Give Me A Child Until He Is 7

Brierley's book represents the essence of many talks given to parents and teachers of nursery and infant children and teacher trainers. Evidence is used to demonstrate the young brain's flexibility, potential and resilience and to highlight the

John Brierley, Horace BarlowF.R.S.

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Brain; Chapter 3 Habits and Skills; Chapter 4 Myelin and Early Learning; Chapter 5 Growth Pattern and Learning; Chapter 6 Crucial Times for Learning; Chapter 7 The Gift of Speech; Chapter 8 Double Brain; Chapter 9 Learning by Playing and Exploration; Chapter 10 Remembering, Learning and Thinking; Chapter 11 What We Are Born With; Chapter 12 The Twenty-one Principles; Chapter 13 Conclusions; Index;