Diversity and Child Development: Essential Readings offers students an essential perspective on diversity and equality in childhood studies. The anthology features a selection of carefully curated articles that introduce readers to theories, definitions, and a variety of techniques that can be applied in diverse settings. Additionally, the text provides numerous studies that help students appreciate and understand the diversity in different social categories in terms of race, ethnic background, class, sexual orientation, language, religions, exceptions, and disabilities. The book is divided into four units. In Units I and II, readings address human development, diversity in childhood settings, and underscore the importance of recognizing, respecting, and helping individuals build positive and healthy identities in terms of their race and ethnicity in the early childhood classroom. Unit III discusses how recognition and acceptance of a child's disabilities and specific needs are essential for successful teaching, the learning process, and the overall performance outcome. The readings in Unit IV focus on cultural sustainability, tolerance, and respecting diversity amount immigrant children and their families. Gathering critical literature within the discipline, Diversity and Child Development is an ideal text for courses in early childhood development and early childhood education.

Developmental Domains in Early Childhood: New Approaches for Studying Child Growth and Development provides students with a comprehensive collection of significant research on human development. The text is organized into five distinct sections. The first section introduces students to essential developmental theories and presents a general overview of significant domains of child development such as the cognitive, physical, social, emotional, language-related, and speech-related domains. The second section provides readers with multiple perspectives on cognitive development, including Piaget's cognitive development theory, Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, and information processing theory. The third section emphasizes the importance of physical development throughout a child's life. Dedicated articles address fine and gross motor skills, the strengthening of bones and muscles, and the ability to move and touch from birth through early childhood. In the fourth section, social and emotional development is discussed. Students are introduced to various social-emotional theories through which children obtain the capacity to recognize, express, experience, and manage their emotions. The final section discusses language development in early childhood. Created to provide future child educators with vital information and insight, Developmental Domains in Early Childhood is ideal for courses and programs in human development, child development, and education.