Child Development and Education

by Teresa M. McDevitt, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod

With a unique and engaging perspective, Child Development and Education, Fourth Edition is the only comprehensive child development text written specifically for educators. Because it is written by a developmentalist and an educational psychologist team, it provides the coverage and research found in more traditional child development texts but also then helps readers understand how to use this information as educators. Unique features include: how the text illustrates key concepts by using children's and adolescents' schoolwork, artwork, and interview excerpts, as well as case studies and video examples authentic artifacts from children and adolescents; Observation Guidelines tables with educational applications; Development and Practice features with concrete strategies for facilitating children’s development and learning; and extensive coverage of diversity and its implications for helping all youngsters t

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Professional Development, Psychology

590 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2001

Reviews

[Crystal]

I read this entire goddamn 700 page book for my grad school and have been suffering the whole time so yeah i’m gonna log these fucking pages to feel something

[Ryan]

Gotta wonder how many educators in the system have child development as a requirement. After reading this,its clear that a differentiated approach is needed in all classrooms.

[Jennifer]

It's a textbook...it's a long arse textbook. What more is there to say? Still saving them for the biggest bonfire in March 2019 when I finish my Master's degree.

[Grace Mae]

How can I read this book?

[Morgan Kail-Ackerman]

For my masters program.

[Kai]

I think I have to retake the class I got a 65% final 😭

[Alli DePrez]

I used this book as a resource for my senior research project over child development. I learned a lot from this book about what goes into a child's learning. It was clear to me after reading that in a perfect world each child could have their own personalized education plan. However, in reality, with 30 kids per class, that is not quite an option, but I learned in this book that teachers should try their best to individualize kids and their abilities. This book was a little harder to follow for me being in high school. I felt it was at a high college reading level... maybe a graduate school text book or something around there. The authors did carry a conversational tone throughout the book which made it easier to take away from and apply the concepts easier. This book offered a lot of insight into how big of a role education has in child development and I was able to take away a lot of insightful information for my research paper.

[Carrie]

Having two degrees in Psychology, not much of this was new to me. Although the content was relevant to future educators, I though the writing itself was too technical for an introductory textbook. Okay for grad school but overall not as engaging as this subject has the potential to be.

[CanadianReader]

A well-written and very useful resource for educators. The authors write conversationally and naturally and provide many practical suggestions. I haven't read the entire text, but dip in frequently for understanding of particular issues and problems.

[Sarah Mohamed]

i want to read this book

[Erica Gonzalez]

Learning about children is interesting