Research in Teaching & Learning
•Reading
research (Rosenblatt, et al.)
–Reading
is an interactive process
•strategic thinking and planning are needed on the part
of the learner
•learners
link the known to the unknown
•Young
children and learning (Piaget & Bruner)
•Children
move from concrete to abstract thinking
•Young children gather information through their senses
•Scaffolding
assists young learners
•Young
are capable of higher level thinking