The developing brain : birth to age eight / Marilee Sprenger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sprenger, Marilee, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Developmental neurobiology.

Child development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 126 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Corwin, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This enlightening resource takes readers on an informative year-by-year tour of children's brain development from birth through age eight. Each chapter features a collection of developmentally appropriate activities ready for use in classroom or child care settings.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface: You don't Know Jack!; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; What is Best Practice?; Brain-Compatible Teaching Principles; Early Childhood Practices; An Ounce of Prevention; About this Book; Chapter 1 - The Basic Biology of Brain Development; Brain Chemicals; Electroencephalograms; Windows of Opportunity; Experience Dependent and Experience Expectant; First Language; Second Language Learning; Motor Development; Memory Development; Music; Math; Emotion; Thinking about Brain Growth; Chapter 2 - Building the Brain through Age Two; Brain Development

Language and Reading DevelopmentPhysical and Motor Development; Gross Motor Skills; Fine Motor Skills; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities from Birth through Age Two; Reading and Language Development; Physical and Motor Development; Cognitive Development; Chapter 3 - The Three-Year-Old Brain; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Three-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development

For Physical and Motor DevelopmentFor Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Three-Year-Olds; Chapter 4 - The Four-Year-Old Brain; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Four-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development; For Physical and Motor Development; For Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Four-Year-Olds

Chapter 5 - The Five-Year-Old BrainBrain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Five-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development; For Physical and Motor Development; For Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Five-Year-Olds; Chapter 6 - The Six-Year-Old Brain; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development

Cognitive DevelopmentDevelopmentally Appropriate Activities for Six-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development; For Physical and Motor Development; For Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Six-Year-Olds; Chapter 7 - The Seven-Year-Old Brain; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Seven-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development; For Physical and Motor Development

For Social and Emotional Development

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9781452295053

1452295050

9781483329758

1483329755

9781412955355

1412955351

9781452209081

1452209081

OCLC:

875818965