Child Development category: 2058 books
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Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2014
The diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has evolved greatly since Asperger's day. And as our clinical understanding of this spectrum of disorders has grown, so has recognition of the connections between anxiety disorders and ASD—a welcome development, but also a source of confusion for many...
Nurturing Successful Kids
A Guidebook For All New Parents With Vital Parenting Tips To Help You Instill The Basic Life Tips and Social Skills Your Child Needs To Help Him Make It In The Real World
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2012
Raising a child in today’s socially toxic environment can prove to be very difficult and demanding. It is a tough job and parents truly have their work cut out for them.
To bring up successful kids is the ultimate objective of modern day parenting, especially when the world gives so much...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2012
For more than two decades, the concept of student engagement has grown from simple attention in class to a construct comprised of cognitive, emotional, and behavioral components that embody and further develop motivation for learning. Similarly, the goals of student engagement have evolved from dropout...
Deficiency and Delinquency
An Interpretation of Mental Testing
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2016
As an interpretation of the results which have been obtained with mental tests, this book lies between the topics of deficiency and delinquency. It is an attempt to discover the significance of objective measurements of ability in connection with both of these fields. The pressing practical problem...
The Fluency Construct
Curriculum-Based Measurement Concepts and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2015
This book provides a comprehensive overview of fluency as a construct and its assessment in the context of curriculum-based measurement (CBM). Comparing perspectives from language acquisition, reading, and mathematics, the book parses the vagueness and complexities surrounding fluency concepts and...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2003
Regression periods play a central role in the psychological development of the human baby. Studies of infants have identified 10 periods of regression, or a return to a high frequency of mother-infant contact, within the first 20 months of life. These periods of emotional insecurity in the child signal...
Understanding Developmental Language Disorders
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Developmental language disorders (DLD) occur when a child fails to develop his or her native language often for no apparent reason. Delayed development of speech and/or language is one of the most common reasons for parents of preschool children to seek the advice of their family doctor. Although...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Originally published in 1987, the contributors bring their different orientations to the study of child development and genetic epistemology to show the continuing value of Piaget's theory and its fruitfulness in providing insights which permit the advancement of science. This volume contains the...
by Margaret Rustin, Michael Rustin
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Reading Klein provides an introduction to the work of one of the twentieth century’s greatest psychoanalysts, known in particular for her contribution in developing child analysis and for her vivid depiction of the inner world. This book makes Melanie Klein’s works highly accessible, providing...
Jean Piaget
Children and the Inclusion Problem (Revised Edition)
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Jean Piaget, renowned Swiss developmental psychologist and epistemologist, is best known for his groundbreaking studies with children, which led him to develop a landmark theory of cognitive development. Geldolph A. Kohnstamm's Jean Piaget: Children and the Inclusion Problem is a critical study of...
School Consultation
Conceptual and Empirical Bases of Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2010
Since its emergence during the 1960s, school consultation has become an important vehicle for delivering psychological and educational services. Cooperative efforts between skilled consultants and teachers, rooted in the principles of problem solving, social influence, and professional development,...
by David J. Shernoff
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2013
Optimal Learning Environments to Promote Student Engagement analyzes the psychological, social, and academic phenomena comprising engagement, framing it as critical to learning and development. Drawing on positive psychology, flow studies, and theories of motivation, the book conceptualizes engagement...
by Professor H Rudolph Schaffer
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2006
Perfect for courses in child development or developmental psychology and arranged thematically in sections corresponding to chapter headings usually found in textbooks, this book is ideal for students wanting an accessible book to enrich their learning experience.
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Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care
A Strengths-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2015
Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach is written for professionals who work with children and youth in out of home placements, be they social services workers, child welfare or family court workers, educators, or mental health professionals in general....