Oshkosh Public Library

Teaching and learning with infants and toddlers where meaning-making begins, Mary Jane Maguire-Fong ; contributions by J. Ronald Lally, T. Berry Brazelton, Ed Tronick

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-175) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Teaching and learning with infants and toddlers where meaning-making begins

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Mary Jane Maguire-Fong ; contributions by J. Ronald Lally, T. Berry Brazelton, Ed Tronick

This book explores infants' mazing capacity to learn and presents a reflective approach to teaching inspired by the early childhood schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Each chapter draws from research and real-life infant care settings to illustrate how infants are robust investigators, intent on making sense of the world with infants and their families will find valuable insights into how to design an infant care program, plan curriculum, assess learning, and work with families

Infants as active meaning-makers -- Relationships shape the developing brain -- Knowledge from the infant's point of view -- Observing : where teaching and learning begin -- First feelings : emotional development -- Sense of self and other : social development -- Taking action : motor development -- Thinking : cognitive development -- Communicating : language development -- Policies that support relationships -- Play spaces : contexts for wonder and learning -- Care routines : contexts for joy and learning -- Conversations and guidance -- Sharing infant's story of learning