Infants and toddlers at work : using Reggio-inspired materials to support brain development /
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| Author / Creator: | Lewin-Benham, Ann. |
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| Imprint: | New York : Teachers College Press, c2010. |
| Description: | xii, 180 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early childhood education series Early childhood education series (Teachers College Press) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8400929 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Why Use Materials?
- Infants and Toddlers in Flow
- Humans: Unique Learners
- Sitting, Walking, Carrying
- Structuring the Use of Materials
- Conclusion: Materials' Meaning
- 2. Framing Experiences
- The Brain's Attention Systems
- Facing Complexity
- Challenges: Glue, Scissors, Clay, Sewing
- Conclusion: Accumulating Skills
- 3. Infants and Materials
- Infants' Predispositions
- Adults' Intentionality
- Food, Paper, Fabric, Sound
- Day by Day in Provocative Infant Spaces
- Conclusion: Natural Learners
- 4. Man-Made Materials
- Cultural Contrasts: 10,000 Years Ago and Now
- Reggio and Neuroscience Resonances
- The Design and Development of Materials
- One Huge and Many Small Events
- Conclusion: Meaning-Full Materials
- 5. Painting with Tempera
- Stumbling, Reflecting, Learning
- A Theory of How We Learn
- Teaching with Intention
- A Culture of Relationships
- Beginning Use of Tempera
- Conclusion: The Joy of Painting
- 6. Clay
- 6-Month- and 2-Year-Old Reactions
- Molding the Brain
- Joyful Tactile Experiences
- Conclusion: Clay, Creativity, and Competence
- 7. Mark-Making
- A Natural Language
- A Story from Reggio
- Complex Intersections: Drawing and Decisions
- Small Choices/Large Impacts
- Self-Portraits Plus
- Conclusion: Drawing, An Imperative
- 8. Exploring Paper
- Paper, Brain, and Hand
- New Ways with Paper: Eight Months of Activities
- Paper, Infants, and Toddlers: Reggio Stories
- Conclusion: New Perspectives
- 9. Natural Materials
- Learning to See
- Infant and Toddler Investigations
- The Bounty of Natural Materials
- Research, Nature, and the Classroom
- Conclusion: The Power and Pleasure of Nature
- 10. Light and Shadow
- How We Know What We See
- Discovering Light and Shadow
- Conclusion: Enticing the Infant/Toddler Brain
- Appendix A. List of Materials
- Appendix B. Art Supplies
- Appendix C. Tools
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- About the Author
