Title: Informing our practice : useful research on young children's development /
Authors: Essa, Eva.; Burnham, Melissa.; National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children,
Year: 2009
Subjects: Early childhood education.; Child development
Abstract: "This volume contains 20 overviews of research on aspects of young children's social, emotional, cognitive, or physical development, as well as how the findings can be applied in the classroom."--Back cover.
Contents: pt. 1: Social development. Peer-related social competence in early childhood: supporting interaction and relationships / Kristen M. Kemple and Stacy M. Ellis -- Growing up with the contradictions of race and class / Patrica G. Ramsey -- Enhancing development and learning through teacher-child relationships / Kathleen Cranley Gallagher and Kelley Mayer -- pt. 2: Emotional development. Young children's understanding of everyday emotions / Janet Kuebli and Accalia R. Kusto -- Recognizing and supporting the development of self-regulation in young children / Martha B. Bronson -- The development of self-concept / Hermine H. Marshall -- Stress and young children / Alice Sterling Honig -- Resilient children / Emmy E. Werner and Eva L. Essa -- pt. 3: Cognitive and language development. Children's language learning words from experience / Celia Genishi and Andrea Smith Honig -- Emerging knowledge about emergent writing / Kelley Mayer -- Mathematics instruction that makes sense for 2- to 5-year olds / Arthur J. Baroody and Xia Li -- I think I can, I knew I could: understanding and encouraging mastery motivation in young children / Penny Hauser-Cram and Darcy B. Mitchell.