Understanding Schemas and Young Children
From Birth to Three
- Frances Atherton - Chester University, UK
- Cathy Nutbrown - University of Sheffield, UK
'This exciting book will greatly enhance understanding of learning throughout the early years, and reinforces the importance of responsive professionals who understand children's schemas. Atherton and Nutbrown have brought together socio-cultural and cognitive learning theories with ease, and their metaphors are brilliantly evocative'
-Dr Anne Meade, Consultant
'This book is drawn from a study carried out with rigour and contains several gems, such as the 'bike and slide exploration'; the idea of adults engaging in 'a dialogue of conceptual correspondence' with children; and tables outlining 'what the children might have been thinking'. A great read!'
-Dr Cath Arnold, Pen Green Early Years Centre
'This is an exciting and illuminating account of babies and toddlers, following their schema fascinations with determination and competence, as they continually explore and experiment and come to know their world. This book captivated me. It should be in every early childhood education setting'
-Pam Cubey
This is the first book to focus specifically on Schemas and children under three. The authors trace the development of schemas from motor level through to symbolic representation, and show how to use schema theory to understand young children's learning and behaviour.
This accessible and student-friendly book includes:
-activities and discussion points
-links to policy and practice
-descriptive observational material
-a look at the ethics of this kind of research
-numerous photographs and illustrations
-suggestions for follow-up reading
The book is aimed at early childhood professionals and practitioners in ECEC settings, as well as those on initial training courses, teacher education, Early Years courses, and higher degrees.
A user friendly guide to the importance of schemas in young children
An excellent text in helping students to understand schemas
Excellent resource that will support students to further understand schemas
This will be for those interested in understanding child development.
Excellent
Interesting and academically written
Will become an essential source of information for future students
I really like this text. It is a welcome addition to literature on working with infants and toddlers. I am especially pleased that this book is based on the thought provoking doctoral study of the main author. The images bring the book to life and add depth of meaning to the text.
A very good read, explains the concept of childrens Schemas in easy to understand term. a must for early years students.
A must for all early years students, explians the concept of childrens schemas in understandable terms.
Excellent resource for Level 3 and Higher Education drawing on relevant examples to illustrate concepts and themes.
Schema is an important theme within the Early Years, one which practitioners should fully understand.This an excellent easy to use book for use when delivering child development.
