Understanding Child Development
By Rosalind Charlesworth, Ph.D.
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UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 10th Edition, introduces pre-service and inservice teachers to the unique qualities of young children from infants to age eight, and demonstrates how to work with each child in ways that correspond with their developmental level, and their social and cultural environment. Now organized into 15 chapters, the book includes learning theories and research as well as information about the importance of play and technology in a young child's learning process. Learning objectives and specific NAEYC Program Standards, Accreditation Criteria, and Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. Other topics covered include readiness, assessment, working with children and families from diverse cultures, working with children with special needs, and the early stages of reading, writing, and general cognitive development. Throughout the text, real-life examples and anecdotes bring theory and research to life
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UNDERSTANDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT, 10th Edition, introduces pre-service and inservice teachers to the unique qualities of young children from infants to age eight, and demonstrates how to work with each child in ways that correspond with their developmental level, and their social and cultural environment. Now organized into 15 chapters, the book includes learning theories and research as well as information about the importance of play and technology in a young child's learning process. Learning objectives and specific NAEYC Program Standards, Accreditation Criteria, and Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. Other topics covered include readiness, assessment, working with children and families from diverse cultures, working with children with special needs, and the early stages of reading, writing, and general cognitive development. Throughout the text, real-life examples and anecdotes bring theory and research to life
Features include Brain Development boxes that focus on relevant brain research, Child Development in the Real World boxes that provide practical applications of key topics, Technology in Early Childhood Education features that highlight various issues related to technology in children's education, and brief Time to Reflect features that present scenarios and/or questions to ponder or write about.
Content is aligned with NAEYC Program Standards, Accreditation Criteria, and Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) Guidelines, which are highlighted at the beginning of each chapter. A Standards Correlation Chart on the inside front cover provides an easily accessible snapshot of where these standards and guidelines are covered in the text.
An integrated learning system features numbered, chapter-opening learning objectives tied to each chapter's main headings, which help to focus students' reading. Each chapter concludes with a chapter summary organized around the learning objectives.
Supported by the latest developmental research and theory, the text relates child development to current issues in early childhood and addresses problems and solutions for those who are or will be working with young children.
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Part 1. Overview of the Young Child: Birth through Age Eight
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