An intensive look at the ideas of five groundbreaking educational theorists: John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky. Perfect for undergraduate programs, community college courses, training workshops, or to help keep your staff aware of the theory behind good child care practice.

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Designed to help you think about what you say, as well as how you say it, to children, Use Your Words examines the ways early childhood teachers talk to children, emphasizing commonly missed opportunities to support cognitive development, develop receptive and expressive language, and aid children in their primary developmental task of making sense of the world.