Title: Enhancing Brain Development in Infants and Young Children
Author(s): Doris Bergen, Lena Lee, Cynthia DiCarlo, Gail Burnett
Publisher: Teachers College Press, New York
ISBN:9780807764442, Pages: 144, Year: 2020
Dr. Cynthia DiCarlo, professor in the School of Education, collaborated with Doris Bergen, Lena Lee, and Gail Burnett to publish Enhancing Brain Development in Infants and Young Children. This practical resource explains brain development from prenatal to age 8 with suggestions for activities educators and caregivers can use to foster children’s cognitive growth. The authors begin with the basics of brain development, and the issues that affect it, and then provide information specific to infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten to primary age levels. Educational activities are described as they relate to physical, language, social, emotional, cognitive, and academic progress relevant to brain development at each age level. Modifications of activities for young children with disabilities are included. The authors also discuss contemporary issues related to the future education of young children, including how technology-augmented experiences may positively and negatively affect children’s development.