Flourishing in the First Five Years - Connecting Implications From Mind, Brain, Education Research to

Packed with practical strategies and inspiring research about how learning changes the brain this book will empower you with ideas you can apply right away that can positively change children's lives forever.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1 Plasticity and Potential: What Early Childhood Educators Can Learn from Educational Neuroscience

Chapter 2 Ten Key Facts About How the Brain Develops

Chapter 3 Nurturing the Brain and Body: Nutrition and Movement

Chapter 4 Cultivating Optimism: How Positive Emotions Support Learning

Chapter 5 Playing with Language: The Power of Conversation and Reading Aloud

Chapter 6 Thinking, Creativity, and Problem Solving

Chapter 7 Addressing Risks to Healthy Development

Conclusion

Glossary

References

About the author

By Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers

Summary

Packed with practical strategies and inspiring research about how learning changes the brain this book will empower you with ideas you can apply right away that can positively change children’s lives forever.

Product details

• Authors: Marcus Conyers, Conyers Marcus, Donna Wilson, Donna Conyers Wilson
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2013
• EAN: 9781475803181
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-0318-1
• No. of pages: 190
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, Teaching skills and techniques, Philosophy & theory of education, Teaching skills & techniques, Child development, Philosophy and theory of education, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies