The Developing Brain: Birth to Age Eight

How can early childhood teachers, administrators, and parents translate discoveries on early brain development into strategies that nurture cognitive growth? Combining information from neuroscience and child development, this book offers brain-compatible teaching practices and takes us on an informative and enlightening year-by-year tour of children's brain development from birth through age 8. Highlighting the basics of brain structures, vocabulary, and research from the early childhood educators point of view, the author discusses language/reading development, physical/motor development, and social/emotional development for each age level. Each chapter features a collection of developmentally appropriate activities ready for use in classroom or child care settings, as well as a child development checklist. This resource is ideal for preservice and inservice teachers and school staff working in early childhood settings.