Download or read book Cognitive Style in Early Education written by Olivia N. Saracho and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-20 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover page -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Introduction to the Series -- Preface -- Introduction -- Section I Background Information -- CHAPTER 1 Cognitive styles in children: some evolving trends1 -- CHAPTER 2 Limitations of applying cognitive styles to early childhood education -- CHAPTER 3 Cognitive style and the evaluation of young children's educational programs -- Section II Implications of Cognitive Processes for Classroom Procedures -- CHAPTER 4 An information processing view of field dependence-independence1 -- CHAPTER 5 The importance of cognitive style in children's acquisition of reading skill -- CHAPTER 6 Symbolic play and ideational fluency as aspects of the evolving divergent cognitive style in young children -- CHAPTER 7 The development of cognitive organization in young children: an exploratory study* -- CHAPTER 8 The influence of cognitive style on the teaching practices of elementary teachers -- Section III Implications of Cognitive Style on Diverse Populations -- CHAPTER 9 A bicognitive-multicultural model for a pluralistic education -- CHAPTER 10 Academic literacy in linguistic minority children: the connections between language, cognition and culture -- CHAPTER 11 The influence of perceptual development on cognitive style: cross ethnic comparisons -- CHAPTER 12 Cognitive style and the gifted young child -- Section IV Summary -- CHAPTER 13 Reflecting on individual differences in young children: cognitive style and early education -- About the Contributors -- Index