Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective - Softcover

Trawick-Smith, Jeffrey

 
9780130135650: Early Childhood Development: A Multicultural Perspective

Synopsis

Written for use in Early Childhood Development courses, or courses in Cultural Diversity.

This successful text is the first of its kind to take a multicultural approach/focus to child development. Using a hands-on approach, it presents both typical and atypical development while addressing all current and important topics and issues. The book is arranged within an ages/stages format from birth through age eight. The author continues to provide many practical multicultural/multiethnic cases and examples to implement research findings for working with children. This text is appropriate for development courses in early childhood programs.

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This text addresses typical and atypical child development chronologically from birth through age eight with a unique multicultural focus, which is essential for our increasingly diverse student population.

Development Is Examined from a Multicultural Perspective
· Developmental domains are presented with examples of cultural diversity throughout
· Multicultural presentation prepares adults to meet the unique needs of children of varying backgrounds

Atypical Development and Classroom Adaptations Are Smoothly Integrated
· Atypical and typical development is addressed for cognitive/linguistic, physical, and social domains
· Classroom Adaptations feature provides practical ideas for adapting classroom space, materials, curricula, and adult interactions to meet the needs of children with challenging conditions

Practical Applications Make This a Hands-on Guide for Educators and Caregivers
· Assessing Young Children tables provide observation guidelines and suggestions for application
· Child Guidance feature, new to this edition, explores research-based ways adults can guide development
· Research into Practice section describes practical classroom and parenting applications

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ISBN 10:  013119805X ISBN 13:  9780131198050
Publisher: Pearson, 2005
Softcover