1st Edition

Young Children Learning Through Schemas Deepening the dialogue about learning in the home and in the nursery

Edited By Cath Arnold, Katey Mairs, The Pen Green Team Copyright 2013
200 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 99 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Young Children Learning Through Schemas is a creative and highly engaging text that shows how young children can learn through exploring repeated patterns in their actions. With contributions from a range of practitioners, this book examines the philosophical approaches underpinning constructivism and includes a variety of case studies of small children in order to demonstrate the universal... Read more

Introduction  Chapter 1.Beginning with the Theory about Schemas Chris Athey  Chapter 2. A Case Study about Robert Annette Cummings  Chapter 3. A Case Study About Caitlin Cath Arnold  Chapter 4. A Case Study about Jack Angela Prodger  Chapter 5. A Case Study About Steffi Katey Mairs and Cath Arnold  Chapter 6. Schemas and Links with Emotions Colette Tait  Chapter 7. Schemas and Mark Making Kate Hayward  Chapter 8. Transforming Learning for Children and Their Parents Pam Cubey  Chapter 9. Drawing Our Learning Together From the Case Studies Cath Arnold  Bibliography and References

Biography

Cath Arnold is an Early Years Consultant at the Pen Green Research Base in Corby in Northamptonshire.

Katey Mairs worked at the Pen Green Centre since its inception in 1983. She was Deputy Head of the Centre from 1994 until her death in 2008.