Author: Gerald Van Koeverden
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595346154
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
"Can it be shown that learning our first language, like any other skill, is a personal work of art emerging from the interaction of body and brain, in making one 'common sense' of the world? Through exploring the basic structure and dynamics of language can we rediscover it as the resolution of a creative synthesis?" In searching for the child's learning secret, or conversely the adult's burden of "innocence lost," the author explores examples of both everyday skills and scientific knowledge to discover his "quartet of consciousness." He shows how this quarrelsome four-the artist and idealist of the arts and the theorist and empiricist of the sciences-emerge naturally through how feel, think, experiment and act, and remerge creatively in language. It challenges academics to recognize the limitations of "nature versus nurture" debates in learning psychology and even biology. Through clear and simple images, van Koeverden presents a unique and dynamic understanding of learning-bringing a delightful new voice into the discussion.
The Child's Secret of Learning
Author: Gerald Van Koeverden
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595346154
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
"Can it be shown that learning our first language, like any other skill, is a personal work of art emerging from the interaction of body and brain, in making one 'common sense' of the world? Through exploring the basic structure and dynamics of language can we rediscover it as the resolution of a creative synthesis?" In searching for the child's learning secret, or conversely the adult's burden of "innocence lost," the author explores examples of both everyday skills and scientific knowledge to discover his "quartet of consciousness." He shows how this quarrelsome four-the artist and idealist of the arts and the theorist and empiricist of the sciences-emerge naturally through how feel, think, experiment and act, and remerge creatively in language. It challenges academics to recognize the limitations of "nature versus nurture" debates in learning psychology and even biology. Through clear and simple images, van Koeverden presents a unique and dynamic understanding of learning-bringing a delightful new voice into the discussion.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595346154
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
"Can it be shown that learning our first language, like any other skill, is a personal work of art emerging from the interaction of body and brain, in making one 'common sense' of the world? Through exploring the basic structure and dynamics of language can we rediscover it as the resolution of a creative synthesis?" In searching for the child's learning secret, or conversely the adult's burden of "innocence lost," the author explores examples of both everyday skills and scientific knowledge to discover his "quartet of consciousness." He shows how this quarrelsome four-the artist and idealist of the arts and the theorist and empiricist of the sciences-emerge naturally through how feel, think, experiment and act, and remerge creatively in language. It challenges academics to recognize the limitations of "nature versus nurture" debates in learning psychology and even biology. Through clear and simple images, van Koeverden presents a unique and dynamic understanding of learning-bringing a delightful new voice into the discussion.
Nasreen's Secret School
Author: Jeanette Winter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442441216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442441216
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Renowned picture book creator Jeanette Winter tells the story of a young girl in Afghanistan who attends a secret school for girls. Young Nasreen has not spoken a word to anyone since her parents disappeared. In despair, her grandmother risks everything to enroll Nasreen in a secret school for girls. Will a devoted teacher, a new friend, and the worlds she discovers in books be enough to draw Nasreen out of her shell of sadness? Based on a true story from Afghanistan, this inspiring book will touch readers deeply as it affirms both the life-changing power of education and the healing power of love.
The Secret Knowledge of Water
Author: Craig Childs
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316055301
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post). Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in natural history, has developed a keen appreciation for these forbidding landscapes: their beauty, their wonder, and especially their paradoxes. His extraordinary treks through arid lands in search of water are an astonishing revelation of the natural world at its most extreme. "Utterly memorable and fantastic...Certainly no reader will ever see the desert in the same way again." —Suzannah Lessard, Washington Post
Publisher: Back Bay Books
ISBN: 0316055301
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Naturalist Craig Childs's "utterly memorable and fantastic" study of the desert's dangerous beauty is based on years of adventures in the deserts of the American West (Washington Post). Like the highest mountain peaks, deserts are environments that can be inhospitable even to the most seasoned explorers. Craig Childs, who has spent years in the deserts of the American West as an adventurer, a river guide, and a field instructor in natural history, has developed a keen appreciation for these forbidding landscapes: their beauty, their wonder, and especially their paradoxes. His extraordinary treks through arid lands in search of water are an astonishing revelation of the natural world at its most extreme. "Utterly memorable and fantastic...Certainly no reader will ever see the desert in the same way again." —Suzannah Lessard, Washington Post
Some Secrets Should Never Be Kept
Author: Jayneen Sanders
Publisher: Educate2Empower Publishing
ISBN: 9781925089103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated children's book sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch. It is an invaluable tool for caregivers and educators to broach the subject of safe and unsafe touch in an age-appropriate way. The discussion questions support both reader and child when discussing the story. Ages 3-12
Publisher: Educate2Empower Publishing
ISBN: 9781925089103
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
This beautifully illustrated children's book sensitively broaches the subject of keeping children safe from inappropriate touch. It is an invaluable tool for caregivers and educators to broach the subject of safe and unsafe touch in an age-appropriate way. The discussion questions support both reader and child when discussing the story. Ages 3-12
The Child’s Secret
Author: Amanda Brooke
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008116504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. Who will pay the price?
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008116504
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A little girl is missing. Her parents are hiding something. Who will pay the price?
Do You Have a Secret
Author: Jennifer Moore-Mallinos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789888155675
Category : Readers (Primary)
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789888155675
Category : Readers (Primary)
Languages : en
Pages : 31
Book Description
The Secret to Clara's Calm
Author: Tamara Levitt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614293902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Clara is usually happy and friendly. But when she lost her temper one too many times, she lost her friends with it. Can Brodhi the bird teach her the secret to staying calm, even when things don't go her way?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1614293902
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
Clara is usually happy and friendly. But when she lost her temper one too many times, she lost her friends with it. Can Brodhi the bird teach her the secret to staying calm, even when things don't go her way?
The Smartest Kids in the World
Author: Amanda Ripley
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 145165443X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 145165443X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Following three teenagers who chose to spend one school year living in Finland, South Korea, and Poland, a literary journalist recounts how attitudes, parenting, and rigorous teaching have revolutionized these countries' education results.
A House United
Author: Nicholeen Peck
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781492161578
Category : Behavior modification
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book shows parents the communication skills they need to teach their children to govern themselves. With the proper family environment and understanding of childhood behaviors homes can become happier.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781492161578
Category : Behavior modification
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book shows parents the communication skills they need to teach their children to govern themselves. With the proper family environment and understanding of childhood behaviors homes can become happier.
Down Syndrome Parenting 101
Author: Natalie Hale
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970269881
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780970269881
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
GUIDANCE FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME