TY - BOOK AU - Trawick-Smith,Jeffrey W. TI - Early childhood development: a multicultural perspective SN - 9780135016466 AV - LB1115 .T73 2010 U1 - 372.21 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall KW - Child development KW - Early childhood education KW - Multicultural education KW - Cognition in children KW - Observation (Educational method) KW - Children with disabilities KW - Education N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 497-534) and index; Studying early childhood development in a diverse world -- Historical perspectives and research in early childhood development -- Theories of child development -- Genetics, prenatal development, and birth -- The newborn -- Infant physical growth and brain development -- Cognitive development in infancy -- Infant language and literacy -- Infant social and emotional development -- Preschool physical and motor development -- Cognitive development in the preschool years -- Symbolic thought : play, language, and literacy in the preschool years -- Social and emotional development of preschoolers -- Physical growth and motor development in the primary years -- Cognition and schooling -- Language, literacy, and schooling -- Social and emotional development in the primary years -- Parents, families, and children : a multicultural perspective UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0827/2008038453.html ER -