School reform is an important national and international concern. The Montessori alternative
school system is unique in that it is well-aligned with the science of healthy development …

The ecological approach is a framework for studying the behavior of animals in their
environments. My version of an ecological approach focuses on learning in the context of …

Teaching and Researching Listening provides a focused, state-of-the-art treatment of the
linguistic, psycholinguistic and pragmatic processes that are involved in oral language use …

Piaget's cognitive-stage theory and the neo-piagetians-Freud's and erikson's psychoanalytic
theories-Social learning theory-Information-processing theory-Ethology and other …

" Description: A definitive reference--now extensively revised with 70% new material--this
book presents cutting-edge knowledge on how learning disorders develop and how to …

Of the various behavioral differences between males and females, physical aggression is
one of the largest. Regardless of gender, children's physical aggressiveness peaks between …

Purpose Auditory deprivation has downstream effects on the development of language and
executive functioning (EF) in prelingually deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs), but little …

The extent to which development of the brain language system is modulated by the temporal
onset of linguistic experience relative to post-natal brain maturation is unknown. This crucial …

Objectives To examine the cross-sectional associations between screen time and cognitive
development in preschoolers. Methods Participants were 97 preschoolers (36 to 60 months) …

Understanding Child Development introduces the main areas of developmental psychology
in childhood. Drawing on content which first appeared in 'Understanding Child …