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Klein, Amelia J., Ed. – 2003
Designed as a resource and as a guide for professionals who work with children and their families, this book explores the cathartic effect of humor on children, and looks at humor as an infusion of energy that promotes healthy growth, development, and adjustment in children of all ages. The chapters are as follows: (1) "Introduction: A Global…
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Training, Child Health, Children
Light, Paul, Ed.; Butterworth, George – 1992
This collection of essays illustrates various aspects of the recent trend to situate accounts of cognitive development. The essays examine contextual sensitivity in relation to ecological theories of perception and cognition, and contrast intuitive reasoning in mathematical and other scientific domains with the child's difficulty with reasoning in…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Concept Formation
Rigg, Pat, Ed.; Allen, Virginia G., Ed. – 1989
A collection of essays addresses aspects of the integration of limited-English-speaking students into the regular classroom. The articles include: "A Quality Program for Learners of English as a Second Language" (Jean Handscombe); "I Grow for a Living" (Carole Urzua); "The Classroom: A Good Environment for Language…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Design
Forman, Ellice A., Ed.; And Others – 1993
Sociocultural theory has challenged existing notions of cognitive development by suggesting that psychological functioning is specific to its social context and is dependent on the mastery of culturally defined modes of speaking, thinking, and acting. This book provides a representative sample of work on the social and cultural foundations of…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cognitive Development, Concept Teaching, Constructivism (Learning)
Sanchez, Rosaura; And Others – 1978
Three papers on assessment and planning in bilingual education are presented. In "Language Theory Bases," Rosaura Sanchez advocates an approach toward child bilingual education that takes into account the relationship between the parallel domains of language development and cognitive development. An awareness of this relationship is…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Child Language
Direct linkZigler, Edward, Ed.; Styfco, Sally J., Ed. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2004
The future of Head Start depends on how well people learn from and apply the lessons from its past. That's why everyone involved in early education needs this timely, forward-thinking book from the leader of Head Start. The first book to capture the Head Start debates in all their complexity and diversity, this landmark volume brings together the…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, School Readiness, Social Work, Parent Participation
