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The Thinking
Child Resource Book is
carefully structured to help practitioners build upon
the theoretical and practical advice given in The
Thinking Child – Brain-based learning for
the foundation stage. In this new book, Nicola Call
and Sally Featherstone give a wealth of practical suggestions
about how to implement brain-based learning techniques
in early years settings.
The Thinking Child Resource Book
can be used independently or as a companion to
The Thinking Child. Clear references in the margins
direct practitioners to the appropriate pages of The
Thinking Child for descriptions of the theory and research
behind the practical suggestions. Case studies give
an insight into how brain-based techniques can be used
to enrich the learning experience of young children.The
book lists more than a thousand ideas on how to use
brain-based learning techniques in the foundation stage,
including:
- Twenty-one
ways to foster positive self-esteem
- Forty ways
to get creative
- Twenty-four
ways to introduce children to ICT
- Seventy-five
themes for interesting displays
- Thirty-six
ways to involve parents
- Twenty-four
activities for circle time
- Thirty ways
to exploit VAK – visual, auditory and kinesthetic
learning
“An extremely
practical, accessible guide to putting brain-based
research into action in foundation stage settings.
Children taught like this will be at a huge advantage
in the acquisition of literacy skills... indeed,
in all their learning.”
Sue Palmer, Literacy Specialist
Authors
Nicola Call started her teaching career
in Inner London, rising rapidly to become Deputy Head
of three primary schools. When she met Alistair Smith,
with whom she co-wrote The
ALPS Approach, Nicola was beginning to put
theory into practice at her school on the outskirts
of London’s Heathrow airport. The most memorable
result of this work was when 100 per cent of her Year
6 students attained Level 5 in their science SATs, but
of equal importance was the incredible academic confidence
of the children who experienced these methods. Nicola
now lives in California where she combines writing with
research into Accelerated Learning work in schools.
Sally Featherstone is one of the UK's
leading experts on the actual practice in Early Years
Education. She is also co-founder and director of Featherstone
Publishing Ltd.
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