Developmental Profiles - Allen, K.

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Résumé :
Packed with the latest research and best practices, Marotz/Allen's DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILES: PRE-BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, 9th edition, helps you understand the complexity of children's development. Major characteristics for each developmental domain are presented in a concise, nontechnical, point-by-point format. This bestseller addresses typical daily routines and important safety considerations at each developmental stage as well as includes learning activities to promote brain development, developmental checklists, family resources and an overview of assessment tools. This edition provides extensive information that teachers, families and service providers will find useful for promoting individualized learning and identifying developmental delays in their earliest stage. It also emphasizes the importance of working collaboratively with diverse families to achieve maximum benefit for children....

Biographie:
Lynn Marotz, Ph.D., R.N., has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, and served as Associate Director of the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center for over 35 years. She worked closely with students in the Early Childhood teacher education program and offered courses in parenting, health/safety/nutrition for the young child, administration and foundations of early childhood education. Lynn has authored invited chapters on children's health and development, nutrition and environmental safety in national and international publications and law books. She is also the author of Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child, Parenting Today's Children, Motivational Leadership, Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment and By the Ages: Behavior & Development of Children Pre-birth Through Eight. Her involvement in state policy development, health screenings, professional development training, working with families and allied health professionals and the referral process is extensive. She has presented at international, national and state conferences and held appointments on national, state and local committees and initiatives that advocate on children's and families' behalf. However, it is her daily interactions with children and their families, students, colleagues and her beloved family that bring true insight, meaning and balance to the material in this book....

Sommaire:
Lynn Marotz, Ph.D., R.N., has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science, University of Kansas, and served as Associate Director of the Edna A. Hill Child Development Center for over 35 years. She worked closely with students in the Early Childhood teacher education program and offered courses in parenting, health/safety/nutrition for the young child, administration and foundations of early childhood education. Lynn has authored invited chapters on children's health and development, nutrition and environmental safety in national and international publications and law books. She is also the author of Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child, Parenting Today's Children, Motivational Leadership, Early Childhood Leadership: Motivation, Inspiration, Empowerment and By the Ages: Behavior & Development of Children Pre-birth Through Eight. Her involvement in state policy development, health screenings, professional development training, working with families and allied health professionals and the referral process is extensive. She has presented at international, national and state conferences and held appointments on national, state and local committees and initiatives that advocate on children's and families' behalf. However, it is her daily interactions with children and their families, students, colleagues and her beloved family that bring true insight, meaning and balance to the material in this book....