The Implication of Embodied Cognition for Picture Books Instruction in Kindergartens
Embodied Cognition emphasizes the interaction among the brain,the body and the environment,and it is a brand-new cognitive style with embodied,situational,generative and metaphorical characteristics.At present,there are some problems in picture books instruction in kindergartens,such as ignoring children as the subjects and focu-sing too much on reading outcomes.Teachers can improve teaching effects in some ways:encouraging young chil-dren to read picture books through more senses,creating suitable situations to enrich their cognition,making ade-quate preparation and design to facilitate the learning,making full use of body language to enhance children's under-standing.