Challenging early learning : helping young children learn how to learn / by James Nottingham and Jill Nottingham.

Creating the conditions for early learning -- Children's response to challenge -- Developing dialogue with young children -- Engaging children's thinking skills -- Listening, thinking and questioning -- Making progress -- Feedback and learning goals -- Early learning activities.

"Challenging Early Learning takes James Nottingham's tried and tested and acclaimed 'learning to learn' methodology and applies it to teaching 3-7 year olds. Learning how to learn includes a child knowing how they can ask questions in such a way as to illicit better answers; understanding what thoughts and behaviours will help them to learn and which will get in the way; and being able to judge when to put an ability into action at the right time for the right purpose. This book identifies some of the best ways adults can help children in early years settings do exactly that utilising feedback, challenge, dialogue, growth mindset, and the Learning Pit"-- Provided by publisher.