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How children learn / John Holt ; new foreword by Deborah Meier.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc., [2017]Edition: Fiftieth Anniversary editionDescription: xvi, 303 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780738220086
  • 0738220086
Subject(s):
Contents:
Learning about children -- Games & experiments -- Talk -- Reading -- Sports -- Art, math, & other things -- Fantasy -- The mind at work -- Learning & love.
Summary: In this enduring classic, rich with deep, original insight into the nature of early learning, John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 370.1523 H758 Available 33111010988281
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 370.1523 H758 Available 33111010856694
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning. John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In this delightful yet profound book, he looks at how we learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how we can nurture and encourage these natural abilities in our children.

"Published as a Merloyd Lawrence Book by Da Capo Press, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc."--Title page verso.

Includes index.

In this enduring classic, rich with deep, original insight into the nature of early learning, John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, "learning is as natural as breathing." In his delightful book he observes how children actually learn to talk, to read, to count, and to reason, and how, as adults, we can best encourage these natural abilities in our children.

Learning about children -- Games & experiments -- Talk -- Reading -- Sports -- Art, math, & other things -- Fantasy -- The mind at work -- Learning & love.

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