Teaching Thinking Skills Across the Early Years

Belle Wallace, Nicola Beverley, Mike Carter, Lynne McClure, Dorothy Rickarby

• Chapter 1 Teaching Problem-solving and Thinking Skills in the Early Years: Working across the Curriculum, Belle Wallace; Chapter 2 Introductionducing the use of the TASC Problem-solving Wheel in Reception and Key Stage 1 Literacy: Developing Children’s Writing Skills, Mike Carter, Dorothy Rickarby; Chapter 3 Using the TASC Wheel to Develop Problem-solving and Thinking Skills in Mathematics in the Early Years, Lynne Mcclure; Chapter 4 Using the TASC Wheel to Maximise Children’s Thinking and Problem-solving in Early Years Science, Nicola Beverley;

'The authors have succeeded in compiling an excellent guide, relevant not only to teachers, teacher trainers, teaching assistants, student teachers and parents of Key Stage 1 children, but one which offers principles which can (and should) be applied across all education phases and subjects.' - Gifted Education International