1st Edition
The Cradle of Culture and What Children Know About Writing and Numbers Before Being
By Liliana Tolchinsky
Copyright 2003
290 Pages
by
Psychology Press
290 Pages
by
Psychology Press
296 Pages
by
Psychology Press
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This book provides a thrilling description of preliterate children's developing ideas about writing and numerals, and it illustrates well the many ways in which cultural artifacts influence the mind and vice versa. Remarkably, children treat writing and numerals as distinct even before they have received any formal training on the topic, and well before they learn how to use writing to represent... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction: What Children Know and We Have Already Forgotten About Writing and Numerals. What Philosophers Say About Representational Means That May Help Us to Understand What Makes Writing and Numerals So Special. What Historians Say About the Origin and History of Writing and Numerals. What Children Know About Writing Before Being Formally Taught to Write. What Children Know About Numerals Before Being Formally Taught and Immediately Afterward. What Children Know About the Relations Between Writing and Number Notation. The Effect of Writing on Children and Grown-Ups Once It Has Been Learned. Closing Reflections on Notational Systems, Boomerangs, and Circles.
Biography
Liliana Tolchinsky
"This is a thought-provoking analysis for those with specialized knowledge about linguistic and numerical development. The glossary, index, and reference list are excellent additions to the book....Highly recommended."
—CHOICE
