Saturday 31 July, 2010

 

 

 

Nurturing Young Children's Disposition to Learn

By: Sara Wilford
Redleaf Press, USA 2009
Paperback: 160 pages
Recommended retail price:$69.95
ISBN: 978 1 933653 47 1

We are being warned that play is under siege. Currently our colleagues in the USA are being swamped with ‘the cognitive child’ as if only the child’s brain goes to long day care or preschool each day instead of the whole child. Sara Wilford takes on the fight wholeheartedly and supports us as we defend the child’s right to play. Her information is deep and from years of experience, is warm and generous from her love of young children. She uses current theories based on solid research, and blends Howard Gardner’s theory along with the ideas from Reggio Emilia as well as Lilian Katz and the emergent curriculum. Those who know me would know this really pushes my buttons! It’s excellent. Yes, the photographs are in black and white so it isn’t as visually appealing as I would hope, but it’s a solid, informative and encouraging book. Click here to view this book on our website



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