering all the major themes, this book offers:o An introduction to the main theories of learning and development, from birth to primary;o A chapter on brain development;o An introduction to what motivates learners to learn, and how much learners understand about how learning takes place;o A glossary of key terms;o Case studies, research summaries, tasks for reflection, chapter summaries and advice on further reading.This book will be essential reading for Teaching Assistants studying for Foundation Degrees, or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification. Students on any course looking at how children learn (such as Early Childhood and teacher training courses) will likewise find this book covers all the key themes.Lyn Overall is Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book1 - LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTTheory, What′s That?The Big Themesf003 Values and BeliefsNativism Versus Empiricism?Continuous or Discontinuous?Stability or Change?How is Theory Developed?How is Theory Used?SummaryFurther Reading2 - THE BRAIN AND LEARNINGWhat Is The Brain?What Does The Brain Do?Learning and the BrainBrain Connections, Birth to One YearDoes The Brain Learn Some Things More Easily At Some Points?Does The Brain Development Need A Rich And Varied Setting?SummaryFurther Reading3 - THE SENSES AND LEARNINGSensation and PerceptionStudying PerceptionSeeingHearingKinaesthesiaMaking SenseVisual Learning, Auditory Learning, Kinaesthetic LearningSummaryFurther Reading4 - BIG THEORY 1: Skinner and the BehaviouristsWhat is Behaviourism?The BehaviouristsCat in a BoxRat in a BoxLearning Through ImitationImplications for Teaching5- BIG THEORY 2: Piaget and the ConstructivistsWhat is Constructivism?The Work of PiagetHow Well Does This Theory Work?Children′s Social DevelopmentWhat is Intelligence?Information ProcessingImplications for Teaching6- BIG THEORY 3: Vygotsky and Social ConstructivismWhat is Social Constructivism?Vygotsky′s TheoryImplications for TeachingSummary: Theories in the Classroom7 - MANAGING LEARNINGWhat Is Learning?Making Choices About Managing LearningLonger Term OutcomesWhat We Do To Help Learning?Views about Learning8 - MANAGING BEHAVIOURWhat Do We Mean By Managing Behaviour?Views about Children and Young PeopleThe Outcomes of Control and Guidance Approaches to DisciplineWhat Do We Do About Social and Emotional DevelopmentDo Children and Young People Understand Social Behaviour?Learning from ParentsOur Expectations about ConductUsing Control ApproachesPraise and BlameDo Control Approaches Work?Using the Guidance Approach

Long Description

Are you looking for a book that explains all the key ideas on how children learn and how best to support children in that learning? Covering all major themes, this book offers: An introduction to main theories of learning and development from birth to primary including brain and emotional and social development An introduction to what motivates learners to learn, and how much learners understand about how learning takes place A glossary of terms Case studies, research summaries and tasks for reflection?Teaching assistants studying for Foundation Degrees or for the Higher Level Teaching Assistant qualification will find this book meets their needs. Students in any course looking at how children learn such as Early Childhood & Teacher Training Courses will likewise find this book covers all key themes.

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