Description

Child and Adolescent Development is an exciting, first edition that offers teacher education a new child development text organized with a chronological approach. This means that descriptions of the physical, cognitive, and social and emotional development of children and adolescents are spiraled throughout the text as discussions examine the characteristics of and the developmental milestones of four major stages of development; infancy and toddlerhood, early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescents. Each text part investigates the significant changes that happen during that developmental period and discusses what may influence body growth, brain and motor development, language, intelligence, parent and peer relationships, and self identity. Unique to this text is how the discussions are written from a global perspective, not only illustrating the universal and diverse contexts in which children and adolescents grow up but also demonstrating how cultural contexts cultivate the development of language and impact children's and adolescent's world views and their growth.

In Child and Adolescent Development, knowledgeable and revered authors, Anita Woolfolk and Nancy Perry, explore the implications and applications of the best research in child development. They provide reliable and practical guidelines to help prospective teachers, and other professionals who intend to work with children and adolescents, recognize typical and atypical development and learn how to support the development of children and adolescents in positive ways.

Features

Several dynamic features illustrate how the first edition of Child and Adolescent Development stands out in the field:

• Discussions sequence a chronological approach .
• Connecting with Children and Connecting with Adolescents features provide explicit guidelines to direct teachers and other professionals in influencing learning, growth, and behavior to help children and adolescents reach their potential and keep them healthy and safe.
• Relating to Every Child synthesize global research and illustrate universal and diverse developmental concepts.
• Point/Counterpoint pedagogical features distinguish different viewpoints that professionals in the field have with regard to a variety of contemporary and classic developmental issues.
• Vivid cases--What Would You Do--open chapters asking critical thinking questions that ask readers to situate theory into practice. Chapters close with professional responses--What Would They Do--providing experienced and sometimes varied opinions, suggesting that readers determine if their new understanding of development is in agreement with any of the experts.

Table of Contents

Part I: Understanding Children and Adolescents

 

Chapter 1 Introduction: Dimensions of Development

Casebook——Applying Your Knowledge of Child Development: What Would You Do?

Overview and Objectives

What Is Child Development?

Basic Themes and Issues in Development

What Are the Contexts for Development?

Why Study Development?

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook: Applying Your Knowledge of Child Development–What Would They Do?

 

 

Part II: Birth, Infancy and Toddlerhood

 

Chapter 4  Infancy and Toddlerhood

Casebook——Picking Up a Crying Baby: What Would You Do?

Overview and Objectives

The Meaning and Significance of Infancy

The Newborn (Neonate)

Neurobehavioral Assessment and Screening of Newborn Health and Vitality

Newborns’ Reflexes and States Promote Survival and Relationships

Health, Physical Growth, and Nutrition of the Infant and Toddler

Infant and Toddler Development and Learning

The Early Intervention System for Children with Developmental Challenges

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook——Picking Up a Crying Baby: What Would They Do?

 

Part III: Early Childhood

 

Chapter 5 Physical Development in Early Childhood

Casebook——Childhood Overweight and Obesity: What Would You Do?

Overview and Objectives

Body Growth

Brain Development

Motor Development

Health and Well-Being

Special Physical Needs

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook——Childhood Overweight and Obesity: What Would They Do?

 

Chapter 6 Cognitive Development in Early Childhood

Casebook——Only Children and Imaginary Friends: What Would You Do?

Overview and Objectives

New Cognitive Possibilities for a Developing Brain

Language in the Preschool Years: Amazing Developments

Dual Language Development

Piaget and Vygotsky

Information Processing: Knowing and Remembering

Contexts for Cognitive Development: Family and Home

Early Childhood Education

Young Children in a Digital World

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook—— Only Children and Imaginary Friends: What Would They Do?

 

Chapter 7 Social Emotional Development in Early Childhood

Casebook——Why Not Say What You Really Mean? What Would You Do?

Overview and Objectives

Developing Morality

Gender Development

Peer Relationships

Play

Parent-Child Relationships in Early Childhood

Challenges for Children: Child Abuse

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook——Why Not Say What You Really Mean: What Would They Do?

 

Part IV:  Middle Childhood

 

Chapter 8  Physical Development in Middle Childhood

Casebook——Decisions about Intelligence Testing: What Would You Do?

Overview and Chapter Objectives

Body Growth

Brain Development

Motor Development

Health and Well-Being

Special Physical Needs

Summary and Key Terms

Casebook——Decisions about Intelligence Testing: What Would They Do?

 

Chapter 9 Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood

Casebook——Decisions about Intelligence Testing: What Would You Do?

Overview and Chapter Objectives

Continuing Language Development

Piaget and Vygotsky

Information Processing and Memory: Developing Cognitive Processes

Intelligence and Intelligence Testing

The Child in School

Children in a Dig