A fully updated third edition of the highly successful guide to using discussion in the classroom to develop children’s thinking, learning and literacy skills. This new edition includes material on the latest trends in teaching thinking, including dialogic teaching, creativity and personalized learning. This of ideas is essential reading for anyone seeking to develop children’s minds, to build their self-esteem or to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Thinking about Thinking
2. Philosophy for Children
3. Community of Enquiry
4. Stories for Thinking
5. Dialogic Teaching
6. Philosophy in the Classroom
7. Thinking across the Curriculum
Appendices
Bibliography
About the Author:
Dr. Robert Fisher is Professor of Education in the School of Education, Brunel University. He is also Director of the Centre for Research in Teaching Thinking.
[ISBN: 9781847061492; Pages: 224]
[Author: Robert Fisher; Ages: Primary]