Table of Contents

Foreword.Introduction: perspectives on cognitive and language development: John Oates and Andrew Grayson.1. Early category representation and concepts: Paul C. Quinn and John Oates.2. First words: Margaret Harris.3. Brain and cognitive development: Denis Mareschal, Mark H. Johnson and Andrew Grayson.4. The development of children's understanding of grammar: Kim Plunkett and Clare Wood.5. Executive functions in childhood: development and disorder: Claire Hughes, Andrew Graham and Andrew Grayson.6. Understanding minds: Emma Flynn.7. Mathematical and scientific thinking: Terezinha Nunes and Peter Bryant.8. A socio-cognitive perspective on learning and cognitive development: Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont, Felice Carugati and John Oates.Acknowledgements.Name Index.Subject Index

About the Author

John Oates is Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University Andrew Grayson is Lecturer in Developmental Psychology at The Open University

Reviews

"This is an excellent Open University textbook that can be used by the general reader who would like to grasp the essentials... There are engaging activities as well as research summaries and even explicit learning outcomes." Scientific and Medical Network Review, Summer 2005 "A very accessibly written book that presents, in both a clear and balanced fashion, complex and controversial issues within this rapidly expanding field... It should meet the needs of undergraduate students very well." Valerie Muter, Institute of Child Health, London