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Child Languageby Matthew Saxton
Sage Publications Ltd. 2010; US$ 56.00Presented with the latest thinking and research on how children acquire their first language, the reader is taken from a standing start to the point where they can engage with key debates and current research in the field of child language. No background knowledge of linguistic theory is assumed and all specialist terms are introduced in clear, non-technical language. A theme running through the book is the nature-nurture debate, rekindled in the modern era by Noam Chomsky, with his belief that the child is born with a rich knowledge of language. This book is rare in its balanced presentation of evidence from both sides of the nature-nurture divide. The reader is encouraged to adopt a critical stance throughout and weigh up the evidence for... more...
Delivered from Distractionby Edward M. Md Hallowell; John J. Md Ratey
Ballantine Books 2005; US$ 11.99In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder–all are changing radically. And doctors are realizing that millions of adults suffer from this condition, though the vast majority of them remain undiagnosed and untreated. In this new book, Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey build on the breakthroughs of Driven to Distraction to offer a comprehensive and entirely up-to-date guide to living a successful... more...
Children, Social Science, and the Lawby Bette L. Bottoms; Margaret Bull Kovera; Bradley D. McAuliff
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 38.00Children, Social Science, and the Law integrates social science research, social policy, and legal analysis related to children and the law. It provides the most cutting-edge information available on topics such as child abuse, children's eyewitness testimony, divorce and custody, juvenile crime, and children's rights. more...
Motivationby Roderick Wong
Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 65.00Why do animals including humans exhibit motivated behaviours such as fear, aggression, sexual behaviour and parental care? This book provides an integrated and coherent account of motivational systems in animals and humans for students of psychology and behaviour alike. more...
Bilingualism in Developmentby Ellen Bialystok
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 30.00Describes research on the intellectual development of bilingual children in preschool. Covers how they learn language, literacy skills, and how they develop problem-solving ability. It is unique in covering a wide range of research on children's development and interprets it within an analysis of how bilingualism affects that development. more...
An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressionsby Ian Stuart-Hamilton
Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2006; US$ 19.95Praise for the first edition:. 'This is a truly inspirational book and teaching tool and a very successful dictionary for all. It should be on the bookshelves of every inclusive classroom, house and office.'. – Good Autism Practice. 'A useful addition to the reference library of parents and professionals working with children and adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorders.'. – The National Association for Gifted Children. '...illustrates just how complex the English language is... A brilliant idea if you're not sure what an expression means or which one to use.'. – Autism West Midlands. This revised and expanded edition adds over 300 new expressions that help unlock the meaning of everyday expressions. Both informative and entertaining,... more...
Exploring Developmental Psychologyby Margaret Harris
Sage Publications Ltd. 2007; US$ 130.00`This is a beautifully written account of the most important ways in which developmental psychologists go about their business, illustrated with carefully chosen articles which are carefully described in order to make the designs, methodologies, analysis and interpretation of the results readily accessible to a non-expert readership. This will become the preferred textbook for those who want an up-to-date, interesting and accessible introduction to developmental psychology research' - Alan Slater, University of Exeter. A wide range of techniques is used to investigate children's development. This book, which is aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduate students in psychology and related areas, provides a guide to key theories... more...
The Way of Boysby Anthony Rao; Michelle Seaton
HarperCollins 2009; US$ 10.99The problem isn't with boys, it's with our expectations of them In a book that's part advice and part exposÉ, psychologist and expert on boyhood development Dr. Anthony Rao challenges some of the potentially harmful assumptions, attitudes, and behaviors we've developed toward young boyhood over the last few decades. This is not an indictment of medication therapies—in some important instances, Dr. Rao argues that medication is appropriate and necessary. Rather, The Way of Boys is a celebration of natural, constructive boyhood development and an expert, definitive handbook on what to look for and expect in normal growth. Ask yourself these questions: Is his behavior serious enough to interfere with functioning?... more...
What's Going on in There?by Lise Eliot
Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 15.99As a research neuroscientist, Lise Eliot has made the study of the human brain her life's work. But it wasn't until she was pregnant with her first child that she became intrigued with the study of brain development. She wanted to know precisely how the baby's brain is formed, and when and how each sense, skill, and cognitive ability is developed. And just as important, she was interested in finding out how her role as a nurturer can affect this complex process. How much of her baby's development is genetically ordained--and how much is determined by environment? Is there anything parents can do to make their babies' brains work better--to help them become smarter, happier people? Drawing upon the exploding research in this field as well... more...
Item Response Theoryby Christine DeMars
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 21.95This is a title in our Understanding Statistics series, which is designed to provide researchers with authoritative guides to understanding, presenting and critiquing analyses and associated inferences. Each volume in the series demonstrates how the relevant topic should be reported -- including detail surrounding what can be said, and how it should be said, as well as drawing boundaries around what cannot appropriately be claimed or inferred. This volume addresses an important issue for the design of survey instruments, which is rarely taught in graduate programs beyond those specifically for statisticians. Item Response Theory is used to describe the application of mathematical models to data from questionnaires and tests as a basis for measuring... more...