Jacqueline Harding

The Brain that Loves to Play

A Visual Guide to Child Development, Play, and Brain Growth

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Produktbeschreibung

This delightful visual book provides an accessible introduction to how play affects the holistic development and brain growth of children from birth to five years. Written by a leading expert, it brings current theory to life by inviting the reader to celebrate the developing brain that loves to play.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 260
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 245mm x 189mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 592g
• ISBN-13: 9781032314396
• ISBN-10: 1032314397
• Artikelnr.: 67824184

Autorenporträt

Jacqueline Harding is Director of Tomorrow's Child and Senior Lecturer at Middlesex University. She is an internationally acclaimed child development expert with experience as a BBC education editor, Headteacher, government consultant, and author of numerous books for and about children. Jacqueline also works in children's TV production.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Chapter 1: Understanding the developing child
2. Chapter 2: Brain growth
3. Chapter 3: Understanding play pedagogy
4. Chapter 4: Play from birth to around one month:
5. Chapter 5: Play from around one month to 4 months
6. Chapter 6: Play from around 4 months to 6 months
7. Chapter 7: Play from around 6 months to 9 months
8. Chapter 8: Play from around 9 months to one year
9. Chapter 9: Play from around one year to around 18 months
10. Chapter 10: Play from around 18 months to 2 years
11. Chapter 11: Play from around 2 years to 2 and a half years
12. Chapter 12. Play from around 2 and a half years to 3 years
13. Chapter 13: Play from around 3 years to 4 years
14. Chapter 14: Play from around 4 years to 5 years plus
15. Chapter 15: "Hola" - let's Play! A case study
16. Chapter 16: What's so urgent about play for children? And how does play
benefit adults?
17. Chapter 17: Helpful websites
Glossary of Terms
References
Index