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Preschool Growth and Development
Links to many areas of preschool growth and development, including a child health guide, early childhood growth chart, assessing preschool children's development, childhood obesity, bed-wetting, and many other topics.
( http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/preschoolers.growth.html )
Developmental Milestones
Examine developmental milestones from six months to six years of age, including those involving gross motor and fine motor skills.
( http://www.growingchild.com/milestones.html )
Handedness
Explore the extent to which handedness is linked to hereditary and environmental factors.
( http://www.nurseminerva.co.uk/handedne.htm )
Helping an Overweight Child
Explore what causes children to become overweight, strategies for helping children lose weight, and resources.
( http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/helpchld.htm )
Symbolic Thinking
Explore young children's symbolic thinking during the early childhood years.
( http://psych.hanover.edu/vygotsky/vanoers.html )
Vygotsky on Language and Thought
Examine Vygotsky's main ideas about developmental changes in thought and language. Includes information about word meaning, language acquisition, zone of proximal development, and references.
( http://www.sk.com.br/sk-vygot.html )
Vygotsky : Revolutionary Scientist
Evaluates the unique contributions of Vygotsky, historical contexts, and the importance of children learning to use the tools of the culture effectively.
( http://www.humboldt1.com/%7Ecr2/sociohis.htm )
Teaching Strategies Based on Vygotsky's Theory
This excerpt from the 8th U.S. edition of Santrock's Life-Span Development text (p. 218-220) describes practical applications of Vygotsky's theory for the classroom.
( http://www.mcgrawhill.ca/college/olcsupport/santrockLSD1/Ch8page1.htm )
Children's Eyewitness Testimony
This article from the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied describes how misleading suggestions from parents influence children's eyewitness reports.
( http://www.apa.org/journals/xap/xap7127.html )
Language Development
Read about speech and language development from four-six years of age, provided by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).
( http://www.asha.org/speech/development/dev_milestones.cfm )
Language Growth
A language growth chart is provided by the U.S. Department of Education. Also included is information about activities to help children learn about language.
( http://www.parentingweb.com/dev_edu/lang_chart.htm )
Pragmatic Language
Provides pragmatic language tips, examines adaptive language use, and evaluates conversation skills in young children.
( http://www.kidsource.com/asha/language_tips.html )
Aboriginal Head Start Initiative
This Health Canada web site has several articles describing the principles and guidelines of the Aboriginal Head Start Initiative across Canada.
( http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/childhood_youth/acy/ahs.htm )
Early Childhood Care and Education Around the World
Has links to key resources for early childhood education, including the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
( http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v1n2/eric.html )







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