Young Child, The: Development from Prebirth Through Age Eight, 7th edition

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• Classroom videos engage students and bring the text to life. As students read through the eText they encounter embedded videos that illustrate or expand on key chapter concepts using real classroom footage. In this way, abstract or difficult-to-understand concepts are brought to life. Embedded videos include examples of elementary, middle, and secondary school classrooms in action as well as one-on-one interviews with children and adolescents.
• Assessments guide student learning. Throughout their eText students are presented with opportunities to check their understanding of key concepts through multiple-choice assessments. Students receive immediate feedback to guide their learning and ensure they master the key learning outcomes. Results are organized and reported to the gradebook by learning outcome, enabling students and instructors to focus on the concepts that require the most attention.
• Application Exercises engage students with dynamic learning experiences. Interactive Application Exercises and Assessments involving the analysis of dynamic videos, case studies, and artifacts help students apply and internalize their learning. Engaging in these learning experiences helps students practice and strengthen skills that prepare them for classroom observation and teaching.

Additional text features and benefits include:

• Gain contemporary insight, skills, and knowledge on how children learn and develop through coverage of such topics as:
  • The effect and long-term consequences of early biological and environmental experiences on brain growth and neurological development.
  • The importance of, and possible impediments to, optimal prenatal development.
  • The mental health of infants and young children.
  • Cultural diversity and various positive developmental pathways.
  • Supporting the growth and development of children with challenges.
  • Issues of health, safety, and well being of children and families.
  • How children learn and become literate.
  • The evolution of childhood social and moral competence.
  • The changing American family and the ecological systems surrounding and influencing families and children.
  • The changing dynamics and structures in childcare and early education and their effect on childhood and individual child well being.
• Apply classic and contemporary development theories to teaching and working with young children.
  • NEW! A strong emphasis on the application of information.
    • Each theory is related to the content in a specific domain.
    • Examples of how to apply each theory in practice help bring the concepts to life, many presented in tables.
    • Information on child learning and development is matched with ideas for teacher practices.
  • Extensive concrete applications and real-life examples help students better understand the content of child development and see the practical applications of each developmental concept.
  • Two unique case studies carried throughout the text show two children as they grow up and provide a real-life look at the concepts in action.
  • Role of the Early Childhood Professional features at the end of most chapters help students learn to work effectively with young children using developmentally appropriate practices.
  • Newer theories and insights into child growth and development aid readers’ comprehension of how young children develop and learning. Coverage of contemporary theories, such as Cognitive (Core Systems and Neoconstructivism) and Contextual (Dynamic Systems and Relationship-Based Theories) are included in most chapters.
  • Features and text boxes spotlight Early Childhood Professional Standards, Essential Experiences for young children and families, Developmental Opportunities like typical sequences of development in all domains, and the Role of the Early Childhood Education. Links to states’ Early Learning Guidelines are also provided.
• Consider how personal practices contribute or inhibit the growth and development of all children, families, and communities.
  • NEW! Meeting the Needs of All Children sections are included in each chapter on learning and development (Chapters 5-16).
    • Included is information about children with a specific disabling condition related to that domain.
    • Information is also provided on current issues such as Common Core State Standards, serving boys of color, screen time, universal preschool, and allowing risk in play.
  • NEW! Early Learning guidelines and Outcome Standards now guide curriculum in every facet of early childhood programming.
    • Examples of standards developed by the states, with examples of the early childhood professional’s activities in promoting mastery of the standard, are included for each domain at each age range.
  • The revised standards for early childhood programs, the mandates of IDEA, developmental theories, changing demographics, assessments, childcare practices, and bullying are among the topics covered.
  • Diversity Boxes reflect current research and thinking on how children from different ethnic and culture groups develop and learn within cultural norms and content.
• Continue personal and professional learning and knowledge with a number of additional resources.
  • NEW! Complete updating throughout includes the latest research, important policy documents, and a sense of current environment for the field.
    • New references, resources, and review an application activities follow each chapter and help readers consider how current research methods and knowledge affect our understanding of how young children learn, and influence our interactions with children and families.
  • Some of the latest topics covered include prenatal development, family structure; cognitive, language, literacy, social-emotional, and moral development; and growth and physical development.
  • Numerous resources and ideas for facilitating student active learning are included in the helpful Instructor’s Manual.

Personalize learning with MyEducationLab^®

MyEducationLab is an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with the text to engage students and improve results. Within its structured environment, students see key concepts demonstrated through real classroom video footage, practice what they learn, test their understanding, and receive feedback to guide their learning and ensure they master key learning outcomes. The online resources in the MyEducationLab with Enhanced Pearson eText include:

• Classroom videos engage students and bring the text to life. As students read through their eText they encounter embedded videos that illustrate or expand on key chapter concepts using real classroom footage. In this way, abstract or difficult-to-understand concepts are brought to life. Embedded videos include examples of elementary, middle, and secondary school classrooms in action as well as one-on-one interviews with children and adolescents.
• Assessments guide student learning. Throughout their eText students are presented with opportunities to check their understanding of key concepts through multiple-choice assessments. Students receive immediate feedback to guide their learning and ensure they master the key learning outcomes. Results are organized and reported to the gradebook by learning outcome, enabling students and instructors to focus on the concepts that require the most attention.
• Application Exercises engage students with dynamic learning experiences. Interactive Application Exercises and Assessments involving the analysis of dynamic videos, case studies, and artifacts help students apply and internalize their learning. Engaging in these learning experiences helps students practice and strengthen skills that prepare them for classroom observation and teaching.

Key content changes include:

• A strong emphasis on the application of information.
  • Each theory is related to the content in a specific domain.
  • Examples of how to apply each theory in practice help bring the concepts to life, many presented in tables.
  • Information on child learning and development is matched with ideas for teacher practice.
• Early Learning guidelines and Outcome Standards now guide curriculum in every facet of early childhood programming.
  • Examples of standards developed by the states, with examples of the early childhood professional’s activities in promoting mastery of the standard, are included for each domain at each age range.
• Meeting the Needs of All Children sections are included in each chapter on learning and development (Chapters 5-16).
  • Included is information about children with a specific disabling condition related to that domain.
  • Information is also provided on current issues such as Common Core State Standards, serving boys of color, screen time, universal preschool, and allowing risk in play.
• Complete updating throughout includes the latest research, important policy documents, and a sense of current environment for the field.
  • New references, resources, and review an application activities follow each chapter.