Understanding child development : 0-8 years / Jennie Lindon, Kathy Brodie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lindon, Jennie, author.

Brodie, Kathy, author.

Series:

Lindon, Jennie. Linking theory and practice.

Linking Theory and Practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages) : color illustrations, photographs.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Hachette Learning 2016

Summary:

Ensure your students link theory with practice with this updated version of the authoritative and accessible series from Jennie Lindon. Linking Theory and Practice has helped thousands of students make the right connections between their lectures and the real settings that they go on to work in. This latest edition of Reflective Practice and Early Years Professonalism provides a useful overview of the subject in straightforward language that allows novices to access the more complicated concepts. Jennie Lindon's trademark approach provides a trusted and authoritative voice for a wide range of courses, including undergraduate and foundation degrees in Early Years and Early Childhood, PGCEs and BEd programmes. · Provides detailed references for further reading with descriptions of 'key texts' for each chapter · 'Pause for reflection' feature provides numerous opportunities to think about the impact of their own role. · Covers the latest thinking on child development, including topics such as neuroscience.

Contents:

Cover

Book title

Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1: A focus on early childhood

Chapter 2: Explaining child development: considering nature and nurture

Chapter 3: Explaining child development: from cognitive developmental to sociocultural perspectives

Chapter 4: Research as a source of information and ideas

Chapter 5: Social and emotional development: the foundation

Chapter 6: The importance of physical skills and movement

Chapter 7: Understanding and supporting children's communication

Chapter 8: Thinking and learning

Chapter 9: Children's behaviour: adults' reactions

Chapter 10: Children as part of a social and cultural community

Using further resources

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 20, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4718-6604-1

OCLC:

975225852