Introduction by Dr John Pearce |
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Foreword by John Burnett |
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vii | |
1. This Book |
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1 | |
2. Early Learning Options |
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4 | |
3. A Time of Miracles: The Child in Today's World |
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11 | |
4. An Evolutionary Perspective |
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16 | |
5. Growing from the Roots: Getting the Early Stages Right |
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19 | |
6. Inheritance, Environment, and Individuality |
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23 | |
7. Moving into the Body: The Child's Picture |
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27 | |
8. Making Sense of the World |
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38 | |
9. Making Maps: The Development of Cognition |
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44 | |
10. Activity Maps |
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51 | |
11. Memory Maps |
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54 | |
12. Mapping Qualities |
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58 | |
13. Mapping Relationships |
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61 | |
14. Computers |
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65 | |
15. Play with a Purpose |
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70 | |
16. Tell Me a Story: The Meaning of the Spoken Word |
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83 | |
17. Ready to Read? |
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102 | |
18. The Transition to Explicit Learning |
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108 | |
19. Do Boys Learn Differently from Girls? |
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121 | |
20. Some Personal Experiences |
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127 | |
21. Working Together as Parents and Educators |
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137 | |
22. Universal Human Nature and the Individual |
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141 | |
Conclusion |
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163 | |
Resources |
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166 | |
Endnotes |
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176 | |
Bibliography |
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180 | |
Appendix 1: Research on Waldorf School Graduates |
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Appendix 2: The Hawthorn 'Early Years' Series by Richard House, Series Editor |
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Index |
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201 | |