The developing brain : birth to age eight /: birth to age eight. (2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marilee Sprenger.
• Other Names: Sprenger, Marilee, 1949-
• 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; 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; 2. Building the Brain Through Age Two; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Gross Motor Skills; Fine Motor Skills; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities From Birth to Age Two; Reading and Language Development; Physical and Motor Development; Cognitive Development; 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 Development; For Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Three-Year-Olds; 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; 5. The Five-Year-Old Brain; Scenario; Brain 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; 6. The Six-Year-Old Brain; Scenario; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally 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; 7. The Seven-Year-Old Brain; Scenario; 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; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Seven-Year-Olds; 8. The Eight-Year-Old Brain; Brain Development; Language and Reading Development; Physical and Motor Development; Social and Emotional Development; Cognitive Development; Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Eight-Year-Old Brains; For Language and Reading Development; For Physical and Motor Development; For Social and Emotional Development; For Cognitive Development; Child Development Checklist: Eight-Years-Old; Bibliography; Index;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : Corwin
• Publication Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (144 pages)
• Subjects: 612.8; Developmental neurobiology; Child development
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452295053; 1452295050
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.