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Assessing Young Children: A Comprehensive Guide for Early Childhood Professionals

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By Gayle Mindes

Assessing Young Children provides early childhood professionals with a comprehensive guide to assessment and the rich developmental information it can provide. This updated edition includes the latest research and best practices for assessing young children in all domains of development, including cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language. The book also provides guidance on using assessment to support children's learning and development, and to identify and address potential developmental delays.

Assessing Young Children (2-downloads)

by Gayle Mindes

4.5 out of 5

Language	:	English
File size	:	11442 KB
Screen Reader	:	Supported
Print length	:	352 pages
X-Ray for textbooks	:	Enabled

Early childhood professionals will find this book to be an essential resource for understanding and using assessment to promote the healthy development of young children.

Features

Comprehensive coverage of all domains of development, including cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language
Up-to-date research and best practices for assessing young children
Guidance on using assessment to support children's learning and development
Identification and addressing potential developmental delays
Case studies and examples to illustrate key concepts

Benefits

Provides early childhood professionals with the knowledge and skills to assess young children accurately and effectively
Helps early childhood professionals use assessment to support children's learning and development
Identifies and addresses potential developmental delays early on
Promotes the healthy development of young children

Target Audience

Early childhood educators
Child care providers
Special education teachers
Occupational therapists
Physical therapists
Speech-language pathologists
Psychologists

Author

Gayle Mindes is a professor of early childhood education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a leading expert on child development and assessment, and has written extensively on these topics.

Reviews

"Assessing Young Children is a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to assessment for early childhood professionals. This book provides everything you need to know about assessing young children, from the basics of child development to the latest research and best practices. I highly recommend this book to all early childhood professionals."

- Joan Erikson, author of The Developing Child

"Gayle Mindes has written a clear and concise guide to assessing young children. This book is full of practical tips and strategies that can be used by early childhood professionals to assess children's strengths and needs. I highly recommend this book to all early childhood professionals who work with young children."

- Sandra Scarr, author of Developmental Psychology