Infants and Toddlers at Work - Using Reggio-inspired Materials to Support Brain Development

Informationen zum Autor Ann Lewin-Benham founded and for 20 years directed the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, DC, where she also founded and directed the Model Early Learning Center, the only U.S. preschool accredited by Reggio educators. Her books include Possible Schools; Powerful Children; Infants and Toddlers at Work; Twelve Best Practices for Early Education; and What Learning Looks Like (with Reuven Feuerstein). For information about Ann's teacher workshops visit her website: AnnLewin-Benham.com. Klappentext This book contains a wealth of practical and specific activities and materials to use with infants and toddlers to enhance growth and development. Writing in the accessible style that her readers appreciate! Ann Lewin-Benham looks at current research from the neurosciences to show what teachers and childcare providers can do with very young children. For each material or activity presented! the text examines its relation to the rapid brain growth that characterizes the zero to three years! including sensory reception! movement! language! cognition! memory! vision! and motivation. Materials! with guidance for their use and where to find them! include: paint! mark-makers! man-made found objects! natural objects! clay! paper! and light and shadow. This is the definitive guide for trainers and professionals who work with young children.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Lewin-Benham, Ann/ Csikszentmihalyi Lewin-benham
• Assisted by: Sharon Ryan (Editor)
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2010
• EAN: 9780807751077
• ISBN: 978-0-8077-5107-7
• Series: Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Education Series; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Education Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Didaktische Kompetenz und Lehrmethoden, EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten, EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General, Education / Teaching