Challenging Learning offers advice and techniques for helping children of all ages develop into confident, thoughtful and independent learners. Based around the acronym ASK, this practical guide explores attitudes, skills and knowledge to learning - what is required and how to develop these skills more effectively. It encourages independent thinking and a spirit of inquiry in your children. Through the use of rich examples of classroom interactions, this book offer strategies that will help children to produce their own thoughtful conclusions, develop their own concepts, examine logic and remain open to alternatives.