Developing thinking and understanding in young children : an introduction for students / Sue Robson.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [234]-253) and index.

How can we think about young children's thinking? -- Theories of cognitive development: learning to think and thinking to learn -- The social, cultural and emotional contexts of thinking and understanding -- The developing brain -- Knowing about the mind: theory of mind, self-regulation and metacognition -- Observing, describing and documenting children's thinking and understanding -- Language, communication and thought -- Knowing about the world: the development of children's concepts -- Young children's visual thinking -- Young children's thinking in music / Victoria Rowe -- Approaches to developing young children's thinking and understanding.

Sue Robson presents a comprehensive and accessible overview of contemporary theory and research about young children's developing thinking and understanding. The ideas and theories presented are enlivened by transcripts of children's activities and conversations taken from practice and contemporary research.