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A classroom investigation of the growth of metacognitive awareness in kindergarten children through the writing process

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Early years
English
Thinking skills

Where can I find out more?

Another digest, “Effects of a Cognitive Acceleration Programme on Year 1 pupils” looks at how young children’s cognitive skills can be improved through various activities.  Access it here: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/research/themes/thinkingskills/6553/

 

Burns, MS & Snow, CE (eds) (1999) Starting out right: A guide to promoting children’s reading success.  National Academy Press.

 

Ferrari, M & Sternberg, R (1998) The development of mental abilities and styles.  In: W. Damon, D. Kuhn & R. Siegler (eds) Handbook of child psychology Vol 2 Cognition, perception & Language. John Wiley and Sons.

 

Flavell, JH & Miller, PH (1998) Social Cognition. In: W. Damon, D. Kuhn & R. Siegler (eds) Handbook of child psychology Vol 2 Cognition, perception & Language. John Wiley and Sons.

 

McGee, LM & Richgels, DJ (2000) Literacy’s Beginnings: supporting young readers and writers. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

 

Neuman, S, Copple, C, & Bredekamp, S (2000) Learning to read and write: developmentally appropriate practices for young children.  National Association for the Education of Young Children.

 

Sperling, RA, Walls, RT, & Hill, LA (2000) Early relationships among self-regulatory constructs: Theory of mind and preschool children’s problemsolving, Child Study Journal, 30, pp.233 – 252.