Description
Book SynopsisThis timely and accessible volume explores how our understanding of research in child development can help cultivate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes children need for informed and thoughtful participation in society by viewing the curriculum through a developmental lens.
Gordon Biddle and Garcia-Nevarez cover a range of key topics including characteristics of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development of children; heritable and environmental influences on children's developing self; language and literacy development; mathematical cognition; growth mindsets; and evidence-based positive behavioral interventions and supports. The expert team of contributors offers an advanced exploration of developmental science and how this applies to learning and education in order to create inclusive environments that support children with a range of abilities, including those with the most significant medical, intellectual, and developmental delays. Each chapter contains b
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Developmental Learning Theories Chapter 2: Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Chapter 3: Engaging Students’ Learning and Thinking Through Reading Ch. 4: Language and Literacy Development Chapter 5: Mathematics Chapter 6: Social and Emotional Learning Ch. 7. Movement, Visual, and Performing Arts Chapter 8: Embracing Diversity to Humanize the Classroom Environment Chapter 9: Developmental Diversity in the Classroom Chapter 10: Assessment and Evaluation Chapter 11: Parent, Families, and Community Engagement Chapter 12: Educational Policy in Context
