Child and Adolescent Development in Your Classroom, Topical Approach
By Christi Crosby Bergin, David Allen Bergin
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Using a topical approach to cover development from early childhood through adolescence, this book provides future teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms. The authors apply child development concepts to topics of high interest and relevance to teachers, including classroom discipline, constructivism, social-emotional development and wellbeing, and many others. A strong emphasis on individual and group diversity among children is reflected throughout. Case studies (in the ancillary materials) and real-world vignettes from authentic classroom situations further bridge the distance between research and the classroom. By linking theory, research, and practice -- and emphasizing application -- the book helps to equip teachers with the tools to create an environment that promotes optimal development in children. Also available: the MindTap online learning experience, with videos, applied activities, downloadable resources, and more.
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Using a topical approach to cover development from early childhood through adolescence, this book provides future teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms. The authors apply child development concepts to topics of high interest and relevance to teachers, including classroom discipline, constructivism, social-emotional development and wellbeing, and many others. A strong emphasis on individual and group diversity among children is reflected throughout. Case studies (in the ancillary materials) and real-world vignettes from authentic classroom situations further bridge the distance between research and the classroom. By linking theory, research, and practice -- and emphasizing application -- the book helps to equip teachers with the tools to create an environment that promotes optimal development in children. Also available: the MindTap online learning experience, with videos, applied activities, downloadable resources, and more.
This edition is available with MindTap® Education, the digital learning solution that helps instructors engage students and transform them into classroom-ready, reflective teachers. Video cases invite student reflection on real classroom situations dealing with various stages of development. Scenarios ask students to apply chapter concepts and theories to create an artifact that improves teaching and learning. Quizzes help students identify areas where they misunderstood key topics and link back to the related content in the chapter to improve their understanding.
This textbook covers child development from birth through adolescence, addressing physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains of development, with special emphasis on socio-emotional well-being. A topical approach allows a more effective description of the range of behavior possible in a given domain.
The text applies human development concepts to teaching, providing a strong bridge between current research and practice. Each topic has a section on research-based strategies to use in the classroom; vignettes describing authentic classroom situations further assist students in applying the material. In addition, a Reflections on Practice: My Teaching feature encourages teachers to think about how their behavior affects children's development, while field observation assignments help them apply the science to children's experiences in the classroom.
Notable coverage includes two chapters with discussions that connect theory and science with teaching practices for mathematics and literacy (Chapters 4 and 12). An emphasis on high-interest, teacher-relevant topics not covered in traditional human development texts includes material on self-control and discipline (Chapter 7) and extensive coverage of social-emotional development (Parts 3 and 4).
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Section 1. Foundations of Child Development
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