Anne Meade and Pam Cubey
- What are schemas and how can they be used to enhance learning?
- How can adults best support schema learning to extend children’s
thinking?
This vastly expanded new edition of Thinking Children explores the frequently
observed schemas of young children–patterns of behaviour from which
understanding and growth is derived–and draws out the nature of this learning.
It is essential that adults working with young children are able to recognise
and identify schema learning and understand and support the opportunities for
learning they present. Good observational skills are a key element and the book
features a Child Observation Schedule.
Rich with case studies and examples, the authors provide an accessible
insight into:
- the theory behind schemas and memory development
- curriculum and pedagogy
- supporting schema learning
- schemas an early literacy
They show how schema learning is enhanced when children can choose what they
play with, and for how long, in a varied play environment.
Thinking Children will help you feel more confident and
knowledgeable about extending schema learning, whether you are a student on a
course in early childhood education or whether you are a more experienced
practitioner in an early years setting.
NZCER Press / Open University Press
ISBN 9781877398407 | 
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