Coding as a Playground,Second Edition encourages young children to engage in computational thinking and become computer programmers, promoting cognitive and social-emotional skills. It features new case studies, vignettes, and projects, and teaches coding as a new literacy to promote literacy, math, science, engineering, and the arts. Format: Paperback / softback Length: 230 pages Publication date: 06 October 2020 Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdCoding as a Playground, Second Edition focuses on how young children (aged 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, a process that can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills. Learn how coding can engage children as producers-and not merely consumers-of technology in a playful way. You will come away from this groundbreaking work with an understanding of how coding promotes developmentally appropriate experiences such as problem-solving, imagination, cognitive challenges, social interactions, motor skills development, emotional exploration, and making different choices.Featuring all-new case studies, vignettes, and projects, as well as an expanded focus on teaching coding as a new literacy, this second edition helps you learn how to integrate coding into different curricular areas to promote literacy, math, science, engineering, and the arts through a project-based approach and a positive attitude to learning. Weight: 362g Dimension: 153 x 229 x 18 (mm) ISBN-13: 9780367900502 Edition number: 2 New edition
