Big Questions for Young Minds: Extending Children's Thinking - Couverture souple

Strasser, Janis; Bresson, Lisa Mufson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1938113306 ISBN 13 : 9781938113307

Editeur : National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2017

Synopsis

Questions are powerful tools, especially in the classroom. Asking rich, thoughtful questions can spark young children’s natural curiosity and illuminate a whole new world of possibility and insight. But what are “big” questions, and how do they encourage children to think deeply? With this intentional approach—rooted in Bloom’s Taxonomy—teachers working with children ages 3 through 6 will discover how to meet children at their individual developmental levels and stretch their thinking. Featuring contributions from respected names in the field, this book:

• - Offers a foundation for using high-level questions in preschool and kindergarten interest areas
• - Provides tips for getting started and examples of questions at each of the six levels of questioning
• - Explores the use of high-level questions during daily classroom routines and in a variety of contexts
• - Recommends picture books that support the use of high-level questions
• - Includes an extensive resource section for teachers and families

With the guidance in this book as a cornerstone in your day-to-day teaching practices, learn how to be more intentional in your teaching, scaffold children’s learning, and promote deeper understanding.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Janis Strasser, EdD, is a teacher educatorand coordinator of the MEd in Curriculum and Learning Early Childhood concentration at William Paterson University in Wayne, New Jersey. She has worked in the field of early childhood for more than 40 years.

Lisa Mufson Bresson, MEd, is a technical assistance supervisor for Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s statewide Quality Rating Improvement System for early childhood programs. She previously taught in urban public preschool settings for 13 years.

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A high-level question is never a yes-or-no question (“Do you have a pet?”). It is never a question that has an obvious answer (“How many wheels does that car have?”). Nor is it a question that has only one answer (“How old are you?”). The answers to those kinds of questions may demonstrate that children understand language, are paying attention, and can count or identify numbers, colors, or shapes, but the questions don’t offer opportunities for children to think very deeply.

Creating a solid base of content knowledge is important—children need to remember information before they can understand it; they must understand it before they can apply it. But you want children’s learning to be deeper and more complex. Asking questions that invite them to apply what they’ve learned or evaluate something encourages them to express their unique ideas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Association for the Education of Young Children
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1938113306
• ISBN 13: 9781938113307
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 153
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible