List of boxes and figures Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgements 1. Competent young learners: What children know and can do 2. Conversations and observations: Learning about individual children 3. Planning for learning: Decisions about appropriate experiences to support and extend learning 4. The role of the adult: Making the best use of teaching time 5. Encouraging independence: Environments that develop children's learning autonomy 6. Collaboration and cooperation: The importance of talking and learning with others 7. The place of play: The status of child-initiated experiences 8. The negotiated learning environment: Issues of ownership, power and control 9. The assessment of children's learning: What practitioners need to know about their children and their achievements 10. Reflection and evaluation: What practitioners need to know about their practice, their provision and themselves References Index