Visible Learning in Early Childhood

Kateri Thunder
John T. Almarode - James Madison University, USA
John Hattie - The University of Melbourne, Australia
Visible Learning in Early Childhood
September 2021 | 272 pages | Corwin
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Make learning visible in the early years   

Early childhood is a uniquely sensitive time, when young learners are rapidly developing across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, and motor skills. Knowing which teaching strategies work best and when can have a significant impact on a child’s development and future success. 

Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years between ages 3 and 6 and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning® research, explores seven core strategies for learning success: working together as evaluators, setting high expectations, measuring learning with explicit success criteria, establishing developmentally appropriate levels of learning, viewing mistakes as opportunities, continually seeking feedback, and balancing surface, deep, and transfer learning. The authors unpack the symbiotic relationship between these seven tenets through 

  • Authentic examples of diverse learners and settings
  • Voices of master teachers from the US, UK, and Australia
  • Multiple assessment and differentiation strategies
  • Multidisciplinary approaches depicting mathematics, literacy, art and music, social-emotional learning, and more

Using the Visible Learning research, teachers partner with children to encourage high expectations, developmentally appropriate practices, the right level of challenge, and a focus on explicit success criteria. Get started today and watch your young learners thrive!

Contents

List of Videos

List of Videos

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

INTRODUCTION

  • WHAT WORKS BEST
  • VISIBLE LEARNING
  • THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT
  • WHAT WORKS BEST WHEN
  • HOW THIS BOOK WORKS
  • CHAPTER 1. TEACHING WITH CLARITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT WORK
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • TEACHER CLARITY
  • SURFACE, DEEP, AND TRANSFER LEARNING
  • PROFILES OF FIVE EDUCATORS
  • INSIDE MS. DAVIS’S DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOM
  • CHAPTER 2. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • EFFECTIVE PLAYFUL LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND SORTING
  • MS. BULLOCK AND OCCUPATIONS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANIMAL HABITATS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 3. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS
  • EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND NUMBERS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND MEASUREMENT
  • MR. HEATON AND GEOMETRY
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS
  • MATHEMATICS AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 4. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY
  • EFFECTIVE LITERACY LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND OUR NAMES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND LISTS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANANSI THE TRICKSTER SPIDER
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN LITERACY
  • LITERACY AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 5. VISIBLE LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • EFFECTIVE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND STEM CHALLENGES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND BEING A SCIENTIST
  • MR. HEATON AND MAPS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD
  • UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 6. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND PERSPECTIVES
  • MR. HEATON AND GOAL SETTING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
  • SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  • CHAPTER 7. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CREATIVE ARTS AND MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE ARTS AND MOTOR LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND FAMILY PORTRAITS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND STORYTELLING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN ART, MUSIC, AND MOTOR SKILLS
  • ARTS AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 8. KNOWING YOUR IMPACT: EVALUATING LEARNING PROGRESS
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING CLARITY FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • ENGAGING AND RIGOROUS TASKS FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FORMATIVE EVALUATION FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FEEDBACK FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • MS. DAVIS AND STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES IN DISTANCE LEARNING
  • CONCLUSION

Appendix: Effect Sizes

Appendix: Effect Sizes

References

References

Index

Index

Description

Make learning visible in the early years   

Early childhood is a uniquely sensitive time, when young learners are rapidly developing across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, and motor skills. Knowing which teaching strategies work best and when can have a significant impact on a child’s development and future success. 

Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years between ages 3 and 6 and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning® research, explores seven core strategies for learning success: working together as evaluators, setting high expectations, measuring learning with explicit success criteria, establishing developmentally appropriate levels of learning, viewing mistakes as opportunities, continually seeking feedback, and balancing surface, deep, and transfer learning. The authors unpack the symbiotic relationship between these seven tenets through 

  • Authentic examples of diverse learners and settings
  • Voices of master teachers from the US, UK, and Australia
  • Multiple assessment and differentiation strategies
  • Multidisciplinary approaches depicting mathematics, literacy, art and music, social-emotional learning, and more

Using the Visible Learning research, teachers partner with children to encourage high expectations, developmentally appropriate practices, the right level of challenge, and a focus on explicit success criteria. Get started today and watch your young learners thrive!

Contents

List of Videos

List of Videos

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

INTRODUCTION

  • WHAT WORKS BEST
  • VISIBLE LEARNING
  • THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT
  • WHAT WORKS BEST WHEN
  • HOW THIS BOOK WORKS
  • CHAPTER 1. TEACHING WITH CLARITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT WORK
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • TEACHER CLARITY
  • SURFACE, DEEP, AND TRANSFER LEARNING
  • PROFILES OF FIVE EDUCATORS
  • INSIDE MS. DAVIS’S DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOM
  • CHAPTER 2. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • EFFECTIVE PLAYFUL LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND SORTING
  • MS. BULLOCK AND OCCUPATIONS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANIMAL HABITATS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 3. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS
  • EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND NUMBERS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND MEASUREMENT
  • MR. HEATON AND GEOMETRY
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS
  • MATHEMATICS AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 4. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY
  • EFFECTIVE LITERACY LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND OUR NAMES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND LISTS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANANSI THE TRICKSTER SPIDER
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN LITERACY
  • LITERACY AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 5. VISIBLE LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • EFFECTIVE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND STEM CHALLENGES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND BEING A SCIENTIST
  • MR. HEATON AND MAPS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD
  • UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 6. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND PERSPECTIVES
  • MR. HEATON AND GOAL SETTING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
  • SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  • CHAPTER 7. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CREATIVE ARTS AND MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE ARTS AND MOTOR LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND FAMILY PORTRAITS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND STORYTELLING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN ART, MUSIC, AND MOTOR SKILLS
  • ARTS AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 8. KNOWING YOUR IMPACT: EVALUATING LEARNING PROGRESS
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING CLARITY FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • ENGAGING AND RIGOROUS TASKS FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FORMATIVE EVALUATION FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FEEDBACK FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • MS. DAVIS AND STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES IN DISTANCE LEARNING
  • CONCLUSION

Appendix: Effect Sizes

Appendix: Effect Sizes

References

References

Index

Index

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Kateri Thunder , John T. Almarode , John Hattie
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Make learning visible in the early years   

Early childhood is a uniquely sensitive time, when young learners are rapidly developing across multiple domains, including language and literacy, mathematics, and motor skills. Knowing which teaching strategies work best and when can have a significant impact on a child’s development and future success. 

Visible Learning in Early Childhood investigates the critical years between ages 3 and 6 and, backed by evidence from the Visible Learning® research, explores seven core strategies for learning success: working together as evaluators, setting high expectations, measuring learning with explicit success criteria, establishing developmentally appropriate levels of learning, viewing mistakes as opportunities, continually seeking feedback, and balancing surface, deep, and transfer learning. The authors unpack the symbiotic relationship between these seven tenets through 

  • Authentic examples of diverse learners and settings
  • Voices of master teachers from the US, UK, and Australia
  • Multiple assessment and differentiation strategies
  • Multidisciplinary approaches depicting mathematics, literacy, art and music, social-emotional learning, and more

Using the Visible Learning research, teachers partner with children to encourage high expectations, developmentally appropriate practices, the right level of challenge, and a focus on explicit success criteria. Get started today and watch your young learners thrive!


Table Of Contents:

  • List of Videos
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • INTRODUCTION
  • WHAT WORKS BEST
  • VISIBLE LEARNING
  • THE POTENTIAL FOR IMPACT
  • WHAT WORKS BEST WHEN
  • HOW THIS BOOK WORKS
  • CHAPTER 1. TEACHING WITH CLARITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • FOUR-YEAR-OLDS AT WORK
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • TEACHER CLARITY
  • SURFACE, DEEP, AND TRANSFER LEARNING
  • PROFILES OF FIVE EDUCATORS
  • INSIDE MS. DAVIS’S DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSROOM
  • CHAPTER 2. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • EFFECTIVE PLAYFUL LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND SORTING
  • MS. BULLOCK AND OCCUPATIONS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANIMAL HABITATS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • TIPS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 3. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MATHEMATICS
  • EFFECTIVE MATHEMATICS LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND NUMBERS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND MEASUREMENT
  • MR. HEATON AND GEOMETRY
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN MATHEMATICS
  • MATHEMATICS AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 4. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY
  • EFFECTIVE LITERACY LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND OUR NAMES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND LISTS
  • MR. HEATON AND ANANSI THE TRICKSTER SPIDER
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN LITERACY
  • LITERACY AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 5. VISIBLE LEARNING AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • EFFECTIVE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND STEM CHALLENGES
  • MS. BULLOCK AND BEING A SCIENTIST
  • MR. HEATON AND MAPS
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND THE WORLD
  • UNDERSTANDING THE WORLD AND PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 6. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND PERSPECTIVES
  • MR. HEATON AND GOAL SETTING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING
  • SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THE DAY
  • CHAPTER 7. VISIBLE LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD CREATIVE ARTS AND MOTOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  • EFFECTIVE ARTS AND MOTOR LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
  • MS. DEMCHAK AND FAMILY PORTRAITS
  • MS. BULLOCK AND STORYTELLING
  • MS. DAVIS AND DISTANCE LEARNING IN ART, MUSIC, AND MOTOR SKILLS
  • ARTS AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT IN PLAYFUL LEARNING
  • CHAPTER 8. KNOWING YOUR IMPACT: EVALUATING LEARNING PROGRESS
  • VISIBLE LEARNERS
  • EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATING CLARITY FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • ENGAGING AND RIGOROUS TASKS FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FORMATIVE EVALUATION FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • FEEDBACK FOR VISIBLE LEARNING
  • MS. DAVIS AND STUDENT-LED CONFERENCES IN DISTANCE LEARNING
  • CONCLUSION
  • Appendix: Effect Sizes
  • References
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

A very comprehensive and accessible student resource.
Ms susan Gunn, Centre For Early Childhood, Worcester University
"In their fascinating new book, Visible Learning in Early Childhood, Kateri Thunder, John Almarode, and John Hattie examine the studies that show which teaching practices have made the greatest impact on young learners in their early childhood classrooms. As readers, we gain insight into how these evidence-based practices are embedded in classroom instruction by learning from five early childhood educators who take us along their teaching journeys. This book is a beautiful, accessible blend of research and practice–where the research sets the foundation for teacher decision-making and comes alive in teachers’ enacted practices with young children."
Brian Kissel, Professor and Director of Elementary Education, Vanderbilt University
"Visible Learning in Early Childhood provides an articulate and accessible argument for implementing evidence-based practices that will have the greatest effects on children’s learning. Grounded in seven core ideas from the research, the authors answer the question: What works best when? The authors unpack the research and then connect it to practical applications as they describe the research in action inside early childhood classrooms. This book is a must-read for early childhood educators, administrators, and professors."
Lindsey Moses, Associate Professor, Arizona State University

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