Focusing on the Small Child: Insights from Psychology of Education – M. W. De Witt

Focusing on the small child is a contribution to the field of Psychology of-Education and has been written for the subject specialist. The content has been presented thematically and covers several topics from actual practice. The following themes, among others, are dealt with:

• the development of the young child

• the becoming and learning of the young child

• the bodiliness of the young child

• language development

• identity

• discipline

• stress

• giftedness

• the child’s questions

• school readiness

• child play

• the role of the teacher as accompanist

All themes have been discussed in detail and involve both theory and practice. The content easy to understand, and definitions of concepts have been given where needed.