Appropriate for undergraduate courses on curriculum methods in early childhood and primary grade education. This text uses the most current interpretations and applications of classic theories as a basis for understanding how to develop early childhood curriculum and instruction for children ages 0-8. The author stresses the need for readers to understand the foundations of their programs prior to developing and using quality curriculum and teaching.
Understanding the numerous factors involved with body weight regulation and identifying interventions to prevent or treat the problem is an enormous task in and of itself. Addressing this issue in growing children is further complicated by the diverse challenges specific to children. Because of this, the field of childhood obesity is both extremely specialized and multidisciplinary.
Added by: innasharina | Karma: 291.99 | Fiction literature | 31 August 2009
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Natchez, Mississippi, is the jewel of the antebellum South, a city of old money and older sins, where passion, power, and racial tensions seethe beneath its elegant facade. It is here that Penn Cage, a Houston prosecutor-turned-novelist, returns to his childhood home, hoping to find some solace in the aftermath of his wife's death. But peace is not what he finds...
Within the past two generations alone, child and adolescent obesity has more than doubled for some age groups and tripled for others. Consequently, the extraordinary number of school-age children now being diagnosed with what were once considered adult-onset disorders hypertension, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and related cardio-pulmonary conditions has catapulted pediatric obesity to the forefront of national attention. Yet even as recognition grows, reliable, scientifically tested information and methods often get lost in the media crush of quick fixes and hyped-up news stories.
A general theme emerges from the chapters herein, as most of the topics coalesce around the dynamic play of the young human and how that relates to children’s learning and early educational practices, theories, and models. Most chapters reflect and respond to the growing and important international interest in early childhood education, with special attention to discussion and critique of the developmental and educational theories of Lev Semenovich Vygotsky.
